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Musical works [sound recording, textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Series

Date:

[ca. 1978-2004].

Reference:

R12872-106-0-E, MUS 199

Type of material:

Textual material, Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3929205

Context of this record:

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Oscar Peterson fonds

Musical works
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Series includes:

27 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

[ca. 1978-2004].

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

3 cm of textual records.
16 audio cassettes (6 hrs 38 min.) : polyester, digital.
33 audio reels (8 hrs 59 min. 29 sec.).
3 digital audio tapes (3 hrs 9 min.).

Language of material:

English

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Series consists of: sound recordings of composition versions of original musical works by Oscar Peterson, created on and recorded directly from synthesisers; and an annotated script for a 1978 film, for which the music was composed by Peterson. The sound recordings in this series provide significant insights into Peterson's compositional processes, which generally involved the creation of a musical work directly on an instrument and the recording of that creation as an audio document (rather than in the form of a manuscript). Most of the synthesiser composition versions are of short duration, often consisting of just one chorus (sufficient to define the form, melody, harmonic sequence, and rhythm). Some synthesiser composition versions are somewhat more developed, with short improvised solos on various synthesiser voices (trumpet, saxophone, bass, etc.) lasting a few choruses, while others are fully developed, including ideas for arrangement and orchestration and improvised solos lasting for several choruses. While some of the musical works represented in this series were subsequently performed, commercially recorded, and published by Peterson, the majority are unpublished and unissued, and in many cases also untitled. Also included are two recordings of sounds that Peterson collected with a view to sampling them in his synthesisers. In addition to composition versions of musical works by Peterson, a few sound recordings in this series also contain other material, such as musical performances by Peterson groups and an interview of him conducted for the Oscar Peterson Multimedia CD-Rom project.

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Arrangement note:

A small number of other musical works by Oscar Peterson are arranged in the series MUS 199/G, Miscellaneous.

Dates of creation note:

Included is a copy of music first recorded in 1956.

Source:

Private

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MUS 199
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Textual records

[Consultation18 Restricted]

Volume [R12872] 68

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

Sound recordings

[Consultation96 Restrictions vary]
No copying of any sound recordings in this series. Access to most sound recordings in this series is restricted.

Audio-visual item no. assigned by LAC [R12872]

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

2110AV--2118AV;

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

2120AV--2123AV;

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

2125AV--2126AV;

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

Audio-visual item no. assigned by LAC [R12872] 2195AV

[Consultation 95 Open, no copying]

Sound recordings : electronic

[Consultation18 Restricted]

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Date modified:: 2024-05-10