Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Ishi, -1916
2. Goldstein, Malcolm, 1936-
3. Malfatti, Radu
4. Micol, Philippe, 1955-
5. Racine, Philippe, 1958-
6. Schneider, Beat (Cellist)
7. Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc

Description

1. 1 audio disc : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Uniform title

1. Works. Selections

Alternative title

1. Works.

Subject

1. Violin music
2. Quintets (Clarinet, flute, trombone, violin, cello)
3. Electronic music
4. Improvisation (Music)

Contents

1. Configurations in darkness (35:57) -- Ishi/timechangingspaces (20:01) -- Ishi/"man waxati" soundings (13:16).

Owning institution

1. Columbia University Libraries

Note

1. The 1st work for unspecified instrumentation, performed here in 2 versions: the 1st for solo violin, the 2nd for flute, bass clarinet, trombone, violin, and violoncello, based on Bosnian folksongs transcribed by Bela Bartók; the 2nd work an "acoustic art/radio work" incorporating the voice and songs of Ishi, the last surviving member of the Yahi tribe; the 3rd work a solo improvisation for vocalizing violinist.
2. "Recorded Anthology Of American Music, Inc."
3. Compact disc.
4. Program and biographical notes by Peter Garland and Malcolm Goldstein (27 p. : ill.) inserted in container.

Event (note)

1. The 1st work recorded at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Colo., Aug. 24, 2002, and at the Kunstmuseum Bern, Switzerland, Nov. 20, 1996; the 3rd work recorded in the Lombrives caves, Ussat-les-Bains, France, May 4, 2005.

Language (note)

1. The 2nd work in Yahi, with vocalises and brief passages spoken in English.