Enunciation in alvin luciers i am sitting in a room phd anette vandso post doc. I am sitting in a room is a sound art piece composed in 1969 and one of composer alvin lucier s best known works. I am sitting in a room, compressing audio geek zine. Johns episcopal church in ohio citys hingetown neighborhood, the syndicate for the new arts will present their own rendition of alvin luciers classic of minimal tape music, i am sitting. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. Back in 2016, luciers 85th birthday was celebrated with a festival held at zurichs university of the arts. I am sitting in a room is a psychoacoustic classic by alvin lucier for voice and tape. The piece consists of several sentences of recorded speech simultaneously played back into a room where they are rerecorded sequentially. North american time capsule 1967, bradeis university chamber chorus alvin lucier, director. Much of his work is influenced by science and explores the.
I am sitting in a room is a sound art piece composed in 1969 and one of composer alvin luciers best known works. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. It begins with wonderful stagings of i am in a sitting room and music for solo performer performed by the composer, before presenting the work charles. Vr 10 1981 hey im sitting in a room too, different from the one youre sitting in,and different to the one alvin sat in. This recording was made by alvin lucier on october 29th and 31st, 1980, in the living room of his home in middletown, ct. In the piece, he records himself speaking, plays it back while rerecording it, and. The score specifies a process that is to be followed to make a sonic realization. Black truffle together with bernhard rietbrock and zhdk are honoured to reissue this stunning boxset celebrating alvin luciers 85th birthday celebrations which took place in zurich, 20.
Syndicate for the new arts to presentalvin luciers i am. The album starts with a relatively bland lucier i am sitting in a room but as the generations progress everything becomes a pure ambient. I am sitting in a room is alvin luciers idea of pure sound experiments. Im not the first person to cover alvin luciers i am sitting in a room, and not. This renowned sound work, created in 1969, involves the recording, playback and rerecording of a spoken text. The perfect jumpoff for anyone intrigued or beguiled by lucier s oeuvre and looking for a way in, illuminated by the moon was recorded in october 2016 at the alvin lucier 85th birthday festival at the zurich university of the arts and spans pioneering classics such as i am sitting in a room 1969 thru to his recent piece for. Through playback and recording of successive generations of his own voice the sound is washed until his talking is a pure harmonic.
In this interview, lucier talks with us about the science of sound, the hallmarks of experimental composition, and. I am sitting in a room, the same one you are in now. The piece begins with a straightforward, unaccompanied reading of the following text. Two major sound art works following in the spirit of reichs process music, alvin luciers, i am sitting in a room, and jacob kirkegaards, 4 rooms, may be. I am sitting in a room, a song by alvin lucier, simone. Alvin lucier i am sitting in a room lyrics and tracklist. I am recording the sound of my speaking voice and i am going to play it back into the room again and. I am sitting in a room different from the one you are in now. Set aside 45 minutes to listen to the piece in its entirety. Following in the manner of his pieces i am sitting in a room and vespers, ricochet lady embodies luciers approach toward sounds individual function and mobility within space. Buy i am sitting in a room import by alvin lucier from amazons classical music store.
I am sitting in a room is an example of process music. Get all the lyrics to songs on i am sitting in a room and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. I am sitting in a room alvin lucier rar statarekvlik. The work is fascinating to me, because the acoustic of the room is.
Works such as i am sitting in a room and music on a long thin wire were great leaps forward for the worlds of sound art, drone and minimalist composition when they first emerged. Alvin luciers i am sitting in a room in 1969, avant garde composer alvin lucier made an audio recording of a brief speech, then played the speech on the speakers and recorded. A longtime music professor at wesleyan university, lucier was a member of the influential sonic arts union, which included robert ashley, david behrman, and gordon mumma. Here is a composer who admits that not all his pieces work, who is unafraid to explore, and is still searching for new ideas and is still finding them. Jan 20, 2015 in 1969 american composer alvin lucier first performed his landmark work i am sitting in a room, conceived for voice and electromagnetic tape. A study in movement of the sitting position, i am sitting in a room is performed by four poetic clowns to the eponymous text by american composer alvin lucier. Sound artist kaffe matthews on alvin luciers i am sitting in a room and how its provided an inspiration for her own work in the field of site specific music. I am sitting in a room alvin lucier condensed on vimeo. Collage artist residuum takes the text by lucier and let the computer speak it. Cbs odyssey records, 32 16 0155 mono, 32 16 0156 stereo, 1968. Music on a long thin wire 1980 full album duration. The recently composed ricochet lady 2016 is the only work for solo acoustic glockenspiel by the american experimental composer alvin lucier.
Alvin lucier s i am sitting in a room in 1969, avant garde composer alvin lucier made an audio recording of a brief speech, then played the speech on the speakers and recorded. Alvin lucier born may 14, 1931 is an american composer of experimental music and sound installations that explore acoustic phenomena and auditory perception. In this fascinating exploration of acoustical phenomena, alvin lucier slips from the domain of language to that of music in the course of 40 minutes and 32 repetitions of a simple paragraph of text. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. I am sitting in a bathroom alvin lucier i am sitting. The work is fascinating to me, because the acoustic of the room is at the heart of how the music evolves during the work. Alvin lucier s audio art piece entitled i am sitting in a room condensed to just over 5 minutes. Alvin lucier i am sitting in a room lyrics genius lyrics.
What happens to a youtube video after 1,000 uploads. As the repetitive sequence continues, those sounds and resonances common to the original spoken. Download article as pdfby mike telin on friday, february 19 at 7. Metempsychosis by ohmega tribe sampled alvin luciers i am sitting in a room. This original recording, made by lucier in his own living room, is but one realization of the instructions of the score. I am sitting in a room by alvin lucier released in 1981 via lovely music, ltd. I am sitting in a room alvin lucier on allmusic 1990 this electroacoustic composition, like luciers. At luciers piedaterre in tudor city, nyc edited and transcribed by frank j. Alvin lucier i am sitting in a room download alvin lucier i am sitting in a room, as well as the pdf of his description of the piece canvas. Sitting in a room with alvin lucier the 83yearold us composer was in dundalk at the weekend to discuss and perform his seminal work sitting in a room.
Ohmega tribes metempsychosis sample of alvin luciers. Apr 01, 2005 over the course of the hour i finally sat in a room with alvin lucier to talk about his music, i found the same simplicity and vulnerability. I am sitting in a room for voice and electromagnetic tape 1969 necessary equipment. The recording on this cd was created on october 29th and 31st, 1980 in the living room of luciers house at 7 miles avenue, middletown. Jan 23, 2012 from i am sitting in a room lovely music, ltd.
Alvin lucier i am sitting in a room bestacademicexperts. The voice belongs to the sound artist alvin lucier, who, in his wellknown sonic piece i am sitting in a room from 1969,1 experiments with. This issue presents a reflection on the spatial aspects of sound alongside an examination of the transformative and temporal dimensions. Inspired by alvin luciers i am sitting in a room, this app will capture or load a short recording and capture or load an impulse response and recursively convolve the captured audio with the ir to somewhat digitally recreate luciers analog process. In 1969 american composer alvin lucier first performed his landmark work i am sitting in a room, conceived for voice and electromagnetic tape. The phrases describing the action are recorded, then. Submit your answers to the following question as a. In 1969, american composer alvin lucier recorded i am sitting in a room a haunting, 15minute piece that takes audio reproduction to new, mesmerizing extremes. The piece features lucier recording himself narrating a text, and then playing the tape recording back into the room, rerecording it. Attempting to smooth out his stutter, he began with the lines, i am sitting in a room, the same one you are in now. Sitting in a room with alvin lucier music the guardian. Ohmega tribes metempsychosis sample of alvin luciers i.
The new recording is then played back and rerecorded, and this process is repeated. Alvin luciers audio art piece entitled i am sitting in a room condensed to just over 5 minutes. I am sitting in a room is one of the best known works of experimental music composer alvin lucier. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. I am recording the sound of my speaking voice and i am going to play it back into the room again and again until the resonant frequencies of the room reinforce themselves so that any semblance of my speech, with perhaps the exception of rhythm, is destroyed.
Alvin lucier i am sitting in a room mp3 album download. The perfect jumpoff for anyone intrigued or beguiled by luciers oeuvre and looking for a way in, illuminated by the moon was recorded in october 2016 at the alvin lucier 85th birthday festival at the zurich university of the arts and spans pioneering classics such as i am sitting in a room 1969 thru to his recent piece for. Alvin lucier i am sitting in a room 1981, vinyl discogs. The piece features lucier recording himself narrating a text, and then playing. This page lists all recordings of i am sitting in a room by alvin lucier b. Abstract under the title immersed, oase 78 addresses space and sound. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. I am sitting in a room, a song by alvin lucier, simone conforti on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Apr 21, 2014 i am sitting in a room is a piece of experimental music composed by alvin lucier in 1969. Choose a room the musical qualities of which you would like to evoke.
Kazumoto endo while you were out 192 falls of rauros hail wind and hewn oak 192 motherhead bug zambodia 192 the space cossacks tsar wars 192. My fourth and final performance of alvin lucier s i am sitting in a room but this time, i am in my bathroom, rather than my soundtreated studio, my bedroom, or my kitchen. Metempsychosis by ohmega tribe sampled alvin lucier s i am sitting in a room. Sep 23, 2012 sound artist kaffe matthews on alvin luciers i am sitting in a room and how its provided an inspiration for her own work in the field of site specific music.
Alvin lucier i am sitting in a room 320 luke lake of mirror 320 my little airport the ok thing to do on sunday a. Listen to alvin luciers chilling aural decay the verge. As part of the cast symposium, seeing sounding sensing, lucier performs his iconic piece i am sitting in a room. I am sit ting in a room 1970 by the american sound artist alvin lucier. I am recording the sound of my speaking voice and i am going to play it back into the room again and again until the resonant frequencies of the room reinforce themselves so that any semblance of my speech, with perhaps the exception of rhythm, is. Oteri and molly sheridan videotaped by randy nordschow. Alvin lucier has pioneered in many areas of music composition and performance, including the notation of performers physical gestures, the use of brain waves in live performance, the generation of visual imagery by sound in vibrating media, and the evocation of. Alvin lucier stages his paradigmatic 1970 work i am sitting in a room. I recommend downloading the large file and importing it into your. I am sitting in a room is a piece of experimental music composed by alvin lucier in 1969.