Title of piece: Five Micro Études for Solo Tape, No. 5
Date of composition: 1993
Date of performance/recording: 2001 (Alma Latina, Lontano Records, LNT119)
Composer: Gabriela Ortiz
Performer/Instruments: Gabriela Ortiz, using synthesizer and magnetic tape
Form: free form exploring various sounds suggestive of everyday life and music
Rhythm: freely expressive and complex, without any beat sense

What to Listen for:

  • Introduction and alternation of different types of sounds
  • Use of increasing or decreasing intensity to create transitions from one type of sound to another
  • Wide variety of electronically generated sounds, including sounds suggestive of bells and wind chimes
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