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Earle Brown

Music by Earle Brown

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  • Reissued for the first time
  • Available on cassette and LP
  • Originally released by CRI in 1974
  • Overview of Brown's landmark early experiments with graphic notation, open form structures and magnetic tape

Description

Originally released by CRI in 1974 and now reissued for the first time by Death Is Not The End, Music by Earle Brown is a concise overview of the composer's landmark early experiments with graphic notation, open form structures and magnetic tape.

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Times Five (1963): Govert Jurriaanse (flute), John Floore (trumpet), Harry Sparnaay (bass clarinet), Jaring Walta (violin), Roelof van Driesten (violin), Gerrit Oldeman (viola), and Harro Ruijsenaars (cello). Ton Hartsuiker acts as piano leader, with Earle Brown conducting the acoustic instruments alongside pre-recorded magnetic tape.

Octet I (1953): Composed, created, and realised entirely by Earle Brown using multi-channel magnetic tape.

December 1952: Composed by Earle Brown, solo piano by David Tudor.

Novara (1962): Govert Jurriaanse (flute), John Floore (trumpet), Harry Sparnaay (bass clarinet), Jaring Walta (violin), Roelof van Driesten (violin), Gerrit Oldeman (viola), Harro Ruijsenaars (cello), and Ton Hartsuiker (piano), with Earle Brown conducting.

Preview Tracklist

  • 1 Times Five (1963)

  • 2 Octet I (1953)

  • 3 December 1952

  • 4 Novara (1962)