Bells & Whistles for July 3, 2014

 

Bells & Whistles

A survey of world music and its derivatives

 
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July 3, 2014

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SELECTIONS PLAYED
Lou Harrison: 
a. Threnody for Carlos Chávez (7:06)
b. Serenade for Betty Freeman and Franco Assetto (5:48)
Chamber and Gamelan Works
New World Records/2006
a. violin: Susan Bates, Gamelan Sekar Kembar; composition year: 1979; b. suling player: Lou Harrison, Gamelan Sekar Kembar; composition year: 1978; recorded in San Francisco, 1979; total time: 12:54

Evan Ziporyn: selections from ShadowBang
a. Frogs (2:12)
b. Forest/Tari Subali/Quiet Battle/Loud Battle/Priest's Curse (17:47)
c. Tabuh Gari (5:59)
ShadowBang
Cantaloupe Music/2003
vocals, dialogue: I Wayan Wija; Bang On A Can All-Stars (bass: Robert Black; percussion: Eduardo Leandro; keyboard: Lisa Moore; guitar: Mark Stewart; cello: Wendy Sutter; soprano saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet: Evan Ziporyn); recorded at Kresage Little Theater, MIT, Cambridge, October 14, 2001; style: traditional Balinese shadow puppet theater, contemporary Western chamber music; composers: Evan Ziporyn, I Wayan Wija (2001); total time: 26:00

Kecak Ganda Sari: excerpts  
a. Rama's Liberation (8:05)
b. Final Scene (4:35)
Kecak from Bali
A Balinese Music Drama
Bridge Records/2005
Kecak Ganda Sari, I Gusti Putra, director; recorded September 17, 1987, Bona Kelod, Gianyar, Bali; style: Kecak, Indonesian dance drama; total excerpts time: 12:40

Danielle Palardy Roger: Nnaaaooon
Bruiducœur, prières des infidèles
Ambiances Magnétiques/2006
amplified vocals, vocalizations: VivaVoce; reciters: Danièle Panneton, Jacques Piperni; soloists: DB Boyko, Christine Duncan; percussion: Patrick Graham, Jean Martin; recorded at Espace GO, Montreal, June 3, 2004, mixed at Studio 270, Montreal, 2005; composition year: 2002; style: experimental oratorio; time: 8:02

Fong Naam ensemble: 
a. Javanese Suite (6:36)
b. The Chinese Doctor's Puzzle (10:57)
c. The Votive Candle (Laotian) (5:05)
Ancient-Contemporary Music from Thailand
Celestial Harmonies/1995
Thai instruments: Fong Naam, conductor: Bruce Gaston,  all selections; a. for string ensemble with Javanese oboe; composers: Luang Pradit Pairoh Strong Ensemble; pi java (Javanese clarinet/oboe): Suwit Kaewkramon; b. composer: Kru Boonyong Kaetkhong; solo renat ek (Thai xylophone): Lamoon Phuakthongkham; c. in Laotian style, featuring the Northern Thai Oboe Ensemble; recorded at Rachamongkol Auditorium, Bangkok; total time: 22:34

Harry Partch: I Am Harry Partch
Enclosure Two -- Harry Partch
Innova Recordings/1995
voice: Harry Partch; recorded in Gualala, California, 1950; time: 0:24

Harry Partch: Ten Li Po Lyrics
a. A Dream (4:33)
b. An Encounter in the Field (0:48)
c. On Hearing the Flute (0:59)
d. The Intruder (1:09)
e. I Am a Peach Tree (1:25)
f. With a Man of Leisure (0:44)
g. A Midnight Farewell (1:16)
h. Before the Cask of Wine (2:10)
i. On the Ship of Spicewood (2:31)
j. By the Great Wall (1:55)
Enclosures Two -- Harry Partch
Innova Recordings/1995
(for voice and adapted viola); voice -- speaking on tones: Harry Partch; viola adapted to monophony: William Wendlant; texts: Li Po; recorded by Warren Gilson, Madison, Wisconsin, 1947; composition years: 1930-1933; style: Partch microtonal music settings for Tang Dynasty poetry by Li Bai (AKA Li Po) total time: 17:45

Steve Roach & Vidna Obmana: Ascension for Protection
Cavern of Sirens
Projekt Records/1997
electronics, percussion: Steve Roach, Vidna Obmana; Tibetan Buddhist chant: Thupten Nyandak, Pema Lama; recorded at Timeroom Studio, Tucson, Arizona, and Serenity Studio, Belgium, 1995-1996; style: ambient, spiritual; time: 11:27


Byron Metcalf: Unfolding Clarity
The Shaman's Heart
Dr. Bam's Music/2005
percussion, idiophonic instruments: Byron Metcalf; electronics, wind instruments: Steve Roach; recorded at The Liar, Prescott, Arizona; style: ambient; time: 5:51

Forrest Fang: Water Birds
Gongland
Projekt Records/2000
electronics: Forrest Fang; recorded at the Hangar, Richmond, California; style: ambient; time: 3:36

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