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| − | In 1966, Delia and [[Brian Hodgson]] joined [[Peter Zinovieff]] to form [[Unit Delta Plus]], an electronic music studio in Zinovieff's "garden shed by the river in Putney"<ref>Sofka Zinovieff, ''Red Princess: A Revolutionary Life'', London: Granta, 2007, ISBN 9781862079199, pp. 327-28.</ref> | + | In 1966, Delia and [[Brian Hodgson]] joined [[Peter Zinovieff]] to form [[Unit Delta Plus]], an electronic music studio in Zinovieff's "garden shed by the river in Putney."<ref>Sofka Zinovieff, ''Red Princess: A Revolutionary Life'', London: Granta, 2007, ISBN 9781862079199, pp. 327-28.</ref> |
Unit Delta Plus also delivered lectures about electronic music. After one at Morley College in London, [[David Vorhaus]] introduced himself to Derbyshire and Hodgson after the lecture.<ref>The [[Radio Scotland interview]]</ref> | Unit Delta Plus also delivered lectures about electronic music. After one at Morley College in London, [[David Vorhaus]] introduced himself to Derbyshire and Hodgson after the lecture.<ref>The [[Radio Scotland interview]]</ref> | ||
| − | Delia can be seen on video<ref>[http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/lectures/dr-peter-zinovieff-the-original-tectonic-sounds Red Bull Academy: Peter Zinovieff]].</ref> starting the computer to perform Peter Zinovieff's ''Partita for Unattended Computer'' at the [[Queen Elizabeth Hall]] on 15th January 1968.<ref name=Routh20>Francis Routh, ''Contemporary British Music: The Twenty-Five Years from 1945 to 1970'' (1972), [http://www.musicweb-international.com/routh/Contemporary.htm Chapter 20: Electronic music and the Avant-garde: Electronic Music]</ref> The first piece of the same concert was her own composition [[Pot Pourri]]<ref name=Routh20/> | + | On the 10th September 1966, [[Unit Delta Plus]] gave a [[Concert of Electronic Music]] at the Watermill Theatre in Bagnor. |
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| + | Delia can be seen on video<ref>[http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/lectures/dr-peter-zinovieff-the-original-tectonic-sounds Red Bull Academy: Peter Zinovieff]].</ref> starting the computer to perform Peter Zinovieff's ''Partita for Unattended Computer'' at the [[Queen Elizabeth Hall]] on 15th January 1968.<ref name=Routh20>Francis Routh, ''Contemporary British Music: The Twenty-Five Years from 1945 to 1970'' (1972), [http://www.musicweb-international.com/routh/Contemporary.htm Chapter 20: Electronic music and the Avant-garde: Electronic Music]</ref> The first piece of the same concert was her own composition [[Pot Pourri]].<ref name=Routh20/> | ||
In 1967, after a troubled performance at the Royal College of Art, the unit disbanded.<ref>[http://www.last.fm/music/Brian+Hodgson Article "Brian Hodgson" at last.fm]</ref> [[Brian Hodgson]] says of this event: | In 1967, after a troubled performance at the Royal College of Art, the unit disbanded.<ref>[http://www.last.fm/music/Brian+Hodgson Article "Brian Hodgson" at last.fm]</ref> [[Brian Hodgson]] says of this event: | ||
Latest revision as of 14:40, 11 June 2021
In 1966, Delia and Brian Hodgson joined Peter Zinovieff to form Unit Delta Plus, an electronic music studio in Zinovieff's "garden shed by the river in Putney."[1]
Unit Delta Plus also delivered lectures about electronic music. After one at Morley College in London, David Vorhaus introduced himself to Derbyshire and Hodgson after the lecture.[2]
On the 10th September 1966, Unit Delta Plus gave a Concert of Electronic Music at the Watermill Theatre in Bagnor.
Delia can be seen on video[3] starting the computer to perform Peter Zinovieff's Partita for Unattended Computer at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on 15th January 1968.[4] The first piece of the same concert was her own composition Pot Pourri.[4]
In 1967, after a troubled performance at the Royal College of Art, the unit disbanded.[5] Brian Hodgson says of this event:
“Unit Delta Plus had another lecture at the Royal College of Art, however “Peter had arranged a 'happening' [not a lecture] but didn’t tell Delia or I. I walked off the platform and sat in the audience at one point. And the next day, we went over [to Peter's house] and said we wanted to break up the partnership and he said he wanted to do it as well, so that was it.”[6]
Pieces
Public performances
- The Business of Good Government, 16th-18th December, 1965
- On The Level, 25th? February 1966
- Unit Delta Plus Concert of Electronic Music, 10th September 1966
- Million Volt Light and Sound Rave, 28 Jan and 4th February 1967
- The RSC’s Macbeth in Stratford on Avon,[6] opening 15th August 1967
- Delia's Pot Pourri, performed as part of a concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on the 15th January 1968[4]
References
- ↑ Sofka Zinovieff, Red Princess: A Revolutionary Life, London: Granta, 2007, ISBN 9781862079199, pp. 327-28.
- ↑ The Radio Scotland interview
- ↑ Red Bull Academy: Peter Zinovieff].
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Francis Routh, Contemporary British Music: The Twenty-Five Years from 1945 to 1970 (1972), Chapter 20: Electronic music and the Avant-garde: Electronic Music
- ↑ Article "Brian Hodgson" at last.fm
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Breege Brennan's thesis
