MARTIN BARTLETT


In Memoriam
Pythagoras' Ghost
Bartlett's only available recording exemplifies his unique musical explorations - creating not only the music but special tunings and interactions between instruments and electronics. The music is a unique blend of lively rhythmic and melodic elements with distinctive tunings and timbres, which provide a listening experience that transcends traditional categories of "classical," "electroacoustic," or "ethnic."

Item number BM-CD-1; Compact Disc $15.00

 

 

 

Martin Bartlett

Born in Britain in 1939, Martin Bartlett came to Canada in 1952. He studied at the University of British Columbia and at Mills College. Important influences were: the music and writings of John Cage; electronic composers David Tudor, Pauline Oliveros and David Behrman; Indian musicians, the Dagar Brothers and Pandit Pran Nath; K.R.T. Wasitodipuro; and the music of the Javanese gamelan. He was one of the founders of the Western Front, an artist-run gallery, studio and performance space in Vancouver, and taught composition, electroacoustic music and world music at Simon Fraser University. Martin died of AIDS in 1993 in his home in Vancouver.

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