Electronic Music: The Odd and Interesting
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content: FW-ASCH-7RR-5045
label: General
content: Dr. Val Stephen, a 'Gentleman Amateur' and pioneer in electronic music experiments of the 1960s, became the first Australian to have electronic music released commercially on an international label. A practising anaesthetist, Stephen developed an interest in electronic music in the late 1950s and recorded a large body of work with a range of tools and techniques. Stephen's music, along with his public advocacy of electronic music, was pioneering in regard to the acceptance of electronic music as a legitimate musical concern. The first two tracks, "Fireworks" and "The Orgasmic Opus" appear on Folkways 1967 album "Electronic Music: University of Toronto Electronic Music Studio" FW33436 /FM 3436, but the rest are untitled and appear to be unreleased from this earlier orginal tape sent to Moe Asch in 1963.

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content: Stephen, Val
label: Performer
content: Stephen, Val
label: Collection Creator
content: Asch, Moses
label: Collection Creator
content: Distler, Marian, 1919-1964
label: Collection Creator
content: Folkways Records
topic: label: Topic
content: Contemporary music
creator: label: Composer
content: Stephen, Val
label: Performer
content: Stephen, Val
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content: Moses and Frances Asch Collection
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content: Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / Open Reel Tapes
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Sound recording (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
identifier: label: Identifier
content: CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-7RR-5045
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content: Archival materials
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content: Sound recordings
scopecontent: label: Contents
content: Fireworks--The orgasmic opus--Untitled--Water--Untitled--Untitled--Untitled--Untutled--Untitled--Untitled--Untitled--Untitled