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[[Mattachin]] is a piece by Delia lasting 1:06 in the style of a medieval ''Pavane'', realized with musique concrète and electronic sounds,  
 
[[Mattachin]] is a piece by Delia lasting 1:06 in the style of a medieval ''Pavane'', realized with musique concrète and electronic sounds,  
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'''Delia:''' ''Yes, since 1968, I think. I'm tickled pink by it. It's charming, isn't it?''<ref>The [[Radio Scotland interview]] in 1997.</ref>
 
'''Delia:''' ''Yes, since 1968, I think. I'm tickled pink by it. It's charming, isn't it?''<ref>The [[Radio Scotland interview]] in 1997.</ref>
 
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A Matach&iacute;n is a sword dancer in ritual costume.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matachines ''Matachines'' on wikipedia].</ref>
  
 
''[[Talk Out]]'', which has the same rhythm track, is from 1964,<ref>The [[Tape Library List]]'s entry for [[TRW 6148]].</ref> but the tape for Movement, Mime and Music II, which includes [[Mattachin]], was checked out from BBC stores in 1962<ref name=TRW5016/> and a note in Delia's papers reads: "By Aug.26 [1963] - send TRW 5016 to R P Current Library (M M & M II)".<ref>[[DD074230]]</ref>.
 
''[[Talk Out]]'', which has the same rhythm track, is from 1964,<ref>The [[Tape Library List]]'s entry for [[TRW 6148]].</ref> but the tape for Movement, Mime and Music II, which includes [[Mattachin]], was checked out from BBC stores in 1962<ref name=TRW5016/> and a note in Delia's papers reads: "By Aug.26 [1963] - send TRW 5016 to R P Current Library (M M & M II)".<ref>[[DD074230]]</ref>.

Latest revision as of 18:42, 26 August 2022

Procession of the Matachines, from wikipedia

Mattachin is a piece by Delia lasting 1:06 in the style of a medieval Pavane, realized with musique concrète and electronic sounds, "a fine reworking / extension of the structure of her Talk Out".[1]

John Cavanagh: It's some time since you heard that track, I guess.
Delia: Yes, since 1968, I think. I'm tickled pink by it. It's charming, isn't it?[2]

A Matachín is a sword dancer in ritual costume.[3]

Talk Out, which has the same rhythm track, is from 1964,[4] but the tape for Movement, Mime and Music II, which includes Mattachin, was checked out from BBC stores in 1962[5] and a note in Delia's papers reads: "By Aug.26 [1963] - send TRW 5016 to R P Current Library (M M & M II)".[6].

From all this, we conclude that she created it in 1962 or early 1963.

Copyright

The Performing Right Society's list of works by Delia Ann Derbyshire has:

Title: Mattachin
Writer(s): Derbyshire, Delia Ann
Publisher: BBC Worldwide Music
Creation date: 1 January 1984

but under UK law, all audio recordings made before 1963 are in the public domain.

Spectrogram

Mattachin - Spectrogram.jpg

Availability

References