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Additional authors

1. Fahnestock, Jeffrey
2. Fulford, Elizabeth
3. Fleming, Renee
4. Kraus, Deborah
5. Hodkinson, Sydney
6. Levinson, Gerald, 1951-
7. Noon, David, 1946-
8. Stern, Robert, 1934-2018.
9. Eastman Musica Nova Ensemble. prf

Description

1. 1 online resource (1 sound file).

Series statement

1. Eastman American music series ; v. 6

Uniform title

1. In praise of practically nothing
2. Eastman American music series ; v. 6.

Alternative title

1. In praise of practically nothing
2. In dark.
3. Blood and milk songs.

Subject

1. Song cycles
2. Music > United States

Contents

1. In praise of practically nothing. Miss Edna St. Vincent Millay goes wet ; Poor Mr. Heine suffers some translations and gives up ; Lullabye ; Yes, dear ; Hymn ; Morning songs / Brian Israel ; based on texts by Samuel Hoffenstein -- In dark. Adagio (vocalise) ; Andante (the moon comes down) ; Scherzando (in dark) ; Lento (they moved like fish) ; Liberamente, sempre espressivo (vocalise) / Gerald Levinson ; poetry by Nanine Valen & Robert Lax -- Six chansons, op. 32. Wanderer's song ; An excursion to the dragon pool temple on Chung-nan ; Complaint of a neglected wife ; Sadness of the gorges ; Song of the old man of the hills ; The stones where the haft rotted / David Noon ; poetry by Meng Chiao -- Blood and milk songs. Prologue ; Song for a vigil ; Antiphonal ; A daughter cuts her hair ; Round ; Letter to / Robert Stern ; poetry by Ruth Whitman.

Note

1. Song cycles with instrumental ensemble acc.

Event (note)

1. Recorded at Eastman Theatre, Nov. 29, 1982 (1st work); Jan. 17, 1982 (2nd work); Jan. 24, 1983 (3rd work); Nov. 14, 1981 (4th work).

Source of description (note)

1. Description based on hard copy version record.

Author

1. Israel, Brian, 1951-1986.

Title

1. In praise of practically nothing [electronic resource] / Brian Israel. In dark / Gerald Levinson. Six chansons / David Noon. Blood and milk songs / Robert Stern.

Imprint

1. Albany, NY : Albany Records, c1999.

Series

1. Eastman American music series ; v. 6
2. Eastman American music series ; v. 6.

Performer

1. Jeffrey Fahnestock, tenor (1st work) ; Elizabeth Fulford, soprano (2nd work) ; Renée Fleming, soprano (3rd work) ; Elizabeth Fulford, soprano ; Deborah Kraus, mezzo-soprano (4th work) ; all with the Eastman Musica Nova Ensemble ; Sydney Hodkinson, conductor.

Event

1. Recorded at Eastman Theatre, Nov. 29, 1982 (1st work); Jan. 17, 1982 (2nd work); Jan. 24, 1983 (3rd work); Nov. 14, 1981 (4th work).

Connect to:

1. Access Naxos Music Library

Added author

1. Fahnestock, Jeffrey. Performer
2. Fulford, Elizabeth. Performer
3. Fleming, Renee. Performer
4. Kraus, Deborah. Performer
5. Hodkinson, Sydney. Conductor
6. Levinson, Gerald, 1951- In dark.
7. Noon, David, 1946- Chansons, instrumental ensemble accompaniment, op. 32.
8. Stern, Robert, 1934-2018. Blood and milk songs.
9. Eastman Musica Nova Ensemble. Performer

Added title

1. In dark.
2. Blood and milk songs.

Other form:

1. Source record: Israel, Brian, 1951-1986. In praise of practically nothing. In praise of practically nothing. Albany, NY : Albany Records, c1999 (OCoLC)41283483

Other standard identifier

1. USAB10619006
2. USAB10619007
3. USAB10619008
4. USAB10619009
5. USAB10619010
6. USAB10619011
7. USAB10619012
8. USAB10619013
9. USAB10619014
10. USAB10619015
11. USAB10619016
12. USAB10619017
13. USAB10619018
14. USAB10619019
15. USAB10619020
16. USAB10619021
17. USAB10619022
18. USAB10619023
19. USAB10619024
20. USAB10619025
21. USAB10619026
22. USAB10619027
23. USAB10619028

Publisher no.

1. TROY277 Albany

Branch call number

1. eNYPL Music