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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Predicate Object
instanceOf electronic composition
musical work
commissionedBy Gulbenkian Foundation NERFINISHED
composer Harrison Birtwistle NERFINISHED
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