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Frank Denyer

Name: Frank Denyer – Melodies (2CD)
Brand: Another Timbre
SKU: AT203X2
Price: 16.40 EUR
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Melodies (2CD)

LabelAnother TimbreGenreExperimental

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*In process of stocking* An extraordinary project arising from Frank Denyer’s ethno-musicological studies in the 1970’s, which forced him to go back to basics and ask himself ‘what is a melody?’ and ‘what is a note?’ Frank answered these questions by composing a series of 25 pieces starting from single-note melodies, through melodies with 2, 3 or 4 notes, ending with more complex pieces with 14- and 15-note melodies. A wonderful double CD, with a 24-page booklet containing an essay by Frank describing the project.

Details

File under: Avant-Garde Minimal Acoustic

Cat. number: AT203X2

Year: 2023

Release notes

Melodies (1974-1977) Disc one: 53:10 Disc two: 44:02 Tracks 1-1 to 1-4, 1-6, 1-7, 1-9 to 1-18, tracks 2-2 to 2-7: recorded by [...] and [...], at Studio 150, Amsterdam, June 2-3, August 27, October 19, November 19-20, 2020 and February 19-20, March 15, 2021 Tracks 1-5, 1-8, 1-12: recorded by [...], at The Cabin Recording Studio, Walthamstow, London, December 10, 2020 Track 2-1: recorded by [...] at Baptist Church Hampstead, London, December 15, 2020 Mastering and Editing: Robert Bosch…

Tracklist

Part One
1-1	1-Note Melody Karnatic Bansuri (Bamboo Flute)	1:29
1-2	1-Note Melody French Horn, Stones	2:23
1-3	1-Note Melody Prepared C Concert Flute	1:08
1-4	2-Note Melody Sneh, Bamboo Switch, Bass Drum	1:20
1-5	2-Note Melody Male Voice	1:55
1-6	2-Note Melody Double Bass, Bass Drum, Guiro, High Drum	2:58
1-7	3-Note Melody Sneh, Santur, Baroque Traverso	2:01
1-8	3-Note Melody Male Voice	1:48
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1-9	1st Interlude Two Percussionsists With Two Female Vocalists	2:34
Part Two
1-10	4-Note Melody Female Voice	2:36
1-11	4-Note Melody Viola (Scordatura Tuning)	2:32
1-12	5-Note Melody Male Voice, Metal Slabs	3:51
1-13	5-Note Melody Two Double Basses, Tuba	4:03
1-14	6-Note Melody Female Voice), Sneh, Flute, Percussion, Horn	4:17
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1-15	2nd Interlude Three Boxes And Bell	5:55
Part Three
1-16	7-Note Melody String Quartet (Heavy Mutes), Box, Crotales	4:14
1-17	8-Note Melody Double Bass, Muffled Tenor Drum	4:20
1-18	9-Note Melody Muted Viola/Female Voice	3:41
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2-1	3rd Interlude Three Male Vocalists With Percussion Instruments	4:26
Part Four
2-2	10-Note Melody Violin (Heavy Mute), Female Voice	4:41
2-3	11-Note Melody Female Voice, Muted Viola, Flute, Cimbalom, Percussion	5:52
2-4	12-Note Melody Cello (Heavy Mute), Percussion	4:26
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2-5	4th Interlude Bass Flute, Two Double Basses, Prepared Tuba, Percussion	5:12
Part Five
2-6	13-Note Melody Triple Muted Viola/Female Voice, Two Percussionists	7:31
2-7	14-Note Melody And 15-Note Epilogue String Quartet, Two Percussionists	9:47