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ANSWER MACHINE TAPE, 1987

PhilipVenables-c-Monica-De-Alwis

composed by Philip Venables
for solo piano with amplification and KeyScanner device, projection and recorded sound
45mins

commissioned by Zubin Kanga, HCMF, Festival d'Automne à Paris, Time of Music Festival, November Music, Royal Holloway
published in the UK by G Ricordi, Universal Music Publishing

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