Liner Notes
Cat. No. NWCRL444
Release Date: 2011-03-15
New Jersey Percussion Ensemble: (Tony Cinardo, Charles Descarfino, Edmund Fay, Doreen Holmes, Ken Hosley, Louis Oddo, Joseph Passaro, Mark Schipper, Gary Van Dyke); Raymond Des Roches, conductor; Paul Price Percussion Ensemble: (Steve Coroelius, Robert Dubinski, David Kulb, Thomas Langmaack, Michael Pugliese, Walter Schneider); Paul Price, conductor
Laurie Macgregor writes:
“Intrusion of the Hunter was written in New Hampshire in 1973-74. Begun during deer-hunting season, it was inspired by an aversion to the stalking hunters' disruption of the animals' environment.
“The piece, dedicated to Meyer Kupferman, is scored for nine percussionists who play the following instruments: glockenspiel, celesta, vibraphone, marimba, xylophone, tubular chimes, wind chimes, sleighbells: triangles, crotales, finger cymbals, suspended cymbals, gongs, tambourines, timpani, tuned drums, bongo drums, snare drum, bass drum, Chinese temple blocks, ratchet, slapstick, maracas and castanets.”
Gardner Read writes:
“Los Dioses Aztecas (The Aztec Gods), Suite for Percussion Ensemble, Op. 107 (1959) is the result, in musical terms, of a trip I made to Mexico during the summer of 1957. The basic idea and the inspiration for the work came not from any actual Aztec or indigenous music but rather from primitive sculptures of the Aztec deities displayed in the National Museum in Mexico City. In this suite I tried to give musical expression to the abstract idea suggested by each Aztec god, my personal impression of what each represents in Aztec history and culture. On a secondary level the suite is an attempt to fashion a full- scale percussion work of structural integrity and displaying clear motivic and rhythmic development, and not just a lengthy catalogue of exotic percussive effects.
This title, originally issued on the CRI label, is now available as a burn-on-demand CD (CD-R) or download in MP3/320, FLAC or WAV formats. CD-Rs come in a protective sleeve; no print booklet or jewel case included. Liner notes are accessible via the link above.
Laurie Macgregor writes:
“Intrusion of the Hunter was written in New Hampshire in 1973-74. Begun during deer-hunting season, it was inspired by an aversion to the stalking hunters' disruption of the animals' environment.
“The piece, dedicated to Meyer Kupferman, is scored for nine percussionists who play the following instruments: glockenspiel, celesta, vibraphone, marimba, xylophone, tubular chimes, wind chimes, sleighbells: triangles, crotales, finger cymbals, suspended cymbals, gongs, tambourines, timpani, tuned drums, bongo drums, snare drum, bass drum, Chinese temple blocks, ratchet, slapstick, maracas and castanets.”
Gardner Read writes:
“Los Dioses Aztecas (The Aztec Gods), Suite for Percussion Ensemble, Op. 107 (1959) is the result, in musical terms, of a trip I made to Mexico during the summer of 1957. The basic idea and the inspiration for the work came not from any actual Aztec or indigenous music but rather from primitive sculptures of the Aztec deities displayed in the National Museum in Mexico City. In this suite I tried to give musical expression to the abstract idea suggested by each Aztec god, my personal impression of what each represents in Aztec history and culture. On a secondary level the suite is an attempt to fashion a full- scale percussion work of structural integrity and displaying clear motivic and rhythmic development, and not just a lengthy catalogue of exotic percussive effects.
This title, originally issued on the CRI label, is now available as a burn-on-demand CD (CD-R) or download in MP3/320, FLAC or WAV formats. CD-Rs come in a protective sleeve; no print booklet or jewel case included. Liner notes are accessible via the link above.
Laurie MacGregor & Gardner Read: Music for Percussion
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| CD-R | $7.99 |
A *.pdf of the notes may be accessed here free of charge.
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Intrusion of the Hunter
Laurie MacGregor
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Los Dioses Aztecas, Op. 107: I. Xiuhtecuhtli, Dios del Fuego
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Los Dioses Aztecas, Op. 107: II. Mictecacihuatl, Diosa de los Muertos
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Los Dioses Aztecas, Op. 107: III. Tlaloc, Dios de la Lluvia
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Los Dioses Aztecas, Op. 107: IV. Tezcatlipoca, Dios de la Noche
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Los Dioses Aztecas, Op. 107: V. Xochipilli, Dios de la Alegria y la Danza
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Los Dioses Aztecas, Op. 107: VI. Coyolxauhqui, Diosa de la Luna
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Los Dioses Aztecas, Op. 107: VII. Huitzilopochtli, Dios de la Guerra
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