Gordon MummaFeaturing: David Tudor, Pauline Oliveros
Mesa / Pontpoint / Fwyyn (LP)
LabelLovely Music, Ltd.GenreSound Art
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The three compositions on this recording feature the bandoneon, a polyphonic, metal-reed instrument of the concertina family. “Mesa”, originally commissioned by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, is performed here by David Tudor on bandoneon while Gordon Mumma is deconstructing in a East Bionic Kosugi way working on the cybersonic console. “Pontpoint” utilizes the bandoneon and a bowed psaltery, a multi-stringed zither, the sounds of both instruments being modified in the most refined way with ‘cybersonic’ procedures developed by the composer. “Fwyyn”, a bandoneon duo by Pauline Oliveros and Gordon Mumma, is the only work on the recording in which the natural acoustical sound of the instrument is heard… and it’s as blissful as you can only imagine in your wildest dreams.
This edition
condition: NM/EX
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'Mesa' commissioned by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company and premiered at Fondation Maeght, Saint Paul de Vence, France, 1966 August 6.
'Pontpoint' commissioned by Cirque and premiered at Cirque Studio, Portland, 1980 March 14.
'Fwyyn' premiered as part of the production 'Fwyynghn' at California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, 1980 March 4.
Release notes
'Mesa' commissioned by the Merce Cunningham Dance Company and premiered at Fondation Maeght, Saint Paul de Vence, France, 1966 August 6. 'Pontpoint' commissioned by Cirque and premiered at Cirque Studio, Portland, 1980 March 14. 'Fwyyn' premiered as part of the production 'Fwyynghn' at California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, 1980 March 4.
| A | Mesa | 22:45 | |
| B1 | Pontpoint | 16:20 | |
| B2 | Fwyyn | 5:05 |
- Gordon Mumma
- Composed By
- By Design
- Design
- Alan Moy
- Direct Metal Mastering By
- Narrye Davis Caldwell
- Photography By [Cover Photo]
- Tao Particle Group
- Producer [Recording Production]
