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File under: Wandelweiser
John McCowen
Mundanas I - V
FormatCDLabelEdition WandelweiserGenreExperimental
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The title mundana comes from Boethius' (427-524 AD) printed work on ancient Greek music: De institutione musica. John McCowen is a New York based composer and performer whose work focuses on extending the possibilities of the clarinet family. John embraces long-form drones, difference tones, and beating harmonics as a means to extrude the dimensionality within - treating the clarinet as an acoustic synthesizer. His works for ensemble utilize spectral techniques to superimpose the timbral/sonic characteristics of the clarinet onto a grouping of instruments. This may include the clarinet as a solo instrument while the ensemble functions as a resonant system. He received the Elizabeth Mills Crothers Award for music composition in 2016 from Mills College where he also received an MA in Music Composition.
Details
File under: Wandelweiser
Cat. number: EWR 1811
Year: 2019
Release notes
Composed in 1986. The title "mundana" comes from Boethius' (427-524 AD) printed work on ancient Greek music: "De institutione musica". Tracks 1 - 4 recorded by Adam Hirsch @ Tiny Telephone Studios, San Francisco Track 5 recorded by Michael Coleman @ Figure 8 Recordings, Brooklyn, NY Mastering by David Allen, Portland, OR Made In Germany
Tracklist
| 1 | Mundana I | 5:48 | |
| 2 | Mundana II | 4:53 | |
| 3 | Mundana III | 6:33 | |
| 4 | Mundana IV | 4:19 | |
| 5 | Mundana V | 11:29 |
Credits
- John McCowen
- Composed By, Performer, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
- Antoine Beuger
- Executive-Producer
- Daniel Bechem
- Layout
- David Allen
- Mastered By
- Madison Greenstone
- Performer, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet
