Stereo Type (Puw)

Stereo Type is a piece by the contemporary Welsh composer Guto Puw. It was commissioned for the 2005 Bangor New Music Festival, of which Puw is the Chairman and Artistic director.cite web | title = Guto Pryderi Puw | publisher = Composers of Wales | url = http://www.cc-cw.org/guto_puw_english.htm | accessdate = 2007-06-15 ]

The piece, which lasts ten minutes, is written for the unusual combination of amplified typewriters and tape. It was billed as "A sonic journey from the past to the present."cite web | title = Event Detail: Bangor New Music Festival | publisher = Gwynedd Council | date = 2005-03-05 | url = http://www.gwynedd.gov.uk/gwy_eventdetails.asp?cat=2431&event=499&Language=1 | accessdate = 2007-06-15 ] It was premiered by students from the School of Music of the University of Wales, Bangor, where Puw is a Lecturer. The first performance took place on 5 March 2005 in the Deiniol Shopping Centre, Bangor.cite web | title = Profile of Dr Guto Pryderi Puw, School of Music | publisher = University of Wales, Bangor | url = http://www.bangor.ac.uk/music/staff/guto_puw.php.en | accessdate = 2007-06-15 ] The performance was featured on the S4C television programme "Y Sioe Gelf" on 20 March 2005.cite web | title = S4C Listings: 'Stereotype' | date = 2005-03-20 | url = http://www.celfcymru.com/sioegelf/archive.php?cat=44&lang=2 | accessdate = 2007-06-15 ]

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