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Earth and the great weather : a sonic geography of the Arctic
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- Creator
- John Luther Adams
- Included Title
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- DRAM
- Format
- Sound Recordings
- Languages
- Inupiaq, Inuktitut, Athapascan (Other), English, Latin
- Contributors
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- Adams, John Luther, 1953- Place where you go to listen
- Adams, John Luther, 1953- Drums of winter
- Adams, John Luther, 1953- Pointed mountains scattered all around
- Adams, John Luther, 1953- Circle of suns and moons
- Adams, John Luther, 1953- Circle of winds
- Adams, John Luther, 1953- Deep and distant thunder
- Adams, John Luther, 1953- River with no willows
- Adams, John Luther, 1953- One that stays all winter
- Adams, John Luther, 1953- Drums of fire, drums of stone
- Adams, John Luther, 1953- Where the waves splash, hitting again and again
- Anthology of Recorded Music, Inc
- DRAM (Online service)
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : DRAM, [2007]
- Physical Details
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- Streaming audio
- OCLC
- ocn162101747
- Credits
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- Robin Lorentz, violin, percussion; Ron Lawrence, viola; Michael Finckel, cello, conductor; Robert Black, double bass, percussion; Amy Knowles, percussion; John Luther Adams, conductor, percussion; with I-nupiat Eskimo and Gwich'in Indian performers
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- A "convergence of sound and poetry" influenced by the Arctic landscape and language of northeastern Alaska; uses natural sounds, drum rhythms, and spoken texts.
- The 2nd, 6th, and 9th sections are for 4 drummers only; the remaining sections include texts composed of the Gwitch'in (Indian) and I-nupiat (Eskimo) names for Arctic places, plants, weather, and seasons, as well as texts in English and Latin.
- Title from image of compact disc cover on Web page (viewed July 10, 2007).
- Includes program notes.
- Recorded in the Charles W. Davis Concert Hall at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Mar. 8-11, 1993.
- Also available as compact disc; previously issued as New World Records 80459-2.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- System requirements: Web browser; QuickTime 6.5.2 or later.
- The place where you go to listen -- Drums of winter -- Pointed mountains scattered all around -- The circle of suns and moons -- The circle of winds -- Deep and distant thunder -- River with no willows -- One that stays all winter -- Drums of fire, drums of stone -- Where the waves splash, hitting again and again