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INSECT
By Michael Basinski
One long sound for one voice. The voice is
encouraged to engage the cult of poet as inspired
idiot prior to first breathe. Could be arranged
for multiple voices as band of idiots. Consume
air or gulp air at double letters only. Must create
sound on air intake. If sound line breaks, the
liner must begin again. The line is over when the
line is performed accurately start to finish.
Orchestrate tone, tempo, pitch etc. to taste.
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TWO EARLY LEARFS
By Michael Basinski
1
cunedge seaphed
aphids pon wellows
welcomes leaf memembraids
brainiaids
barmaids brainariads
lip obovote-cunear
wand eyes June in trumpette
taperingring gradually
to the stipule swan strippers oV pool furniture
irun rubbits
wild wand of magpie
an apple pie, please
sand a dozen leaf
rolls, poppy seed.
2
cunecools
observed as
infancy fingers
disceased wand incurables
curved fingures
froglytdite
writes
a triffling part sov
hymns cradle sox
crocodile soap
hiss hole
giraffe another carafe
great gifts of god
lie
as chastitie.
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LINE
By
Michael Basinski
Inspired by Line Book by W.
R. H.
One long sound for one voice. The voice is
encouraged to engage the cult of poet as inspired
idiot prior to first breathe. Could be arranged
for multiple voices as band of idiots. Consume
air or gulp air at double letters only. Must create
sound on air intake. Audience is encouraged to
shout Failure! or Fraud! or Freud!
if the line of
sound is broken or there is an imagination that
it
broke. Or just for fun or to be antagonistic. If
broke, the liner must begin again. The line is
over when the line is performed accurately start
to finish. Orchestrate tone, tempo, pitch etc. to
taste.
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All 50 States
For four voices.
The goal of the work is to recall from memory all 50 states in
a form of order moving form one part of the United States to another.
For example, one voice starts in Florida and remembers all states
until the voice concludes in Alaska or Hawaii. Each voices starts
in a different part corner of the country.
All four voices begin on cue and conclude when finished. The state
names are spoken at a relatively slow pace at the beginning and
may excel or not. All voices speak at the same level as if in simple
conversation. No exaggerations. Voices may repeat states as they
hear them and in the course of the work voices should form duets
and trios etc and solo. Make spoken music. Fill the spaces. Overlaps
and harmonies encouraged. Silence is encouraged. Orchestrate. Perform
until complete.
July 14, 2004
Michael Basinski
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UTTERS
Utters is a verbodrama for solo or choral presentation. A voice
or many voices begins at the top and bellows or reads the word somehow.
The body of the voice or voices should be involved physically in
the presentation at some point if not all points. Act. Pitch is
meaning. Move down through the text performing each word. If in
an ensemble, remain somewhat together. If a group presentation then
all voices should be in the word: -lost- before the piece begins
its closure.
bellow
bawl
snarl
hiss
snort
yell
sing
coo
invoke
escape
articulation
comment
wag the tongue
pronounce
yap
vowel
bump the gums
stress
jaw
prattle
gab
lip
chatter
elocution
murmur
whisper
whine
mumble
voice box
lust
emit
accent
twang
utterance
vocable
pipe up
breathing
chin music
clam up
lost
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