Assignment for Wednesday, July 25

Please listen to the following spectral compositions:

Tristan Murail, L'esprit des dunes (1994)
Gérard Grisey, Vortex Temporum (1996)

• I.
• II.
• III.

And please read the following articles (update - all the links should work now):

• Tristan Murail, "The revolution of complex sounds." (pdf) Contemporary Music Review; 2005, Vol. 24 Issue 2/3, p121-135.
• Murail, "After-thoughts." (pdf) Contemporary Music Review; 2005, Vol. 24 Issue 2/3, p269-272.
• Joshua Fineberg, Appendix I, "Guide to the basic concepts and techniques of spectral music." Contemporary Music Review; 2000, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p81, 33p.
• Fineberg, Appendix II, "Musical examples." (pdf) Contemporary Music Review; 2000, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p115, 20p.
• Gérard Grisey (trans. Fineberg), "Did you say spectral?" Contemporary Music Review; 2000, Vol. 19 Issue 3, p1, 3p.