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Earth and the great weather = Nunavlusiḷaqpauvlu nan kak nats'àa gweedhaa : ... a journey through the physical, cultural and spiritual landscapes of the Arctic, in music, language and sound ... / music and text by John Luther Adams ; Iñupiaq translations by James Nageak and Doreen Simmonds ; Gwich'in translations by Adeline Peter Raboff and Lincoln Tritt.
LIBRA M1625.A33 E2 1993
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Musical score
- Author/Creator:
- Adams, John Luther, 1953- composer.
- Language:
- English
- Gwich'in
- Inupiaq
- Latin
- Multiple languages
- Subjects (All):
- Vocal quartets with instrumental ensemble--Scores.
- Vocal quartets with instrumental ensemble.
- Monologues with music (Instrumental ensemble)--Scores.
- Monologues with music (Instrumental ensemble).
- Percussion ensembles--Scores.
- Percussion ensembles.
- Electronic music.
- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Alaska)--Songs and music.
- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Alaska).
- Genre:
- Electronic music.
- Scores.
- Songs.
- Music.
- Physical Description:
- 1 score (187 pages) ; 28 cm
- Other Title:
- Nunavlusiḷaqpauvlu nan kak nats'à gweedhaa
- Place of Publication:
- Fairbanks, Alaska : Taiga Press, [1993?]
- Language Note:
- Staff notation.
- Gwitch'in, Inupiaq, English, and Latin words; also printed as text following each movement.
- Contents:
- The place where you go to listen
- Drums of winter
- Pointed mountains scattered all around
- The circle of suns and moons
- The circle of winds
- Deep and distant thunder
- River with no willows
- One that stays all winter
- Drums of fire, drums of stone
- Where the waves splash, hitting again and again.
- Notes:
- For 4 voices (SSAB) with digital delay, strings (violin, viola, cello, double bass) with digital delay, percussion (4 players), pre-recorded spoken voices and natural sounds; the 2nd, 6th and 9th sections are for 4 drummers only.
- Texts composed of the Gwitch'in (Indian) and Iñupiat (Eskimo) names for Arctic places, plants, weather, and seasons.
- Music drawn from the landscape of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.
- Includes program, performance, and biographical notes in English.
- OCLC:
- 48441787
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