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Songbirdsongs

John Luther Adams

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Released: Apr 2012
Label: MODE
The first mature work by the other John Adams (middle name: Luther), this piece finally received a top-flight recording courtesy of Callithumpian Consort, in 2012. The scoring -- for flautists (doubling on piccolo and ocarina) plus celesta and percussion battery -- will be familiar to JLA admirers: The openness and mystery of the natural world is conjured by both cell-fragments of melody (a la birdcalls), as well as by the way instrumental rhythms are layered. As in nature, this piece offers bursts of extremity ("Joyful Noise") and then a return back to calm ("Evensong"). An important album.
- Seth Colter Walls
John Luther Adams - Songbirdsongs 2012-05-17
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    songbirdsongs: Wood Thrush
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    songbirdsongs: Morningfieldsong
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    songbirdsongs: Meadowdance
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    songbirdsongs: August Voices
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    songbirdsongs: Mourning Dove
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    songbirdsongs: Apple Blossom Round
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    songbirdsongs: Notquitespringdawn
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    songbirdsongs: Joyful Noise
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    songbirdsongs: Evensong
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    Strange Birds Passing
    Strange Birds Passing
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