Meredith Monk: Do You Be (1987)

Posted By: peachfuzz
Date: Jan. 20, 2009

Meredith Monk - Do You Be (1987)
Classical | EAC (APE & CUE) | 168 MB

In our ever increasingly vast realm of computer-generated and computer-reproduced compositions, we neglect the fact that music in general, and voice in particular, is something done by the body; it is, by and large, a corporeal activity. However, there is, among certain composers and performers (from both the classical and popular worlds), a continuing pocket of resistance to this trend and perhaps no figure better represents that heterogeneous contingency than Meredith Monk. This recording is an excellent introduction to Monk's work. The Vocal Ensemble sounds wonderfully inventive and exciting throughout and the material on this CD includes some of Monk's finest shorter pieces. "Scared Song", the first track, presents a representative example of her imaginative use of repetition and variation. Other highlights include "Panda Chant II" and "Memory Song".

    Tracklist

    1. Scared Song (6:04)

    Piano: Nurit Tilles
    Voice, Synthesizer: Meredith Monk

    2. I Don't Know (3:31)

    Voice, Piano: Meredith Monk

    3. Window In 7's (2:12)

    Piano: Nurit Tilles

    4. Double Fiesta (5:21)

    Piano: Edmund Niemann , Nurit Tilles
    Voice: Meredith Monk

    5. Do You Be (4:02)

    Voice, Piano: Meredith Monk

    6. Panda Chant I (1:56)

    Voice: Andrea Goodman , Meredith Monk , Naaz Hosseini , Robert Een , Wayne Hankin

    7. Memory Song (6:40)

    Keyboards: Nurit Tilles , Wayne Hankin
    Violin: Naaz Hosseini
    Voice: Andrea Goodman , Meredith Monk , Naaz Hosseini

    8. Panda Chant II (1:35)

    Voice: Andrea Goodman , Ching Gonzalez , Meredith Monk , Naaz H.osseini , Nurit Tilles , Robert Een , Wayne Hankin

    9 Quarry Lullaby (2:00)

    Voice: Andrea Goodman , Ching Gonzalez , Meredith Monk , Naaz Hosseini , Nurit Tilles , Robert Een , Wayne Hankin

    10. Shadow Song (1:57)

    Voice: Meredith Monk

    11. Astronaut Anthem (4:56)

    Piano: Meredith Monk
    Voice: Andrea Goodman , Ching Gonzalez , Johanna Arnold , John Eppler , Naaz Hosseini , Nicky Paraiso , Robert Een , Wayne Hankin

    12. Wheel (3:40)

    Bagpipes: Wayne Hankin
    Synthesizer: Nurit Tilles
    Voice: Andrea Goodman , Meredith Monk , Naaz Hosseini
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