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Joan La Barbara

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Joan La Barbara's (June 8, 1947, Philadelphia, USA) career as a composer, performer and sound artist has been devoted to exploring the human voice as a multi-faceted instrument, going far beyond its traditional boundaries, creating works for voices, instruments and interactive technology.
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Releases:
Voice Is The Original Instrument (LP)   Wizard Records (2) 1976
Tapesongs (LP)   Chiaroscuro Records 1977
Mag Magazin 3 (Cass, Ltd, C90)   Modern Art Galerie 1980
Reluctant Gypsy (LP)   Wizard Records (2) 1980
The Art Of Joan La Barbara (LP)   Nonesuch 1985
Three Voices (For Joan La Barbara) (CD, Album)   New Albion 1989
Singing Through (CD, Album)   New Albion 1990
Sound Paintings (CD, Album)   Lovely Music, Ltd. 1991
John Cage At Summerstage (CD, Album)   Music And Arts Programs Of America, Inc. 1995
Voice Is The Original Instrument (2xCD)   Lovely Music, Ltd. 2003
Production:
Rothko Chapel / Why Patterns? (CD, Album) Why Patterns? New Albion 1991
Only (CD, Album)   New Albion 1996
Appears On:
Drumming (Album) (2 versions) Part II, Part IV Deutsche Grammophon ... 1971
Your Own Self (LP)   Opus One 1972
Drumming / Music For Mallet Instruments, Voices And Organ / Six Pianos (Album) (2 versions) Part II, Part IV, Musi... Deutsche Grammophon 1974
Music In Twelve Parts - Parts 1 & 2 (Album) (4 versions)   Caroline (UK) ... 1974
Six Pianos / Music For Mallet Instruments, Voices And Organ (LP) Music For Mallet Instr... Deutsche Grammophon 1974
The Rape Of El Morro (Album) (2 versions)   CTI Records 1975
Music With Roots In The Aether (VHS) Music In 12 Parts: Par... Lovely Music, Ltd. 1976
Aeray Dust (LP)   Chiaroscuro Records 1977
North Star (Album) (3 versions)   Virgin Records America ... 1977
Yellow (LP)   Wizard Records (2) 1977
Sound (LP) Q-uatre Petites Betes Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art 1979
Untitled (2 versions) I Sing A Song (Tonband... Ed. Vogelsang 1982
Commitment (CD, Album, Dig)   Polydor K.K. 1988
Music In Twelve Parts (Album) (2 versions)   Venture Records (2) ... 1988
Touch • Jacob's Room (CD) Part I, Part II WERGO 1989
Microtonal Works (CD, Album) Silent Scroll Mode 1990
The Perilous Night / Four Walls (CD, Album) Scene VII New Albion 1991
Improvement (2xCD, Album)   Nonesuch 1992
CDCM Computer Music Series Vol. 13: The Virtuoso In The Computer Age III (CD, Comp) The Name, The Sounds, ... Centaur Records 1993
CDCM Computer Music Series Vol. 14: The Virtuoso In The Computer Age IV (CD, Comp) Trembling Centaur Records 1993
Six Pianos / Music For Mallet Instruments, Voices And Organ / Variations For Winds, Strings And Keyboards (CD, Album) Music For Mallet Instr... Deutsche Grammophon 1993
Only (CD, Album)   New Albion 1996
Que Votre "Moi" Soit Le Bienvenu[e] Dans Le Monde. Volume 1 (CD, Comp + Box, Ltd) Loose Tongues Éditions Printer 1998
Theme (CD) Theme Lovely Music, Ltd. 1999
CDCM Computer Music Series Vol. 30: Center For Experiments In Art, Information, And Technology (CD, Comp) It Begins... (1997) Centaur Records 2000
Dust (2xCD, Album, Lib) Friends, Theosophy, Th... Lovely Music, Ltd. 2000
Volume 1: Electronic Works (Album) (2 versions) "It Begins With Colors" Mode 2001
Variations (CD, RM) Music For Mallet Instr... Deutsche Grammophon 2002
Celestial Excursions (2xCD + Box)   Lovely Music, Ltd. 2005
HörenSagen - Erzählende Musik (2xCD, Comp) Celestial Excursions (... Nur/Nicht/Nur 2005
Analog (CD, Comp)   Orange Mountain Music 2006
Folio And Four Systems (CD, Album) December 1952 Tzadik 2006
ReComposed By Jimi Tenor (CD, Album) Music For Mallet Instr... Deutsche Grammophon 2006
Now Eleanor's Idea (2xCD, Album)   Lovely Music, Ltd. 2007
Tracer (2 versions)   Mode 2007
Projekt Berliner Konzert Reihe 1981/82 (5xCDr, Mini, Ltd) Lied Für Den Morgen Not On Label (Rolf Julius Self-released)  
Tracks Appear On:
Sound (LP) Q-uatre Petites Betes Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art 1979
Microtonal Works (CD, Album) Silent Scroll Mode 1990
CDCM Computer Music Series Vol. 13: The Virtuoso In The Computer Age III (CD, Comp) Lalbero Dalle Foglie A... Centaur Records 1993
Que Votre "Moi" Soit Le Bienvenu[e] Dans Le Monde. Volume 1 (CD, Comp + Box, Ltd) Loose Tongues Éditions Printer 1998
RiverRun (2xCD, Comp) Sound Painting Cologne WERGO 1999
Between Sound And Vision (CD) Poem 13, Poem 22, Poem 60 Gallery 400 2001
Unofficial Releases:
Archival Series - Musique Concrète Soundtracks To Experimental Short Films 1956-1978 - Volume One (CD, Mini) Dance Frame New England Electric Music Company 2001
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