Skies of America
(CD Music)
Author
Contributors
Published
[New York] : Sony, [1972].
Physical Desc
1 sound disc (42 min.) : digital, stereophonic ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Downtown Reno Library - Music - CD
CD/JAZZ COLEMA 1972
1 available
CD/JAZZ COLEMA 1972
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown Reno Library - Music - CD | CD/JAZZ COLEMA 1972 | On Shelf |
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Published
[New York] : Sony, [1972].
Format
CD Music
Language
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Notes
General Note
Digitally remastered from analog recording.
General Note
Works "for a symphony orchestra based on a theory book called The harmolodic theory ... [with] eight themes and a harmalodic movement for each theme."
General Note
Program notes by the composer with Japanese translation incontainer.
Participants/Performers
London Symphony Orchestra; Ornette Coleman, alto saxophone (in 7 tracks); David Measham, conductor.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Recorded April 17-19, 1972 at EMI Studios, Abbey Road, London.
Description
Skies of America is a fully (though controversially) scored concerto grosso, comprised of, as Coleman wrote in liner notes for the original LP release, "melody, harmony, and the movement of forms. . .based on the four clefs bass, treble, tenor and alto. . .meaning to modulate in range without changing keys." Coleman's improvising jazz ensemble is nestled between and overlapping with orchestral passages, with the massive yet sometimes delicate atonal clusters rendering this a particularly American--if surrealistic--symphonic work.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Coleman, O., & Measham, D. (1972). Skies of America . Sony.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Coleman, Ornette and David. Measham. 1972. Skies of America. Sony.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Coleman, Ornette and David. Measham. Skies of America Sony, 1972.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Coleman, Ornette, and David Measham. Skies of America Sony, 1972.
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