Research Catalog

Title

The world\u0027s longest melody / Larry Polansky.

Author

Polansky, Larry, 1954-

Publication

New York, NY : New World Records, [2010], ℗2010.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Callier, Toon, 1983-
• Troch, Jutta, 1985-
• Stevens, Jeroen, 1984-
• Polansky, Larry, 1954-
• ZWERM (Musical group), performer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf
• [sic] (Musical group), performer. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Description

1 audio disc : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Uniform Title

Instrumental music. Selections

Alternative Title

Instrumental music.

Subjects

• Guitar music
• Songs with instrumental ensemble
• Instrumental ensembles
• Plucked instrument quartets (Electric guitars (4)), Arranged

Note

• First work for indeterminate instrumentation realized by saxophone quartet, electric guitar quartet, percussion, and drum set; 2nd-9th, piano works arranged for electric guitar quartet; 10th work for voice, harp, guitar, and percussion; 11th and 16th works for solo guitar; 12th and 14th-15th works for guitar quartet; 13th work for electric guitar, electric bass, and drum kit, with added saxophones and electronics;
• The Tooaytoods originally for piano; arr. for guitar quartet by Toon Callier.
• Compact disc.
• Program notes by Bob Gilmore (19 p. : music) inserted in container.

Event (note)

• The 1st-9th works recorded Dec. 22-23, 2008 and the 13th-15th works on Dec. 22-23, 2009 at Studio Champ d\u0027Action in Antwerp; the 10th-12th recorded Feb. 14-16, 2009 at Bjilokestudio, Ghent Conservatory; the 16th recorded in Jan. 2010 at the University of Calif., San Diego.

Contents

Ensembles of note (7:32) -- Tooaytood 1 : <̳too (0:13) -- Tooaytood 2 : <̳too<- (0:11) -- Tooaytood 3 : 2 [i.e. arabic numeral 2 with strikeout through it] (0:04) -- Tooaytood 5 : Boo k (lullaby for Anna) (0:17) -- Tooaytood 6 (0:04) -- Tooaytood 7 : iiviinii (0:06) -- Tooaytood 9 : Loopitood (0:24) -- Tooaytood 11 : onceaii (0:13) -- For Jim, Ben and Lou : three pieces for guitar, harp and percussion (16:46) -- "...getting rid of the glue..." (4:06) -- ivtoo (11:12) -- World\u0027s longest melody (ensemble version) (7:07) -- Ontslaan (toontood) (10:18) -- toovviivfor (7:09) -- 34 chords : (Christian Wolff in Hanover and Royalton) (3:07).

LCCN

093228070023

OCLC

• ocn666751784
• 666751784
• SCSB-5556977

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries