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performed by Zephyrus (Zephyrus, 2004), 49 mins
Date Written / Recorded
2004
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Zephyrus
Author / Creator
Zephyrus
Date Published / Released
2004-10-05
Publisher
Zephyrus
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The Black Composer Speaks
written by David Baker, 1931-, Lida M. Belt and Herman C. Hudson, 1923-2003; edited by David Baker, 1931-, Lida M. Belt and Herman C. Hudson, 1923-2003 (Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1978), 506 page(s)
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written by David Baker, 1931-, Lida M. Belt and Herman C. Hudson, 1923-2003; edited by David Baker, 1931-, Lida M. Belt and Herman C. Hudson, 1923-2003 (Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1978), 506 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography
Contributor
David Baker, 1931-, Lida M. Belt, Herman C. Hudson, 1923-2003
Author / Creator
David Baker, 1931-, Lida M. Belt, Herman C. Hudson, 1923-2003
Date Published / Released
1978
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Topic / Theme
African American Music
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Christian Wolff: (Re:) Making Music - Works 1962-1999
composed by Christian Wolff, 1934-; conducted by James Fulkerson; produced by James Fulkerson; performed by Elisabeth Smalt, Jos Zwaanenburg, Nicola Walker-Smith and Charles Van Tassel, The Barton Workshop, in Edition Christian Wolff (Mode Records), 1 hour 14 mins
Having little to do with issues of content and form, Christian Wolff's experimental works are more concerned with the ways music is created and received, and how the composer's conceptions are intimately tied to the performers' interactions and the listener's perceptions. Like his colleague John Cage, Wolff eschew...
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composed by Christian Wolff, 1934-; conducted by James Fulkerson; produced by James Fulkerson; performed by Elisabeth Smalt, Jos Zwaanenburg, Nicola Walker-Smith and Charles Van Tassel, The Barton Workshop, in Edition Christian Wolff (Mode Records), 1 hour 14 mins
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Having little to do with issues of content and form, Christian Wolff's experimental works are more concerned with the ways music is created and received, and how the composer's conceptions are intimately tied to the performers' interactions and the listener's perceptions. Like his colleague John Cage, Wolff eschewed the rigors of post-Webernian serialism and instead wrote in an intuitive manner, avoiding systems and communicating more directly th...
Having little to do with issues of content and form, Christian Wolff's experimental works are more concerned with the ways music is created and received, and how the composer's conceptions are intimately tied to the performers' interactions and the listener's perceptions. Like his colleague John Cage, Wolff eschewed the rigors of post-Webernian serialism and instead wrote in an intuitive manner, avoiding systems and communicating more directly through raw sonorities and improvisation. Vol. 6 of the Edition Christian Wolff surveys works from 1962 to 1999, and covers a wide range of instrumental combinations and approaches, from the complex gestures of Kegama and the hyperactivity of Digger Song, to the conversational frankness of the vocal duets in Leaning Forward and the rustic fiddling of the Pieces (3) for violin and viola. Wolff's adventurous ideas are effectively shown in the four Exercises, where his concepts are worked out in short, digestible portions. Always attuned to Wolff's intentions and demands, the Barton Workshop makes his pieces sound fresh and vital, and recaptures some of the excitement this music generated at the height of the avant-garde. However, listeners should not take these performances as definitive, for that is an impossibility in Wolff's open-ended oeuvre. Mode's sound quality is consistently excellent throughout this varied double disc. ~ Blair Sanderson, All Music Guide
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Date Written / Recorded
1999
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
The Barton Workshop, Elisabeth Smalt, Jos Zwaanenburg, Nicola Walker-Smith, Charles Van Tassel
Contributor
James Fulkerson, Robert Bosch, 1861-1942
Author / Creator
Christian Wolff, 1934-, The Barton Workshop, Elisabeth Smalt, Jos Zwaanenburg, Nicola Walker-Smith, Charles Van Tassel
Publisher
Mode Records
Series
Edition Christian Wolff
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Silhouettes
conducted by Max Lifchitz, 1948-; produced by Max Lifchitz, 1948-; performed by Constance Beavon, Sarah Meneely-Kyder, 1949- and Frank Cassara, North/South Consonance Ensemble (North-South), 1 hour 6 mins
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conducted by Max Lifchitz, 1948-; produced by Max Lifchitz, 1948-; performed by Constance Beavon, Sarah Meneely-Kyder, 1949- and Frank Cassara, North/South Consonance Ensemble (North-South), 1 hour 6 mins
Date Written / Recorded
1996-08-01
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
North/South Consonance Ensemble, Constance Beavon, Sarah Meneely-Kyder, 1949-, Frank Cassara
Contributor
Max Lifchitz, 1948-, James McLean
Author / Creator
North/South Consonance Ensemble, Constance Beavon, Sarah Meneely-Kyder, 1949-, Frank Cassara
Publisher
North-South
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Speech Without Borders
composed by Bernadette Speach, 1948-; conducted by Bernadette Speach, 1948-; produced by Bernadette Speach, 1948-; performed by Jeffrey Schanzer, 1954-, Leonard Krech, Jan Williams, Anthony de Mare, Michael Pugliese, 1956-1997, Thulani Davis, 1949-, Lindsey Horner, Jeffrey Hoyer, Oliver Lake and Myra Melford, Bowery Ensemble (Mode Records), 54 mins
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composed by Bernadette Speach, 1948-; conducted by Bernadette Speach, 1948-; produced by Bernadette Speach, 1948-; performed by Jeffrey Schanzer, 1954-, Leonard Krech, Jan Williams, Anthony de Mare, Michael Pugliese, 1956-1997, Thulani Davis, 1949-, Lindsey Horner, Jeffrey Hoyer, Oliver Lake and Myra Melford, Bowery Ensemble (Mode Records), 54 mins
Date Written / Recorded
1985
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Bowery Ensemble, Jeffrey Schanzer, 1954-, Leonard Krech, Jan Williams, Anthony de Mare, Michael Pugliese, 1956-1997, Thulani Davis, 1949-, Lindsey Horner, Jeffrey Hoyer, Oliver Lake, Myra Melford
Contributor
Bernadette Speach, 1948-, David Avidor
Author / Creator
Bernadette Speach, 1948-, Bowery Ensemble, Jeffrey Schanzer, 1954-, Leonard Krech, Jan Williams, Anthony de Mare, Michael Pugliese, 1956-1997, Thulani Davis, 1949-, Lindsey Horner, Jeffrey Hoyer, Oliver Lake, Myra Melford
Publisher
Mode Records
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Wolff,C., Vol.2: Chamber Works
composed by Christian Wolff, 1934-; conducted by James Fulkerson; produced by James Fulkerson; performed by Frank Denyer, 1943-, The Barton Workshop (Mode Records), 1 hour 12 mins
This collection presents a wonderful overview of the variety and range in Christian Wolff's work from 1950 through 1987, from the most delicate of soundpieces, to gently humorous works, to powerfully moving political and humanist statements. There are excellent performances by The Barton Workshop with composer/tro...
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composed by Christian Wolff, 1934-; conducted by James Fulkerson; produced by James Fulkerson; performed by Frank Denyer, 1943-, The Barton Workshop (Mode Records), 1 hour 12 mins
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This collection presents a wonderful overview of the variety and range in Christian Wolff's work from 1950 through 1987, from the most delicate of soundpieces, to gently humorous works, to powerfully moving political and humanist statements. There are excellent performances by The Barton Workshop with composer/trombonist James Fulkerson as conductor and director. The works included are several that address feminist concerns and history: Piano Tri...
This collection presents a wonderful overview of the variety and range in Christian Wolff's work from 1950 through 1987, from the most delicate of soundpieces, to gently humorous works, to powerfully moving political and humanist statements. There are excellent performances by The Barton Workshop with composer/trombonist James Fulkerson as conductor and director. The works included are several that address feminist concerns and history: Piano Trio (Greenham - Seneca - Camiso), named after three women's peace encampments around the world; I Like to Think of Harriet Tubman, with a powerful text by {%Susan Griffin} about this brave "conductor" on the Underground Railroad who risked life and limb to guide slaves to freedom, which text also contains pointed references to modern times; and the Piano Song (I am a Dangerous Woman), to an insightful text by {%Joan Cavanagh} ("I will tell you, sir, whether you are concerned or not, masculinity has made of this world a living hell, a furnace burning away at hope, love, faith, and justice"). There are surprising instrumental pieces: the delicate Duo for Violinist and Pianist (1961) which is also a duo about contrasting senses of time; the remarkably forward-looking Serenade (1950) which Wolff composed when he was only sixteen years old; the beautiful in memoriam piece For Morty; and the sweetly humorous Stardust Pieces, named after his third child, {%Starbuck}. The Eisler Ensemble Pieces contain variations on traditional folk songs about joyful resistance to oppression. ~ "Blue Gene" Tyranny, All Music Guide
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Date Written / Recorded
1996
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
The Barton Workshop, Frank Denyer, 1943-
Contributor
James Fulkerson, Robert Bosch Geluid, fl. 2002
Author / Creator
Christian Wolff, 1934-, The Barton Workshop, Frank Denyer, 1943-
Publisher
Mode Records
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