Artist : Sean McCann
Album : Music For Private Ensemble
Year : 2013
Genre : Classical
Quality : 228kbps / 44.1KHz / Joint Stereo
Source : Webshop / FLAC
Playtime : 0h 38m
Size : 66.55mb
Label : Recital Program
Catalognr : R5
Tracklist:
01. Reservations / An Exchange Of Courtesies pts. 1 & 2 12:21
02. Character Change 7:29
03. City With All The Angles (for Dick Higgins) 10:30
04. Our Days Of Generosity Are Over / Arden 8:23
Releasenotes:
Music For Private Ensemble is Sean McCann's first new solo album since 2011's
The Capital. Demonstrating a more serious study of orchestration and timbre than
his previous work; it is a big step forward. The four arrangements presented
here shy away from the use of synthesizers and effects processing - instead
relying on voicing and movement to actuate the album's sentiments. Inspired by
the grandiosity of John Adams, the concerned somberness of Gavin Bryars, and the
guttural tape work of Fluxus artists. Private Ensemble was written, recorded,
and laboriously edited over the course of 17 months, composed both traditionally
as well as through the clustering and organization of improvisations. McCann
played violin, viola, cello, flute, piano, glockenspiel, and percussion. He was
forced to notate samples of bassoon, french horn, and timpani, as those were not
available resources at the time. Taking multi-tracking to extremes, many of the
pieces surpass 100 layers of instruments. However this structural depth does not
lead to chaos; no sound on Private Ensemble is unintentional. The objective with
the ambitious multi-tracking and precision editing was to achieve the sound of a
full orchestra. The only other person appearing on the album is vocalist Kayla
Cohen (Itasca), her layered singing is formed into a small choir to help
conclude the record. This album reveals McCann's most refined work to date,
indicating the beginning of his transformation into a modern composer.
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