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In praise of practically nothing

Title
In praise of practically nothing [electronic resource] / Brian Israel. In dark / Gerald Levinson. Six chansons / David Noon. Blood and milk songs / Robert Stern.
Author
Israel, Brian, 1951-1986.
Publication
Albany, NY : Albany Records, c1999.

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Additional Authors
  • Fahnestock, Jeffrey.
  • Fulford, Elizabeth.
  • Fleming, Renee.
  • Kraus, Deborah.
  • Hodkinson, Sydney.
  • Levinson, Gerald, 1951-
  • Noon, David, 1946-
  • Stern, Robert, 1934-2018.
  • Eastman Musica Nova Ensemble. prf
Description
1 online resource (1 sound file).
Series Statement
Eastman American music series ; v. 6
Uniform Title
  • In praise of practically nothing
  • Eastman American music series ; v. 6.
Alternative Title
  • In praise of practically nothing
  • In dark.
  • Blood and milk songs.
Subjects
Note
  • Song cycles with instrumental ensemble acc.
Event (note)
  • 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)
  • Description based on hard copy version record.
Contents
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.
LCCN
  • USAB10619006
  • USAB10619007
  • USAB10619008
  • USAB10619009
  • USAB10619010
  • USAB10619011
  • USAB10619012
  • USAB10619013
  • USAB10619014
  • USAB10619015
  • USAB10619016
  • USAB10619017
  • USAB10619018
  • USAB10619019
  • USAB10619020
  • USAB10619021
  • USAB10619022
  • USAB10619023
  • USAB10619024
  • USAB10619025
  • USAB10619026
  • USAB10619027
  • USAB10619028
OCLC
811337688
Author
Israel, Brian, 1951-1986.
Title
In praise of practically nothing [electronic resource] / Brian Israel. In dark / Gerald Levinson. Six chansons / David Noon. Blood and milk songs / Robert Stern.
Imprint
Albany, NY : Albany Records, c1999.
Series
Eastman American music series ; v. 6
Eastman American music series ; v. 6.
Performer
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
Recorded at Eastman Theatre, Nov. 29, 1982 (1st work); Jan. 17, 1982 (2nd work); Jan. 24, 1983 (3rd work); Nov. 14, 1981 (4th work).
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Added Author
Fahnestock, Jeffrey. Performer
Fulford, Elizabeth. Performer
Fleming, Renee. Performer
Kraus, Deborah. Performer
Hodkinson, Sydney. Conductor
Levinson, Gerald, 1951- In dark.
Noon, David, 1946- Chansons, instrumental ensemble accompaniment, op. 32.
Stern, Robert, 1934-2018. Blood and milk songs.
Eastman Musica Nova Ensemble. Performer
Added Title
In dark.
Blood and milk songs.
Other Form:
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
USAB10619006
USAB10619007
USAB10619008
USAB10619009
USAB10619010
USAB10619011
USAB10619012
USAB10619013
USAB10619014
USAB10619015
USAB10619016
USAB10619017
USAB10619018
USAB10619019
USAB10619020
USAB10619021
USAB10619022
USAB10619023
USAB10619024
USAB10619025
USAB10619026
USAB10619027
USAB10619028
Publisher No.
TROY277 Albany
Branch Call Number
eNYPL Music
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