Indeterminacy
And On The Seventh Day Petals Fell In Petaluma (LP)
1970's re-press with red labels of the 1967 CRI LP of the maverick composer's mid-1960's studies for his unique microtonal instruments performed by his own Gate 5 Ensemble, producing some of the strangest otherworldly avant-garde music ever.
Enclosure 1 (VHS)
1995 VHS presenting four historic films from the late 1950's / early 60's, the first installment of Innova's documentation of the seminal maverick avant-garde composer's work.
Enclosure 4: Harry Partch (VHS)
1997 VHS with the 1971 film version of Partch's major dramatic work Delusion of the Fury, the fourth installment of Innova's documentation of the seminal maverick avant-garde composer's work.
The Prairie (LP)
1943 choral work performed by the Gregg Smith Singers and the Brooklyn Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by the composer himself, released by Turnabout in 1976.
Paradigm / Algorithms I Versions I & IV / Signals (LP)
Four fantastic experimental pieces composed in 1968 for instruments and tape/electronics, including Foss' outstanding theatrical piece for percussionist-conductor, electric guitar and three other instruments capable of sustaining a sound and Hiller's superb computer-generated composition, released on DGG's legendary "Avantgarde" series.
Concerto For Oboe And Orchestra / Concerto For Clarinet And String Orchestra (LP)
1972 split LP on Crystal Records with the pairing of two concertos composed respectively in 1948 and 1969 performed by the Crystal Chamber Orchestra led by Akira Endo.
Symphony No. 3 / The Song Of Songs (LP)
1972 split LP on CRI with the pairing of two modernist/neoclassical orchestral works composed in the 1940's.
A Parable Of Death / Intermezzo / Kentuckiana (LP)
1954 LP on Columbia with Foss' cantata for tenor, narrator, chorus and orchestra plus two other orchestral works composed in the 1940/50's.
Music Of Barber, Copland, Cowell, Del Tredici, Foss, Griffes (LP)
1985 LP on Nonesuch with several 20th Century American compostions for flute and piano performed by Carol Wincenc accompanied by composers Lukas Foss and David Del Tredici, and by Samuel Sanders.
Triple Concerto (LP)
1971 composition fusing classical structure with jazz improvisation by Third Stream composer, released in 1978 by Flying Fish.
Jonah And The Whale (LP)
1973 large-scale oratorio released on unidentified label in 1982.
Symphony In Celebration / Missa Carminum (LP)
Two orchestral/choral works composed in 1975 and released on Candide in 1977.
Symphony Of Overtures / The Seventh Trumpet / Concerto For Solo Percussionist (LP)
Three great 1960's experimental works, two for orchestra with very unusual sounds and one for solo percussionist, released on Turnabout's "The Contemporary Composer in the USA" in 1973.
Bells Of Earth (LP)
Piano music by the Canadian composer self-released on Apparition Records in 1982.
Haggadah - A Search For Freedom (LP)
A 1974 oratorio for soloists, chorus, children's choir, chamber orchestra and organ released on unidentified label in the same year.
Twelve-Tone Variations For Piano / Machine Music For Piano, Percussion And Tape / Sonata No. 3 For Violin And Piano (LP)
Three experimental compositions for piano (solo, with percussion and tape, and with violin) spanning from 1954 to 1971 by the great electronic/computer music pioneer, released on Turnabout's "The Contemporary Composer in the USA" in 1973.
Songs For Eve / From The Psalms (LP)
Two 1960's compositions for soprano and piano performed by Judith Raskin and Ryan Edwards and released by Desto in 1971.
Third Chamber Concerto For Twelve Soloists / Cadence VI For Tuba And Tape / Duo 1973 For Cello And Piano / Adieu For Clarinet And Piano (LP)
Four avant-garde chamber works composed in 1973/74 ranging from solo instrument with tape to a small ensemble through duos with piano, released by Avant Records in 1974.
Textures / Cadence III / Partita (LP)
Three avant-garde chamber works composed in 1971/72 for piano and five instrumental ensembles, for violin and two percussionists, and for brass quintet and tape, released by Candide in 1972.
Ra (LP)
1983 LP on Centrediscs with excerpts from the 11-hours percussion-driven sacred drama by Canadian acoustic ecology pioneer.