Unsettled choruses : a terrain of humming and phonetics 1930-74.

Format:

Sound recording

Contributor:

McCaughey, John, musical director.

Astra Choir, singer.

Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc., issuing body.

Language:

English

German

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Latin

Subjects (All):

Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices).

Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices).

Avant-garde (Music).

Sacred music.

Genre:

Art music.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc (70 min., 18 sec.) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.

plastic

4 3/4 in.

metal

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY: New World Records, [2023]

Language Note:

Choral work in non-linguistic utterances; sung or spoken in English, Greek, German, and Latin.

System Details:

digital

optical

stereo

1.4 m/s

audio file

CD audio

Contents:

Tuning meditation (1971) / Pauline Oliveros (5:25)

Psalm (1965) / Kenneth Gaburo (2:56)

Gesprochene Musik = Spoken music (1930). I, "O-a" ; II, "Ta-tam" ; III, "Fuge aus der Geographie" / Ernst Toch (7:46)

Humming (1954) / Kenneth Gaburo (1:42)

Missa symphonica (1933). I, Kyrie ; IV, Sanctus ; V, Agnus Dei / John J. Becker (6:46)

Morning song (1946) / John J. Becker (7:37)

Laetentur caeli = Let the heavens rejoice (1957) (0:44) ; Terra tremuit = The earth trembled (1957) (1:01) ; Ad te, Domine = To you O Lord I lift my soul (1958) (2:51) / Kenneth Gaburo

Gesprochene Musik = Spoken music (simulated Grammophonmusik version) (1930). I, "O-a" ; II, "Ta-tam" ; III, "Fuge aus der Geographie" / Ernst Toch (4:33)

When, not if (1933) / Ruth Crawford (2:32)

Dust of snow (1958) / Stefan Wolpe (2:21)

Do it (1968) / Robert Erikson (11:28)

Three madrigals (1955). I, The night is the colour of a woman's arm ; II, Not all the knives of the lamp-posts ; III, Rationalists! wearing square hats / Peggy Glanville Hicks (5:36)

One word : sonic meditations XII (1974) / Pauline Oliveros (7:01).

Participant:

The Astra Choir ; John McCaughey, director.

Notes:

Title from disc label.

Accompanied by organ (7th-9th), bassoon doubling contrabass sarrusophone, violone, double bass, percussion (19th work), and pre-recorded audio (23rd work).

"Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc."--Container.

Missa symphonica I, IV & V recorded 2022 October 29 at Church of All Nations, Melbourne.

Morning song recorded 2020 March 4 at Church of All Nations, Melbourne.

When, not if recorded 2022 August 10 Church of All Nations, Melbourne.

Do it recorded 2022 September/October Church of All Nations, Melbourne.

Psam & Humming recorded 2020 February 19 Church of All Nations, Melbourne.

Laetentur coeli & Terra tremuit recorded 2020 February 26 Church of All Nations, Melbourne.

Ad te, domine recorded 2022 September Church of All Nations, Melbourne.

Three madrigals recorded 2022 October 28 Church of All Nations, Melbourne.

Tuning meditation recorded 2019 December 8 Good Shepherd Chapel, Abbotsford Convent, Melbourne.

One word recorded 2022 May Church of All Nations, Melbourne.

Gesprochene Musik I & II recorded 2022 September Church of All Nations, Melbourne.

Gesprochene Musik III recorded 2020 February 19 Church of All Nations, Melbourne.

Dust of snow recorded 2022 November 8 Church of All Nations, Melbourne.

Choral works by John J. Becker, Ernst Toch, Ruth Crawford, Stefan Wolpe, Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Robert Erickson, Kenneth Gaburo, and Pauline Oliveros.

Program notes and biographical notes on the composers and performers with lyrics in original languages and English translation (39 pages) inserted in container.

Contains:

Container of: Oliveros, Pauline, 1932-2016. Tuning meditation.

Container of: Oliveros, Pauline, 1932-2016. Sonic meditations. XII, One word.

Container of: Gaburo, Kenneth. Psalm, mixed voices

Container of: Gaburo, Kenneth. Humming.

Container of: Gaburo, Kenneth. Laetentur caeli.

Container of: Gaburo, Kenneth. Terra tremuit.

Container of: Gaburo, Kenneth. Ad te Domine.

Container of: Becker, John J. Missa symphonica. Selections.

Container of: Becker, John J. Morning song.

Container of: Seeger, Ruth Crawford, 1901-1953. When, not if.

Container of: Wolpe, Stefan. Dust of snow.

Container of: Erickson, Robert, 1917-1997. Do it.

Container of: Glanville-Hicks, Peggy. Madrigals.

OCLC:

1376022025

Publisher Number:

093228082729

80827-2 New World Records