Detail View: The AMICA Library: Forty-Part Motet
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AMICA ID:
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NGC_.40634.1-40
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AMICA Library Year:
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2003
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Name:
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Cardiff, Janet
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Creator Nationality:
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Canadian
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Creator Dates/Places:
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born: 1957 - died:
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Biography:
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Canadian, born 1957
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Gender:
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F
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Creator Birth Place:
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Canada: Ontario, Brussels
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Janet Cardiff
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Title:
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Forty-Part Motet
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View:
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alternate view
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Creation Date:
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2001
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Creation Start Date:
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2001
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Creation End Date:
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2001
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Materials and Techniques:
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40-track audio installation
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Classification Term:
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Sculpture
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Subject Description:
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A reworking of 'Spem in Alium' (1575) by Thomas Tallis. The forty voices are grouped into eight choirs of five voices. Each voice was recorded separately and is played back through a single loudspeaker. The piece was recorded by the Salisbury Cathedral Choir, and was originally commissioned by the Salisbury Festival.
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Dimensions:
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dimensions variable
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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Measurement Dimension:
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width
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AMICA Contributor:
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National Gallery of Canada
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Owner Location:
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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ID Number:
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40634.1-40
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Credit Line:
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Purchased 2001
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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NGC_.40634.1-40C.tif
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