David Rosenboom, Murray Adaskin, Peggie Sampson
The Contemporary Viola Da Gamba (LP)
FormatLPLabelMusic Gallery EditionsGenreExperimental
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Peggie Sampson, the Canadian gambist, commissioned new music for an instrument most people associated with the seventeenth century. The main work here is David Rosenboom's The Seduction of Sapientia (1973-74), 26 minutes for solo viola da gamba with voltage-controlled resonators: the old instrument passes through electronic filters that amplify its resonances and turn it into something closer to a drone machine.
The second side holds Murray Adaskin's Two Pieces for Solo Viola da Gamba (1972) and an improvisation by Sampson herself on a theme by Tobias Hume from 1605. Issued by Music Gallery Editions in Toronto, the label of the Music Gallery, the centre of Canadian experimental music at the time.
Release notes
The Seduction Of Sapienta written in 1973/74 by David Rosenboom for Viola Da Gamba solo, with voltage controlled resonators. Composed for and commissioned by Dr. Peggie Sampson with assistance from the Canada Council and the New York University Faculty of Fine Arts. Two Pieces For Solo Viola Da Gamba written in 1972 by Murray Adaskin, commissioned by Peggie Sampson through a grant made from the Canada Council. Improvisation by Peggie Sampson on a theme by Tobias Hume (1605, from the first…
| The Seduction Of Sapienta | |||
| A1 | Fast | ||
| A2 | Extremely Fast | ||
| A3 | Presto | ||
| B1 | Two Pieces For Solo Viola Da Gamba | 9:47 | |
| B2 | Improvisation - Be Merry, A Day Will Come | 9:15 | |
- Peggie Sampson
- Viola da Gamba, Liner Notes
