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The [http://wikidelia.net WikiDelia] is [[Martin Guy|my]] second study of the life and work of the pioneer of electronic music [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delia_Derbyshire Delia Derbyshire]. | The [http://wikidelia.net WikiDelia] is [[Martin Guy|my]] second study of the life and work of the pioneer of electronic music [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delia_Derbyshire Delia Derbyshire]. | ||
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| − | If you don't know Delia's music already, you should first look at [http://delia-derbyshire.org delia-derbyshire.org] and my first study, [http://delia-derbyshire.net Delia Derbyshire's Audiological Chronology]. | + | If you don't know Delia's music already, you should first look at [http://delia-derbyshire.org delia-derbyshire.org] and my first study, [http://delia-derbyshire.net Delia Derbyshire's Audiological Chronology]. The links on the titles of the pieces listed there take you to their entries |
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If you just want the music, try [[Audio]]. | If you just want the music, try [[Audio]]. | ||
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* the [[Aztec]] suite, atmospheric soundscapes for a programme about the Spanish destruction of the Aztec and Mayan civilizations | * the [[Aztec]] suite, atmospheric soundscapes for a programme about the Spanish destruction of the Aztec and Mayan civilizations | ||
* [[Circle of Light]], a 30-minute soundscape for an art film | * [[Circle of Light]], a 30-minute soundscape for an art film | ||
| + | * [[Closed Planet]], a sci-fi radio drama from 1962 | ||
* [[Hamlet]], the appearance and voice of the ghost of Hamlet's father (1969 film version) | * [[Hamlet]], the appearance and voice of the ghost of Hamlet's father (1969 film version) | ||
| + | * [[London Lemons]] (9 themes) | ||
* [[Music of the Spheres]], music accompanying a scene of computer graphics in ''The Ascent of Man'' (different from [[Music of Spheres]]) | * [[Music of the Spheres]], music accompanying a scene of computer graphics in ''The Ascent of Man'' (different from [[Music of Spheres]]) | ||
* [[O Fat White Woman]] | * [[O Fat White Woman]] | ||
| + | * [[Oranges and Lemons]] | ||
* [[Petya's Dream]] from ''War and Peace'' | * [[Petya's Dream]] from ''War and Peace'' | ||
* [[Play for Today - Title Music]] | * [[Play for Today - Title Music]] | ||
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* [[Shadow of the Pharoah]], soundscapes based on the sound of [[Tutankhamun's Trumpet]] | * [[Shadow of the Pharoah]], soundscapes based on the sound of [[Tutankhamun's Trumpet]] | ||
* [[The Bagman]], a radio play about a playwright's dream, a witch and a bag full of tiny people | * [[The Bagman]], a radio play about a playwright's dream, a witch and a bag full of tiny people | ||
| + | * [[The Naked Sun]], musical effects for a sci-fi radio play | ||
* [[Ways of Seeing]], music for the psychology of the "three dreams" used by many advertising campaigns | * [[Ways of Seeing]], music for the psychology of the "three dreams" used by many advertising campaigns | ||
There are fragments of the audio for | There are fragments of the audio for | ||
| + | * [[I Think in Shapes]] | ||
* [[The Evenings of Certain Lives]] | * [[The Evenings of Certain Lives]] | ||
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* [[The Cyprian Queen]] | * [[The Cyprian Queen]] | ||
| − | and there are reconstructions from Delia's | + | and there are reconstructions from Delia's manuscripts scores for |
* [[Anything Goes]] | * [[Anything Goes]] | ||
* [[Ape and Essence]] | * [[Ape and Essence]] | ||
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| − | WikiDelia's web hosting is currently only paid up | + | WikiDelia's web hosting is currently only paid up a few months in advance and costs 6 USD per month. Getting it paid up for 10 years in advance would ensure its future existence, whatever happens to me. If you add the postage (a few currency units) you can receive a rare Delian gift by post. See the [[Accounts]] page for details. |
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Revision as of 21:06, 10 May 2017
The WikiDelia
The WikiDelia is my second study of the life and work of the pioneer of electronic music Delia Derbyshire.
“I am staggered by the amount of information and detail in the wiki.”[1]
If you don't know Delia's music already, you should first look at delia-derbyshire.org and my first study, Delia Derbyshire's Audiological Chronology. The links on the titles of the pieces listed there take you to their entries in the wikidelia. If you just want the music, try Audio.
This WikiDelia extends the Chronology by having a page for each piece, album, person with whom she worked, event she participated in and so on, as well as one for each of the 250+ tapes and 1000+ papers found in her attic after she died.
To make them easier to find, each page is in one or more "Categories", of which the main ones are listed on the left.
It's far from complete but some highlights are:
- The Pattern Emerges with log-frequency-axis spectrograms, score and analysis of the instruments
- the Chronology, listing anything with a date associated with it
- TRW: Hundreds of Delia's unpublished works rotting on tape in the BBC Sound Archive and
- a Petition for the BBC to publish them.
I have recovered Delia's audio for
- A Game of Chess, dance music for children
- About Bridges, two themes for an art film
- Anger of Achilles, a long dramatic play with some enchanting musical effects
- the Aztec suite, atmospheric soundscapes for a programme about the Spanish destruction of the Aztec and Mayan civilizations
- Circle of Light, a 30-minute soundscape for an art film
- Closed Planet, a sci-fi radio drama from 1962
- Hamlet, the appearance and voice of the ghost of Hamlet's father (1969 film version)
- London Lemons (9 themes)
- Music of the Spheres, music accompanying a scene of computer graphics in The Ascent of Man (different from Music of Spheres)
- O Fat White Woman
- Oranges and Lemons
- Petya's Dream from War and Peace
- Play for Today - Title Music
- Pompeii, sounds for a Chronicle about Pompeiian civilization and the eruption that destroyed it
- Radio Solent, a 4-second jingle for a local radio station
- Shadow of the Pharoah, soundscapes based on the sound of Tutankhamun's Trumpet
- The Bagman, a radio play about a playwright's dream, a witch and a bag full of tiny people
- The Naked Sun, musical effects for a sci-fi radio play
- Ways of Seeing, music for the psychology of the "three dreams" used by many advertising campaigns
There are fragments of the audio for
and there are reconstructions from Delia's manuscripts scores for
- Anything Goes
- Ape and Essence
- Clothes
- Le Pont Mirabeau, a romantic poem by Apollinaire, set to music
- Music to Undress to
- Philips
- Science All Around - Sound
If you spot any errors, would like to help with it or have other questions, please contact delia.derbyshire.net@gmail.com
References
WikiDelia's web hosting is currently only paid up a few months in advance and costs 6 USD per month. Getting it paid up for 10 years in advance would ensure its future existence, whatever happens to me. If you add the postage (a few currency units) you can receive a rare Delian gift by post. See the Accounts page for details.
