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The book reproduces 19 experimental music scores, not intended to be played though according to personal communication with Melin, some have had a hearing. Several are based upon musical instruments like a violin. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This issue includes a special section of conference papers from the seventh international symposium on electronic art. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This article describes R. Murray Schafer's 12 music-theater works performed in a forest in Canada. The piece is called Patria and a signed copy of the score is held in the Sackner Archive. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is one of six books with an identical cover distinguished by the location of an arrow pointing to a title on the cover. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

On page 3, Gaburo prints the following: When asking students the question: Why do you want to compose? the best answer given to me thus far has been: "I HAVE NO CHOICE!" -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is the 4th printing of this book first published in 1977 with the title "Tuning of the World." A signed hard cover copy of the 1977 publication is held by the Sackner Archive. Schafer contends that we suffer from an overabundance of acoustic information and explores ways to restore our ability to hear the nuances of sounds around us. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Jerome Peignot anf Mirella Bentivoglio contributed critical essays to this catalogue. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.