| Description |
1 audio disc (76 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
011547 |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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1.4 m/s |
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digital recording |
| Note |
A "convergence of sound and poetry" influenced by the Arctic landscape and languages of northeastern Alaska; uses natural sounds, drum rhythms, and spoken texts. |
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The 2nd, 6th and 9th sections are for 4 drummers only; the remaining sections include texts composed of the Gwich'in (Indian) and Iñupiat (Eskimo) names for Arctic places, plants, weather, and seasons, as well as texts in English and Latin. |
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"The music...is continuous...index markers have been placed at the beginning of each section... ." |
| Performer |
Robin Lorentz, violin, percussion ; Ron Lawrence, viola ; Michael Finckel, cello, conductor ; Robert Black, double bass, percussion ; Amy Knowles, percussion ; John Luther Adams, conductor, percussion ; James Nageak, Doreen Simmonds, Lincoln Tritt, Adeline Peter Raboff, Dave Hunsaker, speakers. |
| Event |
Recorded in the Charles W. Davis Concert Hall at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Mar. 8-11, 1993. |
| Note |
Compact disc. |
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Program notes by Howard Klein and the composer with texts in Iñupiaq, Gwich'in, English and Latin (39 p. : port.) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
The place where you go to listen (8:05) -- Drums of winter (6:51) -- Pointed mountains scattered all around (7:25) -- The circle of suns and moons (8:00) -- The circle of winds (7:04) -- Deep and distant thunder (13:05) -- River with no willows (7:08) -- One that stays all winter (8:34) -- Drums of fire, drums of stone (7:25)-- Where the waves splash, hitting again and again (2:10). |
| Subject |
Monologues with music (Instrumental ensemble)
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String quartets (Violin, viola, cello, double bass)
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String quartets (Violin, viola, cello, double bass) |
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Monologues with music (Instrumental ensemble) |
| Genre/Form |
Microtonal music.
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Microtonal music.
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| Subject |
Percussion ensembles.
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Percussion ensembles. |
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Alaska) -- Songs and music.
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| Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Songs.
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Songs.
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Music.
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Music.
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| Added Author |
Lorentz, Robin, performer.
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Lawrence, Ron, performer.
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Finckel, Michael, performer.
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Black, Robert, 1956-2023, performer.
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Knoles, Amy, performer.
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Nageak, James Mumiġana, performer.
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Simmonds, Doreen, performer.
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Tritt, Lincoln, performer.
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Raboff, Adeline Peter, performer.
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Hunsaker, Dave, performer.
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| Added Title |
Earth and the great weather https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2004102353
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Sonic geography of the Arctic |
| Standard No. |
9322804592 |
| Music No. |
80459-2 New World Records |
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