A Fistful of Music
Music
Newsletter for the Hiram College Library Community
November 2005
Once again, we bring you the finest, most eclectic and most
affordable music we could locate. This time we include old-country
music, old country music, and even older classical music; African
drummers, German singers, and lots of weird pop music. As usual, comments and suggestions should be
sent to Jeff Wanser, wanserjc@hiram.edu
CONTENTS: NEW CDs: Pop/Rock
| International | Country/Folk
| Blues/Gospel | Musicals/Film
Music | Jazz | Classical
| Miscellaneous |
WEB SITES TO WATCH | THE
OBITS
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NEW CDs NEW
CDs NEW CDs NEW CDs NEW CDs NEW CDs
NEW CDs |
| POP/ROCK: |
Beck. Sea
Change. Pop B388 Se11 Sorry, not his
latest, but this was a
request. Links: Beck
| AllMusicGuide |
Black Rebel Motorcycle
Club. Howl. Pop B561
H843 The latest release
from this Indie band.
Links: BRMC
| AllMusicGuide |
Tego Calderon.
El Abayarde. Pop C127 Ab18 2003
release by this up and
coming Reggaeton artist from Puerto Rico,
combining reggae, salsa, and rap.
Links: Calderon
| AllMusicGuide |
Neko Case. Blacklisted.
Pop C266 B565 Is she alt.country, alt.pop,
indie,
or just doing whatever she wants
to? This is her 2002 release.
Links: Case
| AllMusicGuide |
The Ditty Bops.
The Ditty Bops. Pop D639 D639 Quirky
female pop/rock
group from Los Angeles.
Links: Ditty
Bops | AllMusicGuide |
Elton John. Greatest
Hits, Volume III: 1979-1987. Pop J613 G798/3
This
batch of 12 tunes continues the saga of
Sir Elton. Links: John
| AMG |
Anna Nalick.
Wreck of the Day. Pop N147 W925
Recent release from a
new singer/songwriter on the
scene. Links: Nalick
| AllMusicGuide |
Aaron Neville.
The Grand Tour. Pop N416 G762
New Orleans vocalist's
CD from the early 1990s.
Links: Neville
| AllMusicGuide |
The New Pornographers.
Twin Cinema. Pop N420 T923 Indie
rock group
from Vancouver, that just happens to
include Neko Case. Links: NP
| AMG |
The Rasmus. Dead
Letters. Pop R184 D340
We had a request for this
Finnish band, hence the odd
name. Links: The
Rasmus | AllMusicGuide |
Tricky. Maxinquaye.
Pop T731 M450
1990s British rap/electronica wonder.
Links: AllMusicGuide |
Kanye West. Late
Registration. Pop W520 L343
His latest CD. He's a rap
artist, for all you geezers out
there. Links: West
| AllMusicGuide |
| INTERNATIONAL: |
Los Chiriguanos.
Paraguay: Guaraní Songs & Dances.
Int C445
P212 Folk
music from a group of Chirguas,
Paraguayan Native Americans.
Links: Los Chiriguanos
| AllMusicGuide |
Gaayathri. Veena:
South Indian Classical Music. Int G254
V519 The title
refers to the fretted stringed instrument
popular in Carnatic music.
Links: Gaayathri |
Suzirya. Songs
& Dances of the Ukraine. Int Su99 So58
The title seems
self-explanatory. |
The Trapp Family
Singers. The Original Trapp Family Singers.
Int T689 Or4
Yes, these were the folks The Sound of
Music was made about. It wasn't
their fault. These recordings
were made in 1938-40. Links: Trapp
Family |
The Venda Drummers.
The Venda Drummers: Drumming and Vocal Chants
of the Venda Tribe from South
Africa. Int V552 V552 |
Italian Treasury:
Sicily. Int It1 Part
of a series of field recordings of folk music
made by Alan Lomax in the
1950s. Links: Lomax |
Oktoberfest Musik.
Int Ok7 Authentic
partiers singing in
German, featuring
Sepp Vielhubert & His Original
Oktoberfest Brass Band & Singers. The CD
doesn't say where it was recorded, but
they're probably still there. |
Rembetica: Historic
Urban Folk Songs from Greece. Int
R282 Music from the
Greek underground of the early 20th
century. Links: Rembetika |
| BLUES/GOSPEL: |
Clarence "Gatemouth"
Brown. American Music, Texas Style.
Blues B812 Am35
We put him in this category, although he would have
objected to being categorized. The
recently deceased Mr. Brown combined
blues, swing, and other styles in this
1999 release. Links: Brown
| AMG |
Otis Clay. I'll
Treat You Right. Blues C579 Il6
Deep soul/blues singer of the
old school.
Links: Clay
| AllMusicGuide |
Stevie Ray Vaughan.
The Sky is Crying. Blues V465
Sk91 1991 release
from the gone but not forgotten electric
blues guitarist. Links: SRV
| AMG |
Close Harmony: A
History of Southern Gospel Music. Vol. 1:
1920-1955.
Gospel C624
A companion to the book by the same title, compiled by the
author. Links: Close
Harmony (the book) |
| CLASSICAL: |
Benjamin
Britten. Death in Venice. Clas B778
D349 Performed by the BBC
Singers and the City of London Sinfonia,
conducted by Richard Hickox.
1974 opera.
Links: Britten
| City of
London Sinfonia | Hickox |
Cecil
Coles. Music from Behind the Lines. Clas C679 M973 Performed by
Sarah Fox, soprano, Paul Whelan,
baritone, and the BBC Scottish Symphony
Orchestra, conducted by Martyn Brabbins.
Works by a British composer
who died in World War
I. Links: Coles
| BBC
Scottish SO | Brabbins |
Morton
Feldman. Rothko Chapel; Why Patterns?
Clas F333 R745
Performed by the UC Berkeley Chamber
Chorus, directed by Philip Brett, and
the California EAR Unit, with other
artists. Links: Feldman
| EAR Unit |
Joan
Guinjoan. Magma. Clas G948
M273 Performed by Proyecto Gerhard,
directed by Josep Pons, with Piotr
Karasiuk on cello. Instrumental works
from the 1970s through 1990s by this
Catalan composer. Links: Pons |
Walter
Leigh. Complete Chamber Works. Clas
L533 C738 Performed by
the Locrian Ensemble. Nine
pieces by this British composer from the 1920s
and 1930s.
Links: Leigh
| Locrian |
Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart. Cosi Fan Tutte, highlights.
Clas M877 C820
Performed by the Scottish Chamber
Orchestra, conducted by Sir Charles
Mackerras, and featuring singers Felicity
Lott and Jerry Hadley.
Links: Mozart
| Scottich CO
| Mackerras
| Lott
| Hadley |
Isaac
Posch. Harmonia Concertans. Clas P841
H228 Performed by
Salzburger Hofmusik, conducted by
Wolfgang Brunner. Sacred works from
1623.
Links: Salzburger
Hofmusik |
Maurice
Ravel. Rapsodie Espagnole, and other works.
Clas R196 R182
Performed by the Chicago Symphony,
conducted by Jean Martinon. These
are remastered recordings from the
1960s. Links:
Ravel | Chicago Sym. |
Steve
Reich. Drumming. Clas R271
D844 Performed by So Percussion.
Recent works.
Links: Reich |
So Percussion |
Edmund
Rubbra/Benjamin Britten. The Complete Recorder Works.
Clas R821 C738 Performed by
the Flautadors, & the Dante Quartet.
20th century English works, with a couple
of odd Medieval/Renaissance pieces
thrown in for variety. Links:
Rubbra | Britten
| Flautadors
| Dante
Q |
Johann
& Josef Strauss. Waltzes, Polkas, Marches. Clas
St81 W179
Performed by the Berlin Philharmonic,
conducted by Herbert von Karajan.
Links: Strausses
| Berlin
Phil. | Karajan |
Jan
Baptist Verrijt. Flammae Divinae, opus 5: Motets.
Clas V612 F612
Performed by the Consort of Musicke,
directed by Anthony Rooley. Works
by this 17th century Dutch
composer. |
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Below, we have some items organized by
performer or title
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El Arte de
Fantasía Clas Ar75 Performed by
Andrew Lawrence-King and the
Harp Consort. Transcriptions
of Spanish romances, French chansons, and
other works in the 1500s by Luis Venegas
de Henestrosa. Links: Early
Harp |
Gothic
Voices. The Service of Venus and Mars: Music for the
Knights of the
Garter. Clas G712
Se69 Vocal works from 1340-1440.
Links: Gothic V. |
Grace
Episcopal Church Choir, Charleston, South Carolina. A
Land of
Pure Delight. Clas
G753 L229 Sacred works by various
composers.
Links: Music
at Grace |
Andrea
Kapell Loewy. Apparitions and Whimsies.
Clas L826 Ap48 This
flautist, accompanied by others, perform
works by Heiss, Muczynski, Feld,
Takemitsu, and Koechlin. Links:
Loewy |
The
Gentlemen of St. John's College, Cambridge. Music for
Men's Voices.
Clas Sa23 M973 Recorded in
Cambridge, England, directed by Christopher
Robinson. Links: Gentlemen |
Tom
Trenney. Organa Americana. Clas T723
Or3 Occasionally seen in
Hiram, Mr. Trenney performs a program of
American music on the Schantz
Organ of St. Peter's Episcopal Church,
Savannah, Georgia. Links: Trenney |
| MISCELLANEOUS: |
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Once again, we are sorry to disappoint those of
you who like the unclassifiable.
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WEB
SITES TO WATCH WEB SITES TO WATCH WEB SITES TO
WATCH |
Folknet:
Folk music news and information for Northeast Ohio, including
links to
artists' pages, discussions, and lots of
other stuff. |
German
Music Society, Cleveland: Celebrates and promotes
German musical
traditions in Ohio, including brass bands
and sängerfests, or singing festivals. |
Southern
Gospel Music Association: Maintains a Hall of Fame
and Museum in
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and provides
news and other information. |
Southern
Gospel News: More of a fan site than the one listed
above, it has lots
more news on the subject. |
Welsh
National Gymanfa Ganu Association: This group
promotes Welsh
hymn singing, with chapters everywhere,
including Ohio. |
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