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Silver Apples of the Moon is the debut album by American composer and musician Morton Subotnick, released by Nonesuch Records in July 1967. It contains the titular composition which is divided into two parts.
Earlier this year, ASCAP composer Morton Subotnick’s electronic work Silver Apples of the Moon was added to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. The piece is undeniably one of the most historically and aesthetically significant works in the canon of electronic music.
Morton Subotnick (born April 14, 1933) is an American composer of electronic music, best known for his 1967 composition Silver Apples of the Moon, the first electronic work commissioned by a record company, Nonesuch. [1] He was one of the founding members of California Institute of the Arts, where he taught for many years.
- Library of Congress
- Morton Subotnick papers
Morton Subotnick performing “Silver Apples of the Moon” at the Lincoln Center Festival. Michelle V. Agins/The New York Times. By Anthony Tommasini. July 21, 2017.
Mar 14, 2014 · experimental karlrecords morton subotnick ambient avantgarde contemporary classical drone; noise electronic; contemporary music Berlin. Silver Apples Of The Moon by MORTON SUBOTNICK, released 14 March 2014 1. Part I 2. Part II … defined “computer music” for a generation that hadn’t thought about it yet.
Feb 14, 2018 · Music Critic. Morton Subotnick’s “Silver Apples of the Moon” was the first electronic music composition commissioned for a recording. When it came out on Nonesuch Records in 1968,...
