David Tudor
In the world of American experimental music, David Tuor (1926-1996) was something of a legend. For a number of years following the Second World War, he was the only performer to devote himself systematically to this music. In doing so, Tudor became a touchstone for some of the most radical musical activity of the 20th century.
In the world of American experimental music, David Tuor (1926-1996) was something of a legend. For a number of years following the Second World War, he was the only performer to devote himself systematically to this music. In doing so, Tudor became a touchstone for some of the most radical musical activity of the 20th century.
Variations IV (LP)
First volume of excerpts from the ground-breaking and mind-blowing August 1965 sound collage performance (predating Nurse With Wound and Bladder Flask for about 15 years), released by Everest in 1966 (this is a 1970 re-press with different labels). E…
Variations IV Volume II (LP)
Second volume of excerpts from the ground-breaking and mind-blowing August 1965 sound collage performance (predating Nurse With Wound and Bladder Flask for about 15 years), released by Everest in 1969 (this is a 1970 re-press with different labels). …
Microphone (LP)
The astonishing and influential first solo electronic album by the pianist/composer and one of the rarest on Cramps' superlative "Nova musicha" experimental music series, released in 1978. Some of the best and most extreme electronic music ever.
Music For Merce Cunningham / Dialects / Untitled (LP)
Rare 1998 red vinyl LP on Rotating Arts Press in a limited edition of 200 numbered copies with an undated recording of a satellite broadcast of the electronic environment for a live event by Merce Cunningham, plus two 1988 live radio recording.
Sounday 15-6-78 (book)
Rare fully illustrated hommage to the composer published as the program for the 1978 première and recording of Sounday by KRO Radio in Holland, with texts by Pierre Boulez, Merce Cunningham, David Tudor, Christian Wolff, etc..
The Early Years (LP)
1968 re-issue on Odyssey's "Music Of Our Time" avant-garde music series produced by David Behrman of the 1959 LP New Directions In Music 2 with historical recordings of the composers' early pieces from the 1950's performed by David Tudor and the comp…
Times Five / Octet I / December 1952 / Novara (LP)
Great collection of experimental works spannong from 1952 to 1963, including an electronic piece, two open form compositions for ensemble (one with tape) conducted by the composer himself and one for piano performed by Davis Tudor, released on CRI's …
A Second Wind For Organ (LP)
Great 1967 album on Odyssey's "Music Of Our Time" avant-garde music series produced by David Behrman with three experimental works for organ performed by David Tudor, including Mumma's amazing ear-splitting Mesa.
Anagram For Strings / Geography & Music (LP)
Rare 2005 release on Slowscan in an edition of 150 numbered copies (with three cover variations of 50 each) on clear vinyl. It couples a 1961 piece with a 1979 piece by the Japanese Fluxus composer, with an all-star performing group including Takehis…
Anagram For Strings / Geography & Music (LP)
Rare 2005 release on Slowscan in an edition of 150 numbered copies (with three cover variations of 50 each) on clear vinyl. It couples a 1961 piece with a 1979 piece by the Japanese Fluxus composer, with an all-star performing group including Takehis…
Appearance/Music for Solo Performer
Big tip! Beyond Rare! These historical recordings of a 1967 concert at Hope College in Michigan involving John Cage, Toshi Ichiyanagi and David Tudor, performing compositions by Ichiyanagi and Alvin Lucier, were recently discovered in an archive in J…
Mesa / Pontpoint / Fwyyn
Original 1986 edition on Lovely of music for bandoneaon and cybersonic console by Mumma featuring David Tudor and Pauline Oliveros. Only the best of the best!
Rainforest IV (LP)
Original 1981 mint copies of the first edition of Tudor's electronic environment masterpiece from 1973 published by the legendary Edition Block.
Microphone
Original copy in excellent condition with innersleeve of one of the most beloved and sought-after albums released by Cramps on their landmark Nova Musicha series, Tudor's 1978 stunning and extreme electronic piece just as thrilling and ahead of its t…
Indeterminacy: New Aspect Of Form In Instrumental And Electronic
Perfect copy of Cage & Tudor's landmark album for Folkways from 1959 released as 2xLP box set with booklet.
Reminded by the Instruments. David Tudor's Music (Book)
** 768 Pages | Over 300 illustrations ** David Tudor is remembered today in two guises: as an extraordinary pianist of post-war avant-garde music who worked closely with composers like John Cage and Karlheinz Stockhausen and as a founding figure of …
Fluxus Anthology 60 Years Anniversary, 1962-2022
** Last copies ** In (heavy and over-sized) wooden box of 80 copies, hand numbered. Ten audiotapes with interviews/statements, tape collages, electronic music, interview, live events with new and some old material. By Charlotte Moorman, David Tudor,…
Variations VII - 9 Evenings: Theatre & Engineering
Lucky restock, last copies In late 1965, Billy Klüver, a research engineer at Bell Telephone Laboratories, arranged for ten New York artists -- John Cage, Lucinda Childs, Öyvind Fahlström, Alex Hay, Deborah Hay, Steve Paxton, Yvonne Rainer, Robert Ra…
Monobirds
From the Danish imprint Topos, comes one of the most historically important archival releases of the year, a never before issued work - "Monobirds (From Ahmedabad to Xenon)" created by David Tudor between 1969 and 1979. A truly visionary expanse of p…
Rainforest IV
** Six panel wallet with one CD. Binaural audio best heard with headphones ** Few artists within the canons of 20th Century avant-garde and experimental music can be regarded as important or influential as the pianist and composer David Tudor. His na…