Literary Sound Studies: English 483 Class Anthology

Astrid Annotates Bernstein's "1-100"

This is a reading of the poem "1-100" by the poet Charles Bernstein.

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Annotations

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Rustling and breath

Ambient Noise

00:04 - 00:12

Numbers 1 to 10: slow crescendo in both speed and volume

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00:12 - 00:26

Numbers 11 to 20: even and regular in speed and volume

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00:26 - 00:27

Pause

Caesura

00:27 - 00:30

Numbers 21 to 22: loud and pronounced

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00:30 - 00:33

Numbers 23 to 25: back to low volume and quicker crescendo in speed

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00:33 - 00:34

Number 26: drawn out

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00:34 - 00:41

Voices in the background

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00:35 - 00:37

Number 27: loud and pronounced

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00:37 - 00:38

Pause

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00:38 - 00:40

Numbers 28 to 29: speeds up slightly and then is drawn out

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00:41 - 00:42

Number 30: loud and pronounced

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00:42 - 00:44

Laughter in background

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00:43 - 00:46

Numbers 31, -2, -3: each number is even and drawn out

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00:44 - 00:50

Voices and sounds in the background

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00:46 - 00:48

Numbers -4, -5, -6, -7, -8, -9: speeds up until the last number which is drawn out

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00:49 - 00:50

Number 40: loud and pronounced

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Pause

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00:52 - 00:57

Numbers 41 to 45: back to regular volume and even pace with slight ringing at the end of 42 and 43

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00:57 - 01:01

Voices in the background

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00:58 - 01:00

Numbers 46 to 47: quicker in pace

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00:59 - 01:01

Pause

Caesura

01:01 - 01:02

Number 48: spoken softly on an exhale

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01:02 - 01:04

Pause and faint music in background

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01:04 - 01:05

Number 49: slightly louder and drawn out

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01:05 - 01:06

Pause and faint music in background

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01:06 - 01:15

Numbers 50 to 54: quieter and softer

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01:16 - 01:26

Numbers 55 to 60: each number gets slightly louder with even pauses between

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01:26 - 01:42

Numbers 61 to 69: crescendo in volume and screechiness and duration at the end of each number

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01:42 - 01:45

Number 70: loud and screechy

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01:45 - 02:11

Numbers 71 to 79: gradually gets louder and drawn out as the last vowel of each word is lengthened

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02:11 - 02:12

Pause

Caesura

02:12 - 02:16

Numbers 80 to 82: volume is close to shrieking and numbers are said in quick succession

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02:16 - 02:28

Numbers 83 to 87: screechy shrieking and slows down slightly until each number is said at an even speed

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02:23 - 02:26

Number 86: abrupt stop at the end of the number as opposed to the drawn out way the others are said

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02:28 - 02:33

Numbers 88 to 89: screechy and fast until the last number is drawn out

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02:33 - 02:36

Number 90: shrieking and drawn out

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02:36 - 03:04

Numbers 91 to 98: shrieking as the numbers start faster and gradually slow down and draw out

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03:04 - 03:13

Number 99: reaches the loudest and screechiest point and is drawn out until the number fades away in volume

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03:13 - 03:14

Deep inhale

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03:14 - 03:15

Number 100: goes back down to normal volume and duration which matches the beginning

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Bernstein, Charles. "1-100." 1969, remastered 2009.

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