Else Marie Pade collaborated with sound technician Sven Drehn-Knudsen from DR (Danish Broadcasting Corporation) to create "Symphonie magnétophonique" between 1958 and 1959.
Composition History
James Joyce's modernist novel "Ulysses" (1922) and Luciano Berio's electroacoustic "Thema (Omaggio a Joyce)" (1958) were inspirations for Pade's "Symphonie magnétophonique."
Composer's Artistic Vision
Pade and Drehn-Knudsen aimed to musically depict a day and night in Copenhagen using a range of everyday sounds for "Symphonie magnétophonique."
Composer Biography
Else Marie Pade was an active member of the Danish wartime resistance, was imprisoned in Frøslev prison camp, and composed several songs there.
Album & Artwork
The EMP Series, a collaboration between Dacapo Records and Edition·S, offers digital releases of Pade's music, including works discovered after her passing in 2016.
Composer Biography
Pade traveled to Paris in 1952 to meet Pierre Schaeffer, the founder of musique concrète, a meeting that significantly impacted her career.
Compositional Technique
"Symphonie magnétophonique" is considered a cornerstone of Else Marie Pade's work in the musique concrète tradition, involving the electronic manipulation of real-world sounds.
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