The Sonic Arts Union was a collective of Euro-American sound artists from 1966 to 1976. It was founded by Gordon Mumma, Alvin Lucier, David Behrman, and Robert Ashley. The Sonic Arts Union is known for their innovation with technology and improvisations with live electronic music. Some Notable Works Gordon Mumma: Hornpipe, Megaton for William Burroughs Alvin Lucier: I am Sitting in a Room, Music for Solo Performer David Behrman: Wave Train, Interspecies Small Talk Robert Ashley: The Wolfman, Music with Roots in the Aether (TV opera)
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Vespers
Purposeful Lady Slow Afternoon
Runthrough
Hornpipe
Purposeful
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Lucier - Vespers
Ashley - Purposeful Slow Lady Afternoon
Alvin Lucier - Vespers
Robert Ashley - Purposeful Lady Slow Afternoon
David Behrman - Runthrough
Gordon Mumma - Hornpipe
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Purposeful Lady Slow
Lucier: Vespers [Acoustic Orientation By Means Of Echolocation, For Players With Hand-held Echolocation Devices] (1968)
Ashley: Purposeful Lady Slow Afternoon [From 'Wolfman Motorcity Revue', Electronic Music Theatre] (1968)
Behrman: Runthrough [Made For The Sonic Arts Union, Used Homemade Synth Modules And Photocell Mixers To Distribute Sound Around A Four-channell Loudspeaker System] (1966)
Mumma: Hornpipe [Electronic Music For Cybersonic French Horn (1967) - Abridged]
Vespers (1968). Acoustic orientation by means of echolocation, for players with hand-held echolocation devices
Purposeful Lady Slow Afternoon (1968) from “Wolfman Motorcity Revue“. Electronic music theater
Runthrough (1966). Made for the Sonic Arts Union, used homemade synth modules and photocell mixers to distribute sound around a four-channel loudspeaker system
Hornpipe (1967). Electronic music for cybersonic French horn (abridged)
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