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Fredric Lieberman recordings: 1977 December Music Festival (The Music Academy, Madras), 1977-12-28
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Lieberman, Fredric
- Title
- Fredric Lieberman recordings: 1977 December Music Festival (The Music Academy, Madras)
- Dates
- 1977-12-281977-12-281977-12-28
- Quantity
- 12 items : EC - 6 reels (7 1/2 ips, 1/2 tr. stereo, 7"); 6 WAV files (48 kHz, 24-bit); Duration: 3:47:27
- Collection Number
- 1977008
- Summary
- Public music festival featuring South Indian music recorded in Madras, India, 12/28/77, at The Music Academy.
- Repository
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University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access is restricted.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Fredric Lieberman (1940-2013) received his B.M. from the Eastman School of Music, his M.A. from the University of Hawaii, and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. He was a performer, composer, writer, and teacher at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His written works include "Planet Drum: A Celebration of Percussion and Rhythm", and "Drumming at the Edge of Magic: A Journey into the Spirit of Percussion".
Lieberman's interests included organology, particularly with regard to taxonomic methods and systematic description, the musics of China, Japan, Korea, Tibet, and South India, and American vernacular musics from Tin Pan Alley through contemporary rock. His taught courses on American Popular Music and World Musics. He had an especially keen interest in the music of John Cage and of the Grateful Dead and served as an ethnomusicological consultant for various Mickey Hart projects.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Equipment: Tapes 1-2 recorded with Nagra (these correspond to 3/4" videotape of same concert); tapes 3-6 recorded with Nakamichi 500 stereo cassette recorder (these correspond to 3/4" videotape of same concert)
Contents summary:
77-8.1-2 - private concert arranged for the recording: M.D. Ramanathan/voice; T.N. Krishnan/violin; U.K. Sivaramam/mridangam (recorded 12/28/77)
77-8.3-5 - public concert in Madras: T.N. Krishnan/violin; Viji Krishnan/violin accompaniment; Palghat Mani Iyer/mridangam
77-8.6 - interview with T.N. Krishnan
Contents listing:
Tape 1 - Selection #1; Tuning and comments; Selection #2.
Tape 2 - Tuning and comments; Kriti in raga Todi; Kriti in Raga Lalita; Tuning; Kriti in Raga Madhyamavati; mridangam solo; vocalist rejoins; Tuning and comments; Kriti in Raga Kalyani; Tuning and Comments; Tillana; Conversation.
Tape 3 - Tuning; Selection #1; Applause; Tuning; Kriti: "Yendaromahanubhavulu"; Applause; Tuning; Alapana; Kriti: "Jnamusakarada"; Applause; Tuning; Alapana.
Tape 4 - Selection #1; Applause; Tuning; Selection #2 (alapana);(applause and tuning); (Composition); Applause; Tuning and Comments; Selection #3; Mridangam solo.
Tape 5 - Tuning; Selection #1; Applause; Tuning; Selection #2; Applause; Tuning; Selection#3; Applause; Selection #4; Applause; Conversation.
Tape 6 - Interview.
Collection 88-3 includes videorecordings of some (perhaps all) of this material.
Tapes digitized 2/2016 (48 kHz, 24-bit) - 77-8.1.wav (36:11), 77-8.2.wav (35:29), 77-8.3.wav (41:51), 77-8.4.wav (41:52), 77-8.5.wav (34:05), 77-8.6.wav (37:59)
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Description |
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| 1977008-0001
1 audiotape : Audio Reel
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Concerts
- Ethnomusicology
- Mridangam
- Music--India
- Violin
- Violin music
Corporate Names
- Music Academy (Chennai, India)
Geographical Names
- India--Asia--South Asia
- South India
Form or Genre Terms
- Sound recordings
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Krishnan, T.N. (performer)
- Krishnan, Viji (performer)
- Mani Iyer, Palakkad, 1913-1981 (performer)
- Ramanathan, M. D. (performer)
- Sivaraman, U.K. (performer)
