Lois V. Vierk Discography of CDs

Lois V. Vierk CD discography Chicago composer Lois V. Vierk's first signature album was released in 1990 on the XI label (for Experimental Intermedia), and contained compositions written from 1981-1986. All of Vierk's compositions are deeply influenced by, and indebted to, Gagaku, the Imperial Court music of Japan. The three pieces here reveal Gagaku's influence in their sonorities and microtonalism rather than in strict thematic structure. "GO Guitars" (the word go means the numeral five in Japanese) is an aggressive piece for five guitars all tuned microtonally around E. The volume is high and the pitch is a wavering, shimmering glissando around sonorities. These all change as the tempo is increased and the notes fall off the board, moving the intersecting tones around to create new ones between E and G. "Cirrus" for six trumpets is a study that La Monte Young copped later for a trumpet work of his own. A ...

Lois V. Vierk albums River Beneath the River features four compositions, covering a ten-year span in the life and work of the composer. It is meant to be a kind of introduction to Lois V. Vierk's work, a primer for the uninitiated, or a "greatest hits" for the aficionado, and is one of the prestigious Tzadik catalog's most welcome additions. The title track, a string quartet from 1993 commissioned by Kronos -- but played here by violinists Eva ...

Lois V. Vierk CD discography Recording information: Air recording Studios, Lyndhurst Hall, Hampstead, Londo (06/28/1994-10/08/1995); The Hit Factory, New York, NY (06/28/1994-10/08/1995). Personnel: Mark Stewart (electric guitar); Maya Beiser (cello); Evan Ziporyn (clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone); Lisa Moore (piano, keyboards); Robert Black (double bass); Steven Schick (percussion).

Lois V. Vierk albums Track Listing of songs: Have Faith!; Io; Atmos; Seegersong No. 2; Piker; Piker: I Know You; Piker: You re No Piker; Piker: You re a Piker; Piker: Piker;

Lois V. Vierk music CDs The instrument which Klucevsek plays is a free bass accordion with a 6 1/2 octave range. The term "free bass" refers to the left hand manual which consists of five rows of buttons arranged chromatically, each button containing a single pitch. The instrument is "free" of the pre-set chords associated with the traditional (stradella bass) accordion. This recording was made from January to April, 1991, except for "Road Runner" (January 1986) and "Manhattan Cascade" (February ...