A Fistful of Music
Music
Newsletter for the Hiram College Library Community
March 2006
Welcome back from Spring break, if you had one. We've been hard
at work in the Library, bringing you the best of everything. There aren't quite as many new
items listed as usual, but what we have is interesting, odd, and even
slightly bizarre. We've got oldies but goodies, marches, airport
music, avant-garde jazz, and lots of blues. Next month, you may
see some requests come in. 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: |
Atlantic Starr.
Ultimate Collection. Pop
At63 Ul8 Best of set from this
contemporary R&B group, most popular
in the 1980s.
Links: Starr
| AllMusicGuide |
Destiny's Child.
The Writing on the Wall. Pop
D474 W939 1999 release
from this female R&B group, back when
there were four of them.
Links: Destiny's
Child | AllMusicGuide |
Jackie & the
Starlites/The Bopchords. Jackie & the Starlites
Meet the
Bopchords. Pop J129
J129 We don't know if these two doo-wop
groups
ever actually met, since the Starlites
recorded in the early 60s, the Bopchords
in the late 50s, but it's an interesting
idea by the record label to simulate a
battle of the bands.
Links: AllMusicGuide(JS)
| AllMusicGuide(Bop) |
The Knickerbockers.
The Fabulous Knickerbockers. Pop K740
F116
Frat rock band from New Jersey makes it
big with 1966 hit, "Lies," by
sounding like the Beatles. On other
songs they sound like Motown, surf, or
whatever else seemed like a good idea at
the time. Links: AllMusicGuide |
Major Lance.
Everybody Loves a Good Time! The Best of Major Lance.
Pop L221 Ev28 Early to
mid-1960s R&B/soul singer, famous for his dance-
related hits, such as "Monkey
Time." Definitely beach music. Links:
AMG |
Millish. Millish.
Pop M623 M623 These folks are difficult to categorize,
since
they combine Irish instrumentation with
jazz and rock sensibilities, with a little
bluegrass fiddle thrown in. A band from
Ann Arbor that doesn't categorize.
Links: Millish |
Scorpions. Crazy
World. Pop
Sco77 C859 It's about time we got to the
heavy stuff. German rockers'
release from 1990. Links: Scorpions
| AMG |
Brian Setzer Orchestra.
The Dirty Boogie. Pop Se79 D630
1998 release,
where Setzer, formerly of the Stray Cats,
decided to combine rockabilly and
big band music, to entertaining
effect. Links: Setzer
| AllMusicGuide |
Billy Squier.
The Best of Billy Squier. Pop Sq43
B464 Early 80s arena rock
gone wild! Great guitar-based
anthems, if you like that sort of thing.
Links: Squier
| AllMusicGuide |
| CLASSICAL: |
Benjamin
Boretz. Music Around Benjamin Boretz: Open Spaces
2005.
Clas B644 M973 CD
accompanying the latest issue of Perspectives of New
Music. Contemporary works by
Boretz and other composers, performed by
various artists. Links:
Boretz |
Peter
Boyer. Ellis Island: The Dream of America.
Clas B695 El59 Performed
by the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted
by Peter Boyer, with narrations by
Barry Bostwick, Olympia Dukakis, and
others. Links: Boyer |
Erich
Wolfgang Korngold. Das Wunder der Heliane.
Clas K842 W960
Performed by the Rundfunk Chor Berlin,
directed by Dietrich Knothe, and the
RSO Berlin, conducted by John Mauceri.
Opera, premiered in 1927.
Links: Korngold
| Mauceri |
Sergey
Prokofiev. Romeo and Juliet Suites. Clas P943 R664 Performed by
the Scottish National Orchestra,
conducted by Neeme Järvi.
Links: Prokofiev
| Scottish Nat. Orch.
| Järvi |
Jean
Sibelius. Footprints. Clas Si11
F739 Ten selections of the Finnish
composer's music, from the Finlandia
label, performed by various artists.
Links: Sibelius |
Johann
Strauss. Masters of Classical Music. Clas St81 M393 Performed by
the RTL Symphony, conducted by Kurt Redel,
and the Vienna Strauss
Orchestra, conducted by Joseph Francek.
Eight works, mostly excerpts from
the composer's
operettas. Links: Strauss
| Redel |
Peter
Ilich Tchaikovsky. Masters of Classical Music.
Clas T219 M393
Another CD in this series, with a variety
of works by various orchestras, most
notably, the Bavarian Radio Symphony
Orchestra, conducted by Hans Vonk.
Links: Tchaikovsky
| Vonk |
Nancy Van
de Vate. Chamber Music, Vol. VII. Clas V286 C355 A variety
of late 20th century works performed by
the Niagara Brass Ensemble, the
University of Northern Iowa Percussion
Ensemble, the Ars Brunensis Chorus,
and various individual artists, including
Hiram's own Andrew Pongracz.
Links: Van
de Vate | Niagara
Brass | Andrew, get a web site! |
Antonio
Vivaldi. Masters of Classical Music.
Clas V836 M393 Another
compilation by various orchestras and
artists. Links: Vivaldi |
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This is just a short break, to distinguish the
composer list from the performer list.
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Barbara
Bonney. Im Chambre Séparée. Clas
B643 Im1 A collection of 18
operetta arias, performed by this singer,
accompanied on piano by Ronald
Schneider. Links: Bonney |
Ensemble
P.A.N. Angeli: Music of Angels. Clas
En77 An43 A variety of
vocal works sung in Latin, performed by
this early music group in conjunction
with the ensemble
Tapestry. Links: Ensemble
P.A.N. |
Tapestry.
Song of Songs: come into My Garden. Clas T161
So58 A program
of settings of the Biblical text by early
and contemporary composers.
Links: Tapestry |
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We need another break. Here are a few
items listed by title.
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Praise to
the Holiest: Hymns from Saint Paul's Parish, K Street, Washington,
D.C.
Clas P884 Performed by the
St. Paul's Parish Choirs, & the Washington
Symphonic Brass, directed by Jeffrey
Smith, with Bruce Neswick on organ.
Links: St.
Paul's Parish | WS
Brass | Neswick |
| MISCELLANEOUS: |
Brian Eno. Ambient
1: Music for Airports. Misc En64 Am16
Innovative
recording from 1978, part of Eno's
efforts at creating ambient soundscapes.
Links:
Eno | AllMusicGuide |
French Military
Marches. Misc F888 We
thought the French were into subtly.
None of that here; it's all heavy
drumbeats and tromp, tromp, tromp. |
Wamby, Bagby, and
Smith: Showdown at League Park. Misc
W180 A
simulated radio broadcast of the 5th game
of the 1920 World Series, between
the Cleveland Indians and the Brooklyn
Dodgers. Based on detailed news
accounts, the announcers create what
might have been if radio covered the
game (games were broadcast a couple of
years later). Links: 1920
Series |
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WEB
SITES TO WATCH WEB SITES TO WATCH WEB SITES TO
WATCH |
Classic
Motown: Provides news, biographies, tour
schedules, timeline, and lots
more information about many boomers'
favorite music. |
Dismuke's
Virtual Talking Machine: Vintage phonograph
recordings, 1900-
1939. You can listen to stuff your
grandparents or great grandparents thought
was cool. Maybe it still is. |
Gilbert
and Sullivan Archive: Nearly unlimited information
concerning the duo,
with sections devoted to each opera,
including midi files for listening. |
| Gospel
Music Association: News, features, awards, and other
stuff. |
Peter
Schickele/P.D.Q. Bach Web Site: Everything you every
wanted to know
about this composer/performer/oddball. |
Trail
of the Hellhound: Site devoted to Delta blues in the
Lower Mississippi
Valley, run by the National Park Service,
of all people. |
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