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Fredric Lieberman concert recording: T.N. Krishnan/Violin, 1978-12-18
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Lieberman, Fredric
- Title
- Fredric Lieberman concert recording: T.N. Krishnan/Violin
- Dates
- 1978-12-181978-12-181978-12-18
- Quantity
- 8 items : OT - 4 reels (7 1/2 ips, 1/2 tr. stereo, 7"); 4 WAV files (48 kHz, 24-bit); Duration: 1:51:06
- Collection Number
- 1978029
- Summary
- Recorded in Madras, India, 12/18/78 (8:00 - 11:00 P.M.); from concert series of the Ayyapa Bhakta Samarmam.
- 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
Performers: T.N. Krishnan and Viji Krishnan/violin, accompanied by T.V. Gopalakrishnan/mridangam and V. Vinayakram/ghatam.
Original recording distorted (recorded at high level)
Contents (specific identifications needed):
Tape 1 - Tuning; Selection #1; Tuning; Selection #2; Tuning; Selection #3.
Tape 2 - Tuning; Selection #4; Tuning; Selection #5.
Tape 3 - Selection #6; Selection #7; Selection #8; (new composition); (mridangam solo); (ghatam joins); Selection #9; (new composition); Selection #10
Tape 4 - Selection #10 (again); Speech (introduction and announcements); Selection #11; Selection #12 (of the "Note" genre, a reflection of south Indian conceptions of Western music); Selection #13; Selection #14
Tapes digitized 3/2016 (WAV, 48 kHz, 24-bit) - 78-29.1.wav (23:21); 78-29.2.wav (28:38), 78-29.3.wav (41:59), 78-29.4.wav (17:08)
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Classical Music--Carnatic
- Concerts
- Ethnomusicology
- Mridangam
- Music--India
- Violin
- Violin music
Geographical Names
- India--Asia--South Asia
- South India
Form or Genre Terms
- Sound recordings
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Gopalakrishnan, T. V. (Tripunithura Viswanathan), 1932- (performer)
- Krishnan, T.N. (performer)
- Krishnan, Viji (performer)
- Vinayakram, V. (performer)
