Random Access Memory

Tristan Murail

Year

1984-7


Duration

70'


Movements

I. Le Réveil des Machines; II. Sept Degrés du Sommeil; III. Atlantys; IV. Malédiction; V. Orchestres imaginaires; VI. Vampyr!; VII. Souffles des Eléments; VIII. Vision de la Cité interdite; IX. Dépression dans le Continuum


Instrumentation

electric guitar (2), percussion, DX7-synthesizer (2) - computer


Genre

Chamber Music


Premiere

(Parts 2,3,6,8,9) Metz, 4 October 1984: L'Ensemble Itinéraire
(Parts 1,4,5,7) Helsinki, 8 July 1987: L'Ensemble Itinéraire


Publisher

Editions Salabert


Comment

VI. Vampyr! can be performed as a solo guitar piece, with the 2nd guitar part being optional in that case.
III. Atlantys and VIII. Vision de la Cité interdite can be performed as synthesizer duos.


Source

composer catalog (Salabert); score (VI. Vampyr!);