Vladimir Ussachevsky

Short bio Vladimir Ussachevsky

Birthday: 1911 in Hailar, Manchuria, China

Died: 1990 in New York, NY

Active: 1930s - 1980s

Genre: Classical,Avant-Garde

Period: 20th Century, Modern

Full biography Vladimir Ussachevsky

Vladimir Ussachevsky was a Russian-American composer who was born on November 3, 1911, in Hailar, Manchuria (now China). He began his music career as a violinist but later shifted his focus to composition. In 1931, he moved to the United States and enrolled at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York.

Ussachevsky was one of the pioneers of electronic music and is best known for his experiments with tape music and musique concrète. In the late 1940s, he began working with tape recorders, creating electronic sounds that were previously unheard of in classical music. He is credited with co-founding the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center at Columbia University in 1959, which later became a leading institution for electronic music and sound art.

Ussachevsky's music was characterized by a unique blend of electronic and orchestral sounds, resulting in compositions that were both complex and accessible. His works often featured unusual timbres, rhythms, and harmonies, reflecting his fascination with the latest technological developments in music.

Some of his notable compositions include "Piece for Tape Recorder" (1956), "Wireless Fantasy" (1960), and "Two Sketches for Orchestra with Tape" (1964). Ussachevsky was also an accomplished teacher, and many of his students went on to become successful composers and performers.

Ussachevsky passed away on January 4, 1990, in New York City, leaving behind a legacy that continues to inspire new generations of electronic music composers. His work remains an important contribution to the development of electronic music and the integration of technology into classical music.

Compositions featuring Vladimir Ussachevsky

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Triskelion, for oboe & piano	16:03 min	Chamber Music	1982
2	Studies (4) for clarinet & electronic valve instrument	5:54 min	Chamber Music	1980
3	Missa Brevis for soprano, chorus & brass	17:31 min	Choral	1972
4	Sketches (2) for A Computer Piece	3:17 min	Electronic/Computer Music	1971
5	Computer Piece No 1 for tape	3:48 min	Electronic/Computer Music	1968
6	Of Wood and brass for tape	4:26 min	Electronic/Computer Music	1964
7	Scenes (3) From "The Creation" for 2 choruses & tape (complete - prologue, interlude & epilogue)	20:59 min	Choral	1960
8	Wireless Fantasy for tape	4:39 min	Electronic/Computer Music	1960
9	Linear Contrasts	3:46 min	Electronic/Computer Music	1958
10	Metamorphosis, for electronics	5:26 min	Electronic/Computer Music	1957
11	Piece for tape recorder	5:44 min	Electronic/Computer Music	1955
12	A Poem in Cycles and Bells, for tape recorder & orchestra		Orchestral	1954
13	Sonic Contours for piano, voices & tape	7:24 min	Vocal Music	1952
14	Incantation for flute, voice, piano, percussion & tape	2:37 min	Vocal Music	-
15	Line of Apogee, film score	43:31 min	Film Score	-
16	No Exit, suite from the film score	14:29 min	Orchestral	-

Albums featuring Vladimir Ussachevsky

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Electronic And Acoustic Works 1957-1972	1999	Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI)
2	Film Music	1990	New World Records
3	Works For Instruments And Tape: Colloquy / Dialogues And Contrasts	1987	Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI)
4	The Brooklyn Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Lukas Foss - Lou Harrison / Vladimir Ussachevsky / John Cage, Henry Cowell, Lou Harrison, Virgil Thomson / Leo Smit – At The Tomb Of Charles Ives / Divertimento / Party Pieces / Academic Graffiti	1983	Gramavision
5	Vladimir Ussachevsky & Otto Luening – 1952 Electronic Tape Music - The First Compositions(7")	1977	Highgate Press
6	Wireless Fantasy And Other Selections(LP)	1974	EAV Lexington
7	Choral Music By Vladimir Ussachevsky(LP)	1973	Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI)
8	Mel Powell / Vladimir Ussachevsky / Otto Luening – Music For Electronic & Older Instruments	1968	Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI)
9	Vladimir Ussachevsky - Otto Luening – Tape Music An Historic Concert	1968	Desto
10	Vladimir Ussachevsky / Various – Four Miniatures With Origins / Original Compositions By Junior And Senior High School Students(Flexi-disc, 7")	1968	Music Educators Journal
11	Arel / Davidovsky / Ussachevsky – Son Nova 1988 Electronic Music	1963	Son Nova Records
12	Luening / Ussachevsky / William Bergsma – A Poem In Cycles And Bells & Other Music For Tape Recorder	1957	Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI)
13	Otto Luening / Vladimir Ussachevsky – Tape Recorder Music	1955	Gene Bruck Enterprises Inc.

Videos featuring Vladimir Ussachevsky

Otto Luening & Vladimir Ussachevsky - Poem In Cycles & Bells [Tape Recorder Music LP]

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Vladimir Ussachevsky: Suite from "No exit" (1962)

Vladimir Ussachevsky (1911-1990): Suite dalle musiche per il film "No exit" (1962)

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Of Wood And Brass

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01 - Ussachevsky, Vladimir - Sonic Contours

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Linear Contrasts - Vladimir Ussachevsky

Performers: Vladimir Ussachevsky, tape

Composition Date: 1958

from: Vladimir Ussachevsky: Electronic And Acoustic Works 1957-1972

New World Records 80654

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Vladimir Ussachevsky: Piece for tape recorder (1956)

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Vladimir Ussachevsky - Otto Luening ‎- Tape Music An Historic Concert (1952/1968) FULL ALBUM

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"In Line of Apogee, Ussachevsky used an intriguing variety of sources: Environmental: wind

Line of Apogee - Vladimir Ussachevsky

Vladimir Ussachevsky - Music for 'Line of Apogee'

(1967)

from "Vladimir Ussachevsky: Film Music "

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"In Line of Apogee, Ussachevsky used an intriguing variety of sources: Environmental: wind

Otto Luening & Vladimir Ussachevsky - Tape Recorder Music (1955)

Missa Brevis - Vladimir Ussachevsky

I. Kyrie 2:08

II. Sanctus 6:37

III. Benedictus 4:25

IV. Agnus Dei 4:20

Performers: Chorus of the University of Utah; Utah Symphony Brass; Jo Ann Ottley, soprano; Newell Weight, Conductor

Composition Date: 197

Otto Luening Invention in Twelve Notes 1952.wmv

Otto Luening Invention in Twelve Notes 1952

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Vladimir Ussachevsky's "Wireless Fantasy"

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Vladimir Ussachevsky - Experiment No. 4711

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Title: Experiment No. 4711

Composer: Vladimir Ussachevsky

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Wireless Fantasy

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Otto Luening - "Low Speed" (1952)

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An early tape composition from a major figure in electronic music.

Second Electronic Setting

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Second Electronic Setting · Various Artists · Otto Luening · Vladimir Ussachevsky · Mel Powell

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Vladimir Ussachevsky - Wireless Fantasy

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Bulent Arel - Fragment (1960)

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Composer: Bulent Arel

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Bülent Arel: Postlude from Music for a Sacred Service

(1961)

from "Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center 1961-1973"

New World Records 80521-2

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Otto Luening-Vladimir Ussachevsky: Concerted piece (1958/1959)

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Concerted Piece for Tape Recorder and Orchestra

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Concerted Piece for Tape Recorder and Orchestra · Various Artists · Otto Luening · Vladimir Ussachevsky · Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra · José Serebrier

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