Episode 148

Chapter 10, Earliest Experiments in Electronic Music (Pre- 1920). Works Recommended from my book, Electronic and Experimental Music

Welcome to the Archive of Electronic Music. This is Thom Holmes.

This podcast is produced as a companion to my book, Electronic and Experimental Music, published by Routledge. Each of these episodes corresponds to a chapter in the text and an associated list of recommended works, also called Listen in the text. They provide listening examples of vintage electronic works featured in the text.

The works themselves can be enjoyed without the book and I hope that they stand as a chronological survey of important works in the history of electronic music. Be sure to tune-in to other episodes of the podcast where we explore a wide range of electronic music in many styles and genres, all drawn from my archive of vintage recordings.

There is a complete playlist for this episode on the website for the podcast.

Let’s get started with the listening guide to Chapter 10, Earliest Experiments in Electronic Music (Pre- 1920) from my book Electronic and Experimental music.

Playlist: Futurist Music

Time

Track Time

Start

Introduction –Thom Holmes

01:34

00:00

Antonio Russolo, “Serenata” (1924). A 78 RPM recording made using original intonarumori (noise intoners).

02:38

01:36

Antonio Russolo, “Corale” (1924). A 78 RPM recording made using original intonarumori (noise intoners).

02:01

04:12

Luigi Russolo, “Risveglio Di Una Citta” (1913). This recording was made in 1977 by Mario Abate, Pietro Verardo with reproduction intonarumori (noise intoners).

03:52

06:12

Additional opening, closing, and other incidental music by Thom Holmes.

My Books/eBooks: Electronic and Experimental Music, sixth edition, Routledge 2020. Also, Sound Art: Concepts and Practices, first edition, Routledge 2022.

See my companion blog that I write for the Bob Moog Foundation.

For a transcript, please see my blog, Noise and Notations.

Original music by Thom Holmes can be found on iTunes and Bandcamp.