| Ceccarelli, Isaiah / Bréviaire D'épuisements |
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| Album: | Bréviaire D'épuisements | Collection: | Classical | |
| Artist: | Ceccarelli, Isaiah | Added: | 02/2011 | |
| Label: | Actuelle Cd | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2011-04-17 | Pull Date: | 2011-06-19 | Charts: | Classical/Experimental |
| Week Ending: | 19 Jun | 22 May | 8 May | 1 May |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 18, 2011: | Music Casserole La Disparition Est Un Mur De Plus | 4. | May 03, 2011: | Bisous Bijoux, 2eme partie Suite: J’Existe De Moins En Moins | |
| 2. | May 21, 2011: | Music Casserole Solo (Iv) | 5. | Apr 30, 2011: | Music Casserole La Disparition Est Un Mur De Plus | |
| 3. | May 06, 2011: | gilt Intermède | ||||
| Album Review |
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| Be Sharp Reviewed 2011-04-07 | ||
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I've wondered at times why KZSU bins classical and experimental music together. Here's a record that shows why that's right. Composer / percussionist Isaiah Ceccarelli has created a mixture of avant-garde classical, strange noise, and perhaps a bit of jazz. These pieces are orchestrated for two female singers, two bass clarinets, a string bass, and percussion. No FCC issues. The 4 tracks named “Solo” are experimental noise (bass clarinets, string bass, and various sounds). 1. Solo (I). Continuous low-pitch drone. Perhaps rotating machinery. Clanging steel on steel. Impression: the monotony and oppressiveness of factory work. (5:52) 4. Solo (II) High-pitch sounds. Metal parts rubbing or scraping, rather than clanging as before. Squealing. Impression: “discord” (2:32) 9. Solo (III) The metal parts are now being sawn. Impression: “tension” (5:26) 12. Solo (IV) Loud bursts of noise between quiet pauses. Add percussion, as though the machines’ vibration is now rattling those metal parts (the cymbals & drums). Impression: “cacophony” (8:37) The 5 tracks named “Suite” (plus two others) are song settings of French poems. 2. A solo vocalist leaps from note to note, like a student’s interval exercise. (1:20) 3. Two singers and instruments. S-L-O-W. Vox parts are close together and dissonant. (2:44) 5. More of a classical song. Separate soprano & alto parts. A bit more melodic. (1:04) 6. Mid tempo. Jazz-like pizzicato bass solo. (1:47) 8. Melodic, not as harshly avant-garde. Nice soprano & alto vocal parts, accompanied by breathy drone on one bass clarinet. (0:57) 10. * Quite likeable. Two voices and two bass clarinets (that sound like cellos). (3:55) 11. Striking contrast to 10. Vocal slides & leaps. Bass clarinet honks. (7:34) 13. A capella voices. Slow, somber, somewhat spiritual, a bit like a prayer in a mass, (6:51) One track stands apart. 7. * Genius, madness, or both? Classical, jazz, or both? Two bass clarinets dance around each other like shapes in a Disney “Fantasia” scene. (2:08) | ||
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