Else Marie Pade received a commission in 1965 to create music for a documentary about Jydsk Telefon (The Jutlandic Telephone Company).
Notable Performances
'Afsnit I, II, III' premiered at a concert arranged by Else Marie Pade herself at the National Gallery of Denmark in 1960.
Album & Artwork
The EMP Series will continue with regular releases through 2024, commemorating the centennial of Else Marie Pade's birth.
Album & Artwork
The EMP Series, a collaboration between Dacapo Records and publisher Edition·S, offers a fresh digital perspective on Else Marie Pade's music.
Critical Reception
A contemporary review in the newspaper Politiken described the 1960 premiere of 'Afsnit I, II, III' as a 'tough journey' and 'one of the longest concerts to unfold within a couple of hours'.
Compositional Technique
The work 'Afsnit I, II, III' for solo violin, 11 percussion instruments, and three loudspeaker groups, features a violinist playing acoustically against a backdrop of electronically treated percussion.
Compositional Technique
In 'Musik til Jydsk Telefon', Else Marie Pade uses ring- or amplitude-modulated tones that gradually resemble dialing of telephone numbers, specifically DTMF tones.
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