The Mysterious Stranger Pt. A:a—The 2012 ovtr1

A score for three simultaneous events. (Click for full view)

The Mysterious Stranger by Doug Harvey

Commercial dry transfer typographical elements on paper (1999)

Text from “The Hymn of The Pearl” from the Acts of Thomas

First performed by improvisational audio collage group Mannlicher Carcano as opening portion of “Puffed Thematic Drag” program for “The Music of Sound” concert for the SoundEscapes Conference, Peterborough ON, Canada, June 2000 (approx. duration 40 minutes).

Excerpt from Doug Harvey’s unfinished electroacoustic version

1 Title from Mark Twain’s last novel.