Crossing into the Electric Magnetic by Halim El-dabh - VitaMusik

COMPILATION

This recording spans the history of legendary composer Halim El-Dabh, from his early work with manipulated wire recorders, through his work at the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Studio, to his sound sculpture work. Compared with the works other electronic music composers from that period, El-Dabh's work is unusually organic and emotive -- devoid of much of the futuristic-sounding oscillations and bleeps often associated with the genre. Included in this recording is a work recorded in 1944 using manipulated wire recorders, which predates Pierre Schaeffer's musique concrète by nearly four years. Also included are selections from El-Dabh's electronic opera Leiyla and the Poet, an excerpt of which appears on the Columbia-Princeton recording Electronic Music Masters. An important document of the early work of an important 20th century composer.
© Mark W. B. Allender /TiVo

1. Electronic Fanfare

by Halim El-dabh

Primary Artist: Halim El-dabh; Main Performer
Composer: Otto Luening
Halim El-dabh; Composer

2. Alcibiadis' Monologue to Socrates

by Halim El-dabh

Primary Artist: Halim El-dabh; Main Performer
Composer: Halim El-dabh; Composer

3. Wire Recorder Piece

by Halim El-dabh

Primary Artist: Halim El-dabh; Main Performer
Composer: Halim El-dabh; Composer

4. Michael and the Dragon

by Halim El-dabh

Primary Artist: Halim El-dabh; Main Performer
Composer: Halim El-dabh; Composer

5. Meditation in White Sound

by Halim El-dabh

Primary Artist: Halim El-dabh; Main Performer
Composer: Halim El-dabh; Composer

6. Pirouette

by Halim El-dabh

Primary Artist: Halim El-dabh; Main Performer
Composer: Halim El-dabh; Composer

7. Element, Being and Primeval

by Halim El-dabh

Primary Artist: Halim El-dabh; Main Performer
Composer: Halim El-dabh; Composer

8. Electronics and the Word

by Halim El-dabh

Primary Artist: Halim El-dabh; Main Performer
Composer: Halim El-dabh; Composer

9. Venice

by Halim El-dabh

Primary Artist: Halim El-dabh; Main Performer
Composer: Halim El-dabh; Composer

10. Leila Visitations One

by Halim El-dabh

Primary Artist: Halim El-dabh; Main Performer
Composer: Halim El-dabh; Composer

11. Leila Visitations Two

by Halim El-dabh

Primary Artist: Halim El-dabh; Main Performer
Composer: Halim El-dabh; Composer

12. Leila Visitations Three

by Halim El-dabh

Primary Artist: Halim El-dabh; Main Performer
Composer: Halim El-dabh; Composer

13. Leila Visitations Four

by Halim El-dabh

Primary Artist: Halim El-dabh; Main Performer
Composer: Halim El-dabh; Composer

14. Leila Visitations Five

by Halim El-dabh

Primary Artist: Halim El-dabh; Main Performer
Composer: Halim El-dabh; Composer

15. Leila Visitations Six

by Halim El-dabh

Primary Artist: Halim El-dabh; Main Performer
Composer: Halim El-dabh; Composer

16. Leila Visitations Seven

by Halim El-dabh

Primary Artist: Halim El-dabh; Main Performer
Composer: Halim El-dabh; Composer

17. Leila Visitations Eight

by Halim El-dabh

Primary Artist: Halim El-dabh; Main Performer
Composer: Halim El-dabh; Composer

18. Leila Visitations Nine

by Halim El-dabh

Primary Artist: Halim El-dabh; Main Performer
Composer: Halim El-dabh; Composer

19. Leila Visitations Ten

by Halim El-dabh

Primary Artist: Halim El-dabh; Main Performer
Composer: Halim El-dabh; Composer

20. Leila Visitations Eleven

by Halim El-dabh

Primary Artist: Halim El-dabh; Main Performer
Composer: Halim El-dabh; Composer

21. Leila Visitations Twelve

by Halim El-dabh

Primary Artist: Halim El-dabh; Main Performer
Composer: Halim El-dabh; Composer

22. Leila Visitations Thirteen

by Halim El-dabh

Primary Artist: Halim El-dabh; Main Performer
Composer: Halim El-dabh; Composer

23. Leila Visitations Fourteen

by Halim El-dabh

Primary Artist: Halim El-dabh; Main Performer
Composer: Halim El-dabh; Composer

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

23 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 13 minutes and 35 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1400x1400 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

No lyrics found

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Experimental, Classical, Electronic, Modern Era

Label

Halim El-Dabh Music LLC

Music Distribution Service

CD Baby

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1999

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

191924534945