Thema (Omaggio a Joyce) (1958)

Sampling

Berio took a reading of Joyce's "Ulysses" and turned it into a musical storm. Words disintegrated into syllables, syllables into noises. A manifesto that human speech is also music, if sliced correctly.

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Welcome to an interactive map of electronic sound evolution. From the first experiments with electricity to neural audio. Navigate the timeline, explore events, listen to music.

> SCROLL Scroll down to move through time.
> FILTERS Filter events by categories in the top menu.
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> INFLUENCE Toggle [INFLUENCE] to reveal connections between events.
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node.music

Interactive map of electronic sound evolution. From the first experiments with electricity to neural audio.

> SEARCH — Find an event by title or author
> TAP — Tap on a card to learn details
> LISTEN — Listen to music and watch videos
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ℹ CLICK / PLAY / WATCH / NOISE / SWEEP — SYSTEM SOUNDS. CLOSING STOPS AUDIO.
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