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Ton Bruynèl (1934-1998) - Looking Ears Complete

Composers' Voice Near (CV near 12)

The oeuvre of Dutch composer Ton Bruynèl (1934-1998) is multifaceted and richly diverse. Nearly all of his compositions are written for a combination of acoustic instruments and electro-acoustic soundtracks. There are also several works for recorded soundtracks without instruments. Since 1957 he established his own electronic music studio, the first private studio in the Netherlands. He was not only interested in electronically developing new sound colours, but also especially fascinated by mixing and merging electronic sounds and ‘live’ acoustic instruments of compatible tone quality. This is Bruynèl’s topos, the trademark from which he stands apart from most other composers of electronic music. Ton Bruynèl was influenced by important post-war currents in music history, such as integral serialism, aleatory, neotonality and microtonality, but he worked with these compositional techniques in his own, often intuitive, way. Environmental sounds of nature and of machines inspired him. Ton Bruynèl often collaborated with artists from other disciplines, like the dance group of Elio Pomare (Resonance I, 1962), the visual artist Gérard van den Eerenbeemt (score Signs, 1969) and the poets Gerrit Kouwenaar (Collage Resonance II, 1963) and Bert Schierbeek (Chicharras 1985, Le jardin 1993, Le temps tricheur 1994, the video opera Non sono un uccello 1988-1998).

Ton Bruynèl initiated his own CD series 'Looking Ears' in 1992. The series is now completed by the Ton Bruynèl Foundation with this 6CD box, released by MuziekGroep Nederland under the label NEAR. The box includes three new CDs with recordings that were previously unavailable to the public, ranging from a historic recording of Study for piano and radiophonic piano sounds (1959) to a recording of Cours des nuages for orchestra and soudtracks, which was completed in 1999 by Ad Wammes. The Looking Ears 1, 2, 3 CDs, originally released in the 1990’s, are also included in this box. An article by Thea Derks in the sleeves presents new biographical information and points of view. A CD-ROM track contains three essays by Kees Arntzen and René Uijlenhoet, program notes by Ton Bruynèl on his compositions, lyrics, thirty photographs of Ton Bruynèl and of his studio equipment, and four scores.

Recordings

All available .mp3 fragments are between 200 and 500Kb and have a duration of 30 to 60 seconds.

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Serène (1978) - Bruynèl, Ton	5'52
for flute and soundtracks
Soft Song (1974) - Bruynèl, Ton	8'12
for oboe and soundtracks
Save the Whale (1989/91) - Bruynèl, Ton	9'12
for bass & contrabass clarinet and soundtracks
Toccare (1979) - Bruynèl, Ton	10'17
for piano and soundtracks
Denk mal das Denkmal (1984) - Bruynèl, Ton	7'24
for bass baritone and soundtracks
Chatarra (1990/91) - Bruynèl, Ton	6'55
for harpsichord and soundtracks
Dust (1991/92) - Bruynèl, Ton	7'51
for organ and soundtracks
Reflexes (1961) - Bruynèl, Ton	4'34
for Burmese drum
Looking Ears (1972) - Bruynèl, Ton	8'57
for bass clarinet, piano and soundtracks
From the tripod (1980) - Bruynèl, Ton	15'27
for female choir and soundtracks
Chicharras (1985) - Bruynèl, Ton	12'29
for soundtracks and male voice
Translucent II (1977/78) - Bruynèl, Ton	9'44
for soundtracks and strings
Listening Landscape (1977) - Bruynèl, Ton	15'50
for soundtracks only
Brouillard (1994) - Bruynèl, Ton	8'54
for piano and tape
Le Jardin (1993) - Bruynèl, Ton	13'00
for woman's voice, alto flute, harpsichord and soundtracks
Intra (1971) - Bruynèl, Ton	10'20
for bass clarinet, soundtracks and modulato
Elegy (1973) - Bruynèl, Ton	10'23
for soundtracks and woman's voice (ad libitum)
Continuation (1984) - Bruynèl, Ton	10'23
for mixed choir and soundtracks
Reliëf (1964) - Bruynèl, Ton	10'43
for organ and four soundtracks
Mobile (1965) - Bruynèl, Ton	4'07
for two soundtracks
Phases (1973/74) - Bruynèl, Ton	18'27
for orchestra and soundtracks
Collage Resonance II (1963) - Bruynèl, Ton	17'08
for two radiophonic soundtracks
Rain (1981/82) - Bruynèl, Ton	9'24
for four pianists on two pianos and soundtracks
Mobile II (1970) - Bruynèl, Ton	6'33
Non sono un uccello (1989) - Bruynèl, Ton	7'21
for tenor, bass baritone and two soundtracks
Reliëf (1964) - Bruynèl, Ton	10'53
for organ and four soundtracks
Ascolta (1988) - Bruynèl, Ton	10'51
for tenor, mixed choir and two soundtracks
Introduction on Studie by Ton Bruynèl -	1'11
Bruynèl, Ton
Studie - Bruynèl, Ton	4'38
Coda voor K. (1963) - Bruynèl, Ton	8'43
for two radiophonic soundtracks
Dialogue (1976) - Bruynèl, Ton	8'44
for bassclarinet, two soundtracks and ringmodulator
Resonance I (1960/62) - Bruynèl, Ton	14'04
for two electronic soundtracks
Arc (1966) - Bruynèl, Ton	12'00
for organ and soundtracks
Le temps tricheur (1994) - Bruynèl, Ton	7'50
for mixed choir and two soundtracks
Décor (1968) - ballet music - Bruynèl, Ton	8'33
Imker I (1995/96) - Bruynèl, Ton	8'51
for four flutes and two soundtracks
Signs (1969) - Bruynèl, Ton	12'02
for windquintet and two soundtracks
Kolom (1987) - Bruynèl, Ton	11'35
for organ and soundtracks
Cours des nuages (1998) - Bruynèl, Ton	18'27
for orchestra and soundtracks

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Ton Bruynèl (1934-1998) - Looking Ears Complete

Composers' Voice Near (CV near 12)

Recordings

Serène (1978)

Soft Song (1974)

Save the Whale (1989/91)

Toccare (1979)

Denk mal das Denkmal (1984)

Chatarra (1990/91)

Dust (1991/92)

Reflexes (1961)

Looking Ears (1972)

From the tripod (1980)

Chicharras (1985)

Translucent II (1977/78)

Listening Landscape (1977)

Brouillard (1994)

Le Jardin (1993)

Intra (1971)

Elegy (1973)

Continuation (1984)

Reliëf (1964)

Mobile (1965)

Phases (1973/74)

Collage Resonance II (1963)

Rain (1981/82)

Mobile II (1970)

Non sono un uccello (1989)

Reliëf (1964)

Ascolta (1988)

Introduction on Studie by Ton Bruynèl

Studie

Coda voor K. (1963)

Dialogue (1976)

Resonance I (1960/62)

Arc (1966)

Le temps tricheur (1994)

Décor (1968) - ballet music

Imker I (1995/96)

Signs (1969)

Kolom (1987)

Cours des nuages (1998)