Ziwzih Ziwzih OO-OO-OO - Revision history

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	* Released on [[Music from The BBC Radiophonic Workshop]] in 2003.		* Released on [[Music from The BBC Radiophonic Workshop]] in 2003.
	* In the BBC Sound Archive on tape [[TRW 6560]].<ref>The [[Tape Library List]]'s entry for [[TRW 6560]].</ref>		* In the BBC Sound Archive on tape [[TRW 6560]].<ref>The [[Tape Library List]]'s entry for [[TRW 6560]].</ref>
	~~{{Play\|Ziwzih Ziwzih OO-OO-OO}}~~

	=References=		=References=

Martinwguy at 13:12, 27 August 2021

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	Creation date: 6 October 1986		Creation date: 6 October 1986
	</PRE>		</PRE>

			=Tapes=
			* [[DD228]]: Mechanical sounds and other tracks

	=[[Spectrogram]]=		=[[Spectrogram]]=

Martinwguy at 12:22, 8 June 2020

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			* On [[Attic Tape]] [[DD204]].
	* Broadcast on 1st January 1967 at 10.05pm on BBC2.<ref>[[:File:The_Prophet_in_the_Radio_Times.png]]</ref>		* Broadcast on 1st January 1967 at 10.05pm on BBC2.<ref>[[:File:The_Prophet_in_the_Radio_Times.png]]</ref>
	* Released on [[BBC Radiophonic Music]] in 1971.		* Released on [[BBC Radiophonic Music]] in 1971.

Martinwguy: /* Spectrogram */

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	=[[Spectrogram]]=		=[[Spectrogram]]=
	{{~~Spectrogram~~\|Ziwzih Ziwzih OO-OO-OO ~~- Spectrogram~~}}		{{Spectrogallery\|Ziwzih Ziwzih OO-OO-OO}}
	~~A 7-octave spectrogram from A0 (27.5Hz) to A7 (3520Hz)~~

	=Availability=		=Availability=

Martinwguy at 07:19, 19 June 2016

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	<BLOCKQUOTE>		<BLOCKQUOTE>
	Written as theme for an episode of "Out of the Unknown" based on Isaac Asimov's story ''Reason''<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reason_%28short_story%29 ''Reason''] on wikipedia</ref> in which automata rebel against humans and		Written as theme for an episode of "[[Out of the Unknown]]" based on Isaac Asimov's short story ''Reason''<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reason_%28short_story%29 ''Reason''] on wikipedia</ref> in which automata rebel against humans and
	worship God in an energy converter.<ref>[http://www.cosmicsurfer.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Delia.html Ian Burdon]</ref>		worship God in an energy converter.<ref>[http://www.cosmicsurfer.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Delia.html Ian Burdon]</ref>
	</BLOCKQUOTE>		</BLOCKQUOTE>

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	Written as theme for an episode of "Out of the Unknown" based ~~around~~		Written as theme for an episode of "Out of the Unknown" based on Isaac Asimov's story ''Reason''<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reason_%28short_story%29 ''Reason''] on wikipedia</ref> in which automata rebel against humans and
	an Isaac Asimov story in which automata rebel against humans and
	worship God in an energy converter.<ref>[http://www.cosmicsurfer.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Delia.html Ian Burdon]</ref>		worship God in an energy converter.<ref>[http://www.cosmicsurfer.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Delia.html Ian Burdon]</ref>
	</BLOCKQUOTE>		</BLOCKQUOTE>

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	{{Thumb\|The Prophet screenshot~~.jpg\|thumb\|right~~\|Praying robots in a screenshot from the production]]		{{Thumb\|The Prophet screenshot\|Praying robots in a screenshot from the production}}
	~~{{Thumb\|~~The Prophet in the Radio Times.png\|thumb\|right\|The Radio Times entry for the first broadcast]]		[[Image:The Prophet in the Radio Times.png\|thumb\|right\|The Radio Times entry for the first broadcast]]
	~~{{Thumb\|~~The Prophet in the Radio Times (detail).png\|thumb\|right\|Detail of the Radio Times entry]]		[[Image:The Prophet in the Radio Times (detail).png\|thumb\|right\|Detail of the Radio Times entry]]

	<BLOCKQUOTE>		<BLOCKQUOTE>

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	~~written~~ as theme for an episode of "Out of the Unknown" based around		Written as theme for an episode of "Out of the Unknown" based around
	an Isaac Asimov story in which automata rebel against humans and		an Isaac Asimov story in which automata rebel against humans and
	worship God in an energy converter<ref>[http://www.cosmicsurfer.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Delia.html Ian Burdon]</ref>		worship God in an energy converter.<ref>[http://www.cosmicsurfer.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Delia.html Ian Burdon]</ref>
	</BLOCKQUOTE>		</BLOCKQUOTE>

	<BLOCKQUOTE>		<BLOCKQUOTE>
	~~based~~ around a resplicing of "Science and Health", is her most		Based around a resplicing of [[Science and Health]], [it] is her most
	terrifying moment, tumbling into a nightmare, the sound of childhood		terrifying moment, tumbling into a nightmare, the sound of childhood
	at its most chilling."<ref>Robin Carmody in [[Wee have also sound-houses (article)\|Wee also have sound-houses]].</ref>		at its most chilling.<ref>Robin Carmody in [[Wee have also sound-houses (article)\|Wee also have sound-houses]].</ref>
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	~~the~~ voices are reversed but actually say		The voices are reversed but actually say
	"Praise to the Master/His Wisdom and His Reason/Praise to the Master/Forever		"Praise to the Master/His Wisdom and His Reason/Praise to the Master/Forever
	and OO-OO-OO-OO/His Wis.../His Wis.../OO-OO-OO-OO/"."<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/experimental/reviews/radiophonic_music.shtml Peter Marsh]</ref>		and OO-OO-OO-OO/His Wis.../His Wis.../OO-OO-OO-OO/"."<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/experimental/reviews/radiophonic_music.shtml Peter Marsh]</ref>

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	~~[[Image:~~The Prophet screenshot.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Praying robots in a screenshot from the production]]		{{Thumb\|The Prophet screenshot.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Praying robots in a screenshot from the production]]
	~~[[Image:~~The Prophet in the Radio Times.png\|thumb\|right\|The Radio Times entry for the first broadcast]]		{{Thumb\|The Prophet in the Radio Times.png\|thumb\|right\|The Radio Times entry for the first broadcast]]
	~~[[Image:~~The Prophet in the Radio Times (detail).png\|thumb\|right\|Detail of the Radio Times entry]]		{{Thumb\|The Prophet in the Radio Times (detail).png\|thumb\|right\|Detail of the Radio Times entry]]

	<BLOCKQUOTE>		<BLOCKQUOTE>
	written as theme for an episode of "Out of the Unknown" based around		written as theme for an episode of "Out of the Unknown" based around
	an Isaac Asimov story in which automata rebel against humans and		an Isaac Asimov story in which automata rebel against humans and
	worship God in an energy converter		worship God in an energy converter<ref>[http://www.cosmicsurfer.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Delia.html Ian Burdon]</ref>
	<BR>~~   --~~ [http://www.cosmicsurfer.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Delia.html Ian Burdon]
	</BLOCKQUOTE>		</BLOCKQUOTE>

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	based around a resplicing of "Science and Health", is her most		based around a resplicing of "Science and Health", is her most
	terrifying moment, tumbling into a nightmare, the sound of childhood		terrifying moment, tumbling into a nightmare, the sound of childhood
	at its most chilling."		at its most chilling."<ref>Robin Carmody in [[Wee have also sound-houses (article)\|Wee also have sound-houses]].</ref>
	<BR>~~   --~~ Robin Carmody in [[Wee have also sound-houses (article)\|Wee also have sound-houses]]
	</BLOCKQUOTE>		</BLOCKQUOTE>

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	er, Drew said he thought it sounded medieval. Well that was because it		er, Drew said he thought it sounded medieval. Well that was because it
	was like a new religion and they'd go back to square one and the perfect		was like a new religion and they'd go back to square one and the perfect
	fifth as the greeks did. And so my oo-oo-oo's were done on the Wobbulator.</I>		fifth as the greeks did. And so my oo-oo-oo's were done on the Wobbulator.</I><ref>Delia in the [[Radio Scotland interview]]</ref>
	<BR>~~   --~~ Delia in the [[Radio Scotland interview]]
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	pitched it and treated it. But the 'Ooh-ooh-ooh' isn't me... that's		pitched it and treated it. But the 'Ooh-ooh-ooh' isn't me... that's
	wobbulator, pure wobbulator. That's a piece of test equipment that does		wobbulator, pure wobbulator. That's a piece of test equipment that does
	wave sweeps.</I>		wave sweeps.</I><ref>Delia, in the [[Surface interview]].</ref>
	<BR>~~   --~~ Delia, in the [[Surface interview]]
	</BLOCKQUOTE>		</BLOCKQUOTE>

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	the voices are reversed but actually say		the voices are reversed but actually say
	"Praise to the Master/His Wisdom and His Reason/Praise to the Master/Forever		"Praise to the Master/His Wisdom and His Reason/Praise to the Master/Forever
	and OO-OO-OO-OO/His Wis.../His Wis.../OO-OO-OO-OO/"."		and OO-OO-OO-OO/His Wis.../His Wis.../OO-OO-OO-OO/"."<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/experimental/reviews/radiophonic_music.shtml Peter Marsh]</ref>
	<BR>~~   --~~ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/experimental/reviews/radiophonic_music.shtml Peter Marsh]
	</BLOCKQUOTE>		</BLOCKQUOTE>

	~~=[[Spectrogram]]=~~
	~~{{Spectrogram\|Ziwzih Ziwzih OO-OO-OO - Spectrogram}}~~
	~~A 7-octave spectrogram from A0 (27.5Hz) to A7 (3520Hz)~~
	~~[[File:Ziwzih Ziwzih OO-OO-OO.ogg]]~~

	=Telesnaps=		=Telesnaps=
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	Creation date: 6 October 1986		Creation date: 6 October 1986
	</PRE>		</PRE>

			=[[Spectrogram]]=
			{{Spectrogram\|Ziwzih Ziwzih OO-OO-OO - Spectrogram}}
			A 7-octave spectrogram from A0 (27.5Hz) to A7 (3520Hz)

	=Availability=		=Availability=

Martinwguy: /* Spectrogram */

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Spectrogram

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[[Image:The Prophet screenshot.jpg|thumb|right|Praying robots in a screenshot from the production]]
[[Image:The Prophet in the Radio Times.png|thumb|right|The Radio Times entry for the first broadcast]]
[[Image:The Prophet in the Radio Times (detail).png|thumb|right|Detail of the Radio Times entry]]

<BLOCKQUOTE>
written as theme for an episode of "Out of the Unknown" based around
an Isaac Asimov story in which automata rebel against humans and
worship God in an energy converter
    -- [http://www.cosmicsurfer.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Delia.html Ian Burdon]
</BLOCKQUOTE>

<BLOCKQUOTE>
based around a resplicing of "Science and Health", is her most
terrifying moment, tumbling into a nightmare, the sound of childhood
at its most chilling."
    -- Robin Carmody in [[Wee have also sound-houses (article)|Wee also have sound-houses]]
</BLOCKQUOTE>

<BLOCKQUOTE>
Most of the programs that I did were either in the far distant
future, the far distant past or in the mind.
I think this was the climax of a science fiction play called "The
Prophet". It ended up with all these robots and they sang a song of praise
to this bloke, presumably the prophet, and this was the song they sang. It
is difficult to pronounce because it's made from backwards chanting and
I think if you play it forwards it would say something like "Praise to
the master, his wisdom and his reason" and I just chose the best bits and
"Ziwzih Ziwzih", "his wiz, his wiz": it's that backwards. And I must say
that the Oo-oo-oo is electronic! I think it was at the same time as one
of the Beatles' songs, "Please please me", and so that was like, I think,
er, Drew said he thought it sounded medieval. Well that was because it
was like a new religion and they'd go back to square one and the perfect
fifth as the greeks did. And so my oo-oo-oo's were done on the Wobbulator.
    -- Delia in the [[Radio Scotland interview]]
</BLOCKQUOTE>

<BLOCKQUOTE>
I did the music for the whole programme. It was probably in the mid
'60s. [...] I never watched the stuff. I had a script, that's all.
The actors, I got them to chant. The words they were singing were,
"Praise to the master, his wisdom and his [reason]" [...]
I turned it backwards first, then chose the best bits
that sounded good backwards and would fit into a rhythm, and then
speed-changed the voices. Then I used just this one bar repeated which
had [previously] been rejected from
a [[Science and Health|science and health]] program
for being too lascivious for the schoolchildren. It was like a science
program... it was supposed to be about sex, but under another name.
And then the producer had the nerve to turn down my music, saying it
was too lascivious. It was just twangy things with electronic pick-ups,
and I just used a single note and then did little glissandos on it and
pitched it and treated it. But the 'Ooh-ooh-ooh' isn't me... that's
wobbulator, pure wobbulator. That's a piece of test equipment that does
wave sweeps.
    -- Delia, in the [[Surface interview]]
</BLOCKQUOTE>

<BLOCKQUOTE>
the voices are reversed but actually say
"Praise to the Master/His Wisdom and His Reason/Praise to the Master/Forever
and OO-OO-OO-OO/His Wis.../His Wis.../OO-OO-OO-OO/"."
    -- [http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/experimental/reviews/radiophonic_music.shtml Peter Marsh]
</BLOCKQUOTE>

=[[Spectrogram]]=
{{Spectrogram|Ziwzih Ziwzih OO-OO-OO - Spectrogram}}
A 7-octave spectrogram from A0 (27.5Hz) to A7 (3520Hz)
[[File:Ziwzih Ziwzih OO-OO-OO.ogg]]

=Telesnaps=
The only surviving footage of the episode are the following "telesnaps"

[[Image:The Prophet 01-07.jpg|100px|top]]
[[Image:The Prophet 08-16.jpg|100px|top]]
[[Image:The Prophet 17-25.jpg|100px|top]]
[[Image:The Prophet 26-35.jpg|100px|top]]
[[Image:The Prophet 36-44.jpg|100px|top]]
[[Image:The Prophet 45-53.jpg|100px|top]]
[[Image:The Prophet 54-62.jpg|100px|top]]
[[Image:The Prophet 63-70.jpg|100px|top]]

=Copyright=
The Performing Right Society's list of works by Delia Ann Derbyshire has:
<PRE>
Title: Ziwzih Ziwzih OO OO OO
Writer(s): Derbyshire Delia Ann
Publisher: BBC Worldwide Music
Creation date: 6 October 1986
</PRE>

=Availability=
* Broadcast on 1st January 1967 at 10.05pm on BBC2.<ref>[[:File:The_Prophet_in_the_Radio_Times.png]]</ref>
* Released on [[BBC Radiophonic Music]] in 1971.
* Released on [[Music from The BBC Radiophonic Workshop]] in 2003.
* In the BBC Sound Archive on tape [[TRW 6560]].<ref>The [[Tape Library List]]'s entry for [[TRW 6560]].</ref>
{{Play|Ziwzih Ziwzih OO-OO-OO}}

=References=
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