Nurses Song with Elephants

Type:

audio

Titel:

Nurses Song with Elephants

Auteur:

Bedford, David; Omega Players; Oldfield, Mike; Peel, John; Blake, William

Jaar:

1972

Onderwerp:

20th Century (1901-2000)
Musique concrète
Avant-garde
Guitar
United Kingdom

Taal:

Engels

Uitgever:

[United States?] Dandelion Import South Plainfield, NJ Jem Records 1972

Plaatsnummer:

ORPH.REC 12 BEDF 1972 (Orpheus Instituut)

Paginering:

LP, stereo 33"

Editie:

1st ed.

Samenvatting:

It's easier than it looks (3:10) -- Nurses song with elephants (15:56) -- Some bright stars for Queen's College (3:26) -- Trona (12:00) -- Sad and lonely faces (7:14).

Nota:

The 1st work performed electronically from a 16-track recording of 8 descant recorders and 8 alto-melodicas, originally for 8 recorders; 2nd work for 10 acoustic guitars with narrator and bass guitar; 3rd work performed electronically from a recording of 80 girls voices and 27 plastic pipe twirlers; 4th work for flute, oboe, bassoon, 2 trumpets, clarinet, 2 trombones, 2 violins, viola, and violoncello; 5th work is performed electronically from a recording of 6 pianos, flute, clarinet, trumpets, and trombones.
Lyrics of 5th work by Kenneth Patchen.
The 2nd work based on William Blake's poem "Nurses' song."
Eds. recorded: Universal Ed. (London).

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