Ancient Voices of Children CD

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Ancient Voices of Children Product Description

Thirty years later, George Crumb's Ancient Voices of Children is still a startling work. Like many of his compositions from this period, the music centers on the poetry of Federico Garcia Lorca, here excerpted prudently by Crumb to create a virtual song cycle about life, death, and the quest to reacquire the "ancient soul of a child." Mezzo-soprano Jan DeGaetani, whose voice ranges from supernatural bird caws to haunting lyricism (and from a whisper to a scream, literally), is the lance with which Crumb shatters our armor of expectations. ...See Full Description

Ancient Voices of Children Album Track Listing

	Trk	Song
	1	Ancient Voices of Children, for mezzo- & boy soprano, oboe, mandolin, harp, amplified & toy piano & 3 percussionists: No. I: el ni�o
	2	Ancient Voices of Children, for mezzo- & boy soprano, oboe, mandolin, harp, amplified & toy piano & 3 percussionists: Dances of the A
	3	Ancient Voices of Children, for mezzo- & boy soprano, oboe, mandolin, harp, amplified & toy piano & 3 percussionists: No. II: Me he p
	4	Ancient Voices of Children, for mezzo- & boy soprano, oboe, mandolin, harp, amplified & toy piano & 3 percussionists: No. III: de d�n
	5	Ancient Voices of Children, for mezzo- & boy soprano, oboe, mandolin, harp, amplified & toy piano & 3 percussionists: Ghost Dance
	6	Ancient Voices of Children, for mezzo- & boy soprano, oboe, mandolin, harp, amplified & toy piano & 3 percussionists: No. V: Se ha Il
	7	Music for a Summer Evening (Makrokosmos III), for 2 amplified pianos & 2 percussionists: Nocturnal Sounds (The Awakening)
	8	Music for a Summer Evening (Makrokosmos III), for 2 amplified pianos & 2 percussionists: Wanderer-Fantasy
	9	Music for a Summer Evening (Makrokosmos III), for 2 amplified pianos & 2 percussionists: The Advent
	10	Music for a Summer Evening (Makrokosmos III), for 2 amplified pianos & 2 percussionists: Myth
	11	Music for a Summer Evening (Makrokosmos III), for 2 amplified pianos & 2 percussionists: Music of the Starry Night

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A Masterpiece
My fellow Texan has a point, even though I have the feeling that it is a little bit uneducated of a point.
By a reviewer (Houston, TX)

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Disappointing
I love innovative, non-cliched music. I must say, though, I was disappointed by Voices of Children. It just sounds odd to me -- as if the focus were more on the conception than the musicality of the piece.
By a reviewer (Austin, TX, USA)

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