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Table of Contents:

• Tuning meditation / Pauline Oliveros (5:25)
• Psalm / Kenneth Gaburo (2:56)
• Gesprochene Musik = Spoken music. "O-a" ; "Ta-tam" ; "Fuge aus der Geographie" / Ernst Toch (7:46)
• Humming / Kenneth Gaburo (1:42)
• Missa symphonica. I, Kyrie ; IV, Sanctus ; V, Agnus Dei / John J. Becker (6:46)
• Morning song / John J. Becker (7:37)
• Laetentur caeli = Let the heavens rejoice (Offertory for Christmas) (0:44) ; Terra tremuit = The earth trembled (Offertory for Easter Sunday) (1:01) ; Ad te, Domine = To you O Lord I lift my soul (Offertory for Advent) (2:51) / Kenneth Gaburo
• Gesprochene Musik = Spoken music : (simulated Grammophonmusik version). "O-a" ; "Ta-tam" ; "Fuge aus der Geographie" / Ernst Toch (4:33)
• When, not if / Ruth Crawford (2:32)
• Dust of snow / Stefan Wolpe (2:21)
• Do it : (1968) / Robert Erikson (11:28)
• Three madrigals. The night is the colour of a woman's arm ; Not all the knives of the lamp-posts ; Rationalists! wearing square hats / Peggy Glanville Hicks (5:36)
• One word : sonic meditations XII / Pauline Oliveros (7:01).

Contributors:

McCaughey, John , conductor, writer of supplementary textual content

Oliveros, Pauline, 1932-2016

Gaburo, Kenneth

Toch, Ernst, 1887-1964

Becker, John J.

Seeger, Ruth Crawford, 1901-1953

Wolpe, Stefan

Erickson, Robert, 1917-1997

Glanville-Hicks, Peggy

Astra Choir , singer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/sng

Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc. , issuing body, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/isb

Languages:

English
German
Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Latin

Language Notes:

Sung or spoken in English, Greek, German, Latin, or wordless sounds.

Included Works:

Tuning meditation [by Oliveros, P.]

Psalm, mixed voices [by Gaburo, K.]

Gesprochene Musik [by Toch, E.]

Humming [by Gaburo, K.]

Missa symphonica [by Becker, J.J.] (Selections)

Morning song [by Becker, J.J.]

Laetentur caeli [by Gaburo, K.]

Terra tremuit [by Gaburo, K.]

Ad te Domine [by Gaburo, K.]

When, not if [by Seeger, R.C.]

Dust of snow [by Wolpe, S.]

Do it. [by Erickson, R.]

Madrigals, mixed chorus [by Glanville-Hicks, P.] (Complete)

Sonic meditations [by Oliveros, P.] > No. 12, One word

Subjects:

Vocalises (Vocal ensemble), Unaccompanied

Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices), Unaccompanied

Psalms (Music)

Offertories (Music)

Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices), Unaccompanied

Masses (Men's voices) — Excerpts

Choruses, Sacred (Men's voices) with organ

Glees, catches, rounds, etc.

Monologues with music (Chorus with instrumental ensemble)

Madrigals, English

Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with electronics

Vocal ensembles with electronics

Rolland, Fred — Musical settings

Frost, Robert, 1874-1963 — Musical settings

Stevens, Wallace, 1879-1955 — Musical settings

Frost, Robert, 1874-1963

Stevens, Wallace, 1879-1955

Masses (Men's voices)

Genres:

Vocalises

Psalms (Music)

Masses

Excerpts

Rounds (Music)

Monologues (Music)

Madrigals (Music)

Musical settings

Offertories (Music)

Event music

Performers:

The Astra Choir ; John McCaughey, director.

Performance Medium:

(1st work) 1 ensemble: vocal ensemble
(2nd-4th, 6th-12th, 14th works) 1 ensemble: mixed chorus
(5th work) 5 performers and 1 ensemble: solo singer (4); organ; men's chorus
(13th work) 5 performers and 2 ensembles: solo speaker; bassoon doubling sarrusophone [contrabass sarrusophone]; violone; double bass; percussion; mixed chorus (2)
(15th work) 1 ensemble: vocal ensemble; pre-recorded audio [cellphone recordings]

General Notes:

Either unaccompanied or accompanied by organ (5th work), bassoon (doubling contrabass sarrusophone), violone, double bass, percussion (13th work), and pre-recorded audio (15th work).
Title from disc label.
"Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc."
Texts by Fred Rolland (11th work), Robert Frost (12th work), Wallace Stevens (14th work) and others.
Recorded 2019 December 8-2022 October 29 at Church of All Nations, Melbourne, Australia.
Program notes by John McCaughey and biographical notes on the composers and performers with lyrics in the original languages and English translation (39 pages) inserted in container.

Physical Description:

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

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; 4 3/4 in.; 1.4 m/s; mass-produced

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; stereo

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio

Call Numbers:

LPCD 163,625

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 093228082729
Publisher Number, New World Records: 80827-2

OCLC Numbers:

1376022025