Chronometer

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Chronometer is an experimental 1971 electronic composition by Harrison Birtwistle that explores complex rhythmic structures using recorded clock sounds.

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Chronometer canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf electronic composition ⓘ
musical work ⓘ
commissionedBy Gulbenkian Foundation ⓘ
composer Harrison Birtwistle ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
explores complex rhythmic structures ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear 1972 ⓘ
genre electronic music ⓘ
experimental music ⓘ
hasDuration approximately 22 minutes ⓘ
hasForm tape composition ⓘ
hasLanguage none ⓘ
hasMedium electronic sound ⓘ
hasRecording commercial audio release ⓘ
influencedBy contemporary electronic music of the late 1960s and early 1970s ⓘ
notableFor exploration of non-metrical rhythm ⓘ
systematic use of recorded clocks as primary sound source ⓘ
partOfOeuvre Harrison Birtwistle electronic works ⓘ
recordingIncludes church clock chimes ⓘ
domestic clock ticks ⓘ
mechanical clock sounds ⓘ
structureBasedOn temporal processes ⓘ
subjectMatter time ⓘ
techniqueUsed layering of sound events ⓘ
montage ⓘ
tape manipulation ⓘ
titleLanguage English ⓘ
usesSoundMaterial recorded clock sounds ⓘ
yearOfComposition 1971 ⓘ

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Harrison Birtwistle → notableWork → Chronometer ⓘ