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International Dictionary of Black Composers, vol. 1: Abrams-Jenkins
(Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers), 614 page(s)
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(Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers), 614 page(s)
Content Type
Compendium
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999 by Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. Reproduced by permission of the Taylor and Francis Group.
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International Dictionary of Black Composers, vol. 1: Abrams-JenkinsDaoud, Rageh
written by John O. Robison, fl. 1999 (Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers), 7 page(s)
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written by John O. Robison, fl. 1999 (Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers), 7 page(s)
Content Type
Biography, Compendium
Author / Creator
John O. Robison, fl. 1999
Person Discussed
Rageh Daoud, 1954-
Topic / Theme
Arab, Egyptian, Musicians, Music composition, Music theory, Musical meter and rhythm
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Copyright © 1999 by Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. Reproduced by permission of the Taylor and Francis Group.
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International Dictionary of Black Composers, vol. 2: Johnson-WorkSmith, Hale
written by Malcolm J. Breda, fl. 1999 and Samuel A. Floyd, Jr; edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr (Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999), 9 page(s)
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written by Malcolm J. Breda, fl. 1999 and Samuel A. Floyd, Jr; edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr (Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999), 9 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography, Compendium
Contributor
Samuel A. Floyd, Jr
Author / Creator
Malcolm J. Breda, fl. 1999, Samuel A. Floyd, Jr
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers
Person Discussed
Hale Smith, 1925-
Topic / Theme
African American, Musicians, Music composition, Social conflict, Expression in performance, Music theory, African American Music
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International Dictionary of Black Composers, vol. 2: Johnson-Work
written by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr; edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr (Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999), 659 page(s)
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written by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr; edited by Samuel A. Floyd, Jr (Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1999), 659 page(s)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Biography, Compendium
Contributor
Samuel A. Floyd, Jr
Author / Creator
Samuel A. Floyd, Jr
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers
Topic / Theme
African American Music
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Morton Feldman: Composing by Numbers - The Graphic Scores, 1950-67
composed by Morton Feldman, 1926-1987; conducted by James Fulkerson; produced by James Fulkerson; performed by Taco Kooistra, Philip Corner, Frank Denyer, 1943- and Marieke Keser, The Barton Workshop (Mode Records), 1 hour 14 mins
Like fellow composers John Cage, Christian Wolff, and Earle Brown, Morton Feldman experimented for a time with graphic notation, and toyed with the various possibilities of this looser, less prescriptive method. While free of serialist clichés and conventions, the musical results on Composing by Numbers are subje...
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composed by Morton Feldman, 1926-1987; conducted by James Fulkerson; produced by James Fulkerson; performed by Taco Kooistra, Philip Corner, Frank Denyer, 1943- and Marieke Keser, The Barton Workshop (Mode Records), 1 hour 14 mins
Description
Like fellow composers John Cage, Christian Wolff, and Earle Brown, Morton Feldman experimented for a time with graphic notation, and toyed with the various possibilities of this looser, less prescriptive method. While free of serialist clichés and conventions, the musical results on Composing by Numbers are subject to the limitations of the players' collective imagination, and tend toward a rarefied pointillism -- a cliché in its own right -- t...
Like fellow composers John Cage, Christian Wolff, and Earle Brown, Morton Feldman experimented for a time with graphic notation, and toyed with the various possibilities of this looser, less prescriptive method. While free of serialist clichés and conventions, the musical results on Composing by Numbers are subject to the limitations of the players' collective imagination, and tend toward a rarefied pointillism -- a cliché in its own right -- that only a devoted fan can follow with persistence. If the brief pieces from the 1950s are heard individually, they seem frustratingly airy, abrupt, and aphoristic; but if heard in sequence, then the changes of instrumentation and different timbral effects at least provide some aural relief. Perhaps most satisfying for its spectral textures, continuity, and length is Intersection I (1951), which the Barton Workshop realizes with much fuller harmonies and richer sonorities. Out of "Last Pieces," The Straits of Magellan (both 1961), and In Search of an Orchestration (1967) are more active than the earlier Projections, and adventurous listeners may appreciate these later compositions for their greater complexity and tension. The ensemble, alternately conducted by James Fulkerson and Jos Zwaanenburg, specializes in the more arcane and experimental music of the late avant-garde, and its explorations of Feldman's graphic scores are a welcome addition to the catalog, even if they are not as absorbing or compelling as many of his later efforts. ~ Blair Sanderson, All Music Guide
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Date Written / Recorded
2001
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
The Barton Workshop, Taco Kooistra, Philip Corner, Frank Denyer, 1943-, Marieke Keser
Contributor
James Fulkerson, Robert Bosch, 1861-1942
Author / Creator
Morton Feldman, 1926-1987, The Barton Workshop, Taco Kooistra, Philip Corner, Frank Denyer, 1943-, Marieke Keser
Publisher
Mode Records
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Musiques Pour Cordes
conducted by Eric Sprogis; produced by Christophe Lebreton; performed by Ensemble Instrumental sous la direction d'Eric Sprogis (Forlane CI, 1992), 1 hour 11 mins
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conducted by Eric Sprogis; produced by Christophe Lebreton; performed by Ensemble Instrumental sous la direction d'Eric Sprogis (Forlane CI, 1992), 1 hour 11 mins
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Ensemble Instrumental sous la direction d'Eric Sprogis
Contributor
Eric Sprogis, Christophe Lebreton
Author / Creator
Ensemble Instrumental sous la direction d'Eric Sprogis
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Forlane CI
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Rubin: Hallelujah Games
composed by Amy Rubin, fl. 1990; produced by Laura Kaminsky, 1956-; performed by Amy Rubin, fl. 1990, William Trigg, Christine Schadeberg, Kathleen Nester, Jo-Ann Sternberg, Atsuko Sato and Todd Nichols (Mode Records), 1 hour 22 mins
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composed by Amy Rubin, fl. 1990; produced by Laura Kaminsky, 1956-; performed by Amy Rubin, fl. 1990, William Trigg, Christine Schadeberg, Kathleen Nester, Jo-Ann Sternberg, Atsuko Sato and Todd Nichols (Mode Records), 1 hour 22 mins
Date Written / Recorded
1998-08-01
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Amy Rubin, fl. 1990, William Trigg, Christine Schadeberg, Kathleen Nester, Jo-Ann Sternberg, Atsuko Sato, Todd Nichols
Contributor
David Avidor, Laura Kaminsky, 1956-
Author / Creator
Amy Rubin, fl. 1990, William Trigg, Christine Schadeberg, Kathleen Nester, Jo-Ann Sternberg, Atsuko Sato, Todd Nichols
Publisher
Mode Records
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Southam: Glass Houses
composed by Ann Southam, 1937-2010; conducted by Gary Kulesha, 1954-; produced by Anton Kwiatkowski, fl. 1969; performed by Eve Egoyan and Stephen Clarke, Composers' Orchestra and Composers' String Quartet (CBC Records), 1 hour 18 mins
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composed by Ann Southam, 1937-2010; conducted by Gary Kulesha, 1954-; produced by Anton Kwiatkowski, fl. 1969; performed by Eve Egoyan and Stephen Clarke, Composers' Orchestra and Composers' String Quartet (CBC Records), 1 hour 18 mins
Date Written / Recorded
1997
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Composers' Orchestra, Composers' String Quartet, Eve Egoyan, Stephen Clarke
Contributor
Gary Kulesha, 1954-, Bruce Barnett, Anton Kwiatkowski, fl. 1969
Author / Creator
Ann Southam, 1937-2010, Composers' Orchestra, Composers' String Quartet, Eve Egoyan, Stephen Clarke
Publisher
CBC Records
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Villa-Lobos: Choros 1-7
composed by Heitor Villa-Lobos, 1887-1959; conducted by Adrian Leaper; produced by Mike Purton; performed by Carlos Oramas, Johanne-Valérie Gélinas, Radovan Cavallin and Sergio Alonso, Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria and Coro de la Filarmónica de Gran Canaria (ASV), 1 hour 10 mins
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composed by Heitor Villa-Lobos, 1887-1959; conducted by Adrian Leaper; produced by Mike Purton; performed by Carlos Oramas, Johanne-Valérie Gélinas, Radovan Cavallin and Sergio Alonso, Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria and Coro de la Filarmónica de Gran Canaria (ASV), 1 hour 10 mins
Date Written / Recorded
2000-09-08
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, Coro de la Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, Carlos Oramas, Johanne-Valérie Gélinas, Radovan Cavallin, Sergio Alonso
Contributor
Adrian Leaper, Martin Atkinson, Mike Purton
Author / Creator
Heitor Villa-Lobos, 1887-1959, Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, Coro de la Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, Carlos Oramas, Johanne-Valérie Gélinas, Radovan Cavallin, Sergio Alonso
Publisher
ASV
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Xenakis: Music for Strings
composed by Iannis Xenakis, 1922-2001; conducted by Johannes Kalitzke, 1959-; produced by Harry Vogt; performed by John Eckhardt, Ensemble Resonanz (Mode Records, 2005), 58 mins
In its outstanding Edition Iannis Xenakis, Mode presents coherent programs that put the composer's hard-to-categorize works in context and help make his fierce but fascinating music more intelligible to a growing legion of admirers. This is the sixth volume in the series, covering six compositions for various conf...
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composed by Iannis Xenakis, 1922-2001; conducted by Johannes Kalitzke, 1959-; produced by Harry Vogt; performed by John Eckhardt, Ensemble Resonanz (Mode Records, 2005), 58 mins
Description
In its outstanding Edition Iannis Xenakis, Mode presents coherent programs that put the composer's hard-to-categorize works in context and help make his fierce but fascinating music more intelligible to a growing legion of admirers. This is the sixth volume in the series, covering six compositions for various configurations of strings that also broadly represent three key periods in Xenakis' ouevre. Of his early works, Syrmos and Analogique A+B (...
In its outstanding Edition Iannis Xenakis, Mode presents coherent programs that put the composer's hard-to-categorize works in context and help make his fierce but fascinating music more intelligible to a growing legion of admirers. This is the sixth volume in the series, covering six compositions for various configurations of strings that also broadly represent three key periods in Xenakis' ouevre. Of his early works, Syrmos and Analogique A+B (both 1959) exemplify the mathematically generated music Xenakis developed at the beginning of his career, filled with group glissandi, clustered harmonics, and scurrying pizzicato textures. Two compositions of his dynamic middle period, Aroura (1971) and Theraps (1975-1976), reflect the severity of the mythopoetic concepts that preoccupied Xenakis in that decade. The somewhat gnomic late pieces, Voile (1995) and the sextet Ittidra (1996), are hard to define in terms of techniques or time period, yet demonstrate a consolidation of Xenakis' ideas, particularly in the dense accumulations of sounds and interwoven arboresences in Voile. The Ensemble Resonanz, directed by Johannes Kalitzke, is incisive in its execution and thrilling for its shockingly brilliant timbres; and bassist John Eckhardt deserves special recognition for his heroic solo performance of Theraps, one of the most incredibly difficult pieces for bass ever composed. Mode's sound quality is absolutely superb. ~ Blair Sanderson, All Music Guide
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Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Ensemble Resonanz, John Eckhardt
Contributor
Johannes Kalitzke, 1959-, Gerd Poschta, fl. 1999, Harry Vogt
Author / Creator
Iannis Xenakis, 1922-2001, Ensemble Resonanz, John Eckhardt
Date Published / Released
2005
Publisher
Mode Records
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