Research Catalog
The Henry Brant collection.
- Title
- The Henry Brant collection. Volume 8 [electronic resource].
- Author
- Brant, Henry, 1913-2008.
- Publication
- [St. Paul, Minn.] : Innova, [2010]
Available Online
Details
- Description
- 1 online resource.
- Uniform Title
- Works. Selections
- Naxos Music Library.
- Colección Innova.
- Alternative Title
- Works.
- Subject
- Wind ensembles
- Trios (Piano, percussion, violin)
- Septets (Accordion, clarinet, piccolo, percussion, violin, cello)
- Instrumental ensembles
- Piano music (Pianos (2))
- Jazz > 1981-1990
- Concertos (Clarinet with jazz ensemble)
- Quintets (Pianos (2), percussion)
- Vocal ensembles with instrumental ensemble
- Improvisation (Music)
- Songs (High voice) with wind ensemble
- Note
- The 1st work for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, bassoon, and contrabassoon, based on a melody from J.S. Bach's Wachet auf; the 2nd work for piano, violin, and kitchen hardware; the 3rd work for three spatially isolated duos consisting of piccolo and clarinet, xylophone and vibraphone, and violin and violoncello, with solo accordion; the 4th work for piano and percussionist, spatially separated from a string septet on one side of the hall, a woodwind quartet on the other, and a small "street band" in the back of the hall; the 5th work for 2 pianos, based on J.S. Bach's Wachet auf; the 6th work a concerto for clarinet and jazz big band; the 7th work for 2 pianos and 3 percussion; the 8th work an improvisation based on musical materials produced by Henry Brant for 16 spatially separated instrumentalists and mixed voices; the 9th work a spatial composition for 5 woodwinds, 5 brass, and tenor.
- Text to the 8th work in part by John Lifton; text to the 9th work by Patricia Gorman Brant.
- Event (note)
- Recorded June 8, 1984, Utrecht (1st and 6th works); June 4, 1982, at De Doelen, Rotterdam (2nd work); Feb. 12, 1995, Poncho Hall, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle (3rd work); Dec. 9, 1990, Premiere Dance Theatre, Toronto (4th work); June 15, 1984, at De Ijsbreker, Amsterdam (5th and 7th works); July 15, 1990, Sheridan Opera House, Colo. (8th work); and May 25, 1964, Judson (Steinway) Hall, New York (9th work).
- Language (note)
- Sung and spoken in English (8th-9th works), with some parts in Indonesian (8th work).
- Contents
- Whoopee : in D (1938, rev. 1984) (Netherlands Wind Ensemble ; Henry Brant, conductor) (4:26) -- Music for a five and dime store : for piano, violin, and percussion (kitchen hardware) (1932, rev. 1984) (Vera Beths, violin; Reinbert de Leeuw, piano; Henry Brant, percussion) (2:45) -- Revenge before breakfast : 1982 (New Performance Group, Seattle: Paul Taub, piccolo; Gregg Miller, clarinet; Ella Marie Gray, violin; Walter Gray, violoncello; Matthew Kocmieroski, Thomasa Eckert, percussion; Laurie Andres, accordion; Henry Brant, conductor) (12:02) -- Inside track : 1982 (Yvar Mikhashoff, piano; Barbara Hannigan, soprano; Douglas Stewart, flute, piccolo; Cynthia Steljes, oboe, English horn; Robert Stevenson, clarinet, bass clarinet; Kathleen McLean, bassoon; Peter Lutek, saxophone; Joan Watson, horn; James Spragg, trumpet; Gordon Sweeney, trombone; Russell Hartenberger, Trevor Tureski, percussion; Fujiko Imajishi, Marie Bérard, violins; Douglas Perry, Daniel Blackman, violas; David Hetherington, Simon Fryer, violoncellos; Roberto Occhipinti, double bass; Henry Brant, Robert Aitken, conductors) (17:02) -- Jazz toccata on a Bach theme : toccata on Wachet auf : 1940 (Henry Brant, Gerrit Hommerson, pianos) (2:38) -- Jazz clarinet concerto (1946) (Jacques Meertens, clarinet; Netherlands Wind Ensemble; Werner Herbers, conductor) (10:06) -- Double-crank hand organ music : 1933, rev. 1984 (Gerrit Hommerson, Henry Brant, pianos; Amy Snyder, Ernestine Stoop, Eduard van Regteren Altena, percussion) (2:52) -- Altitude 8750 : 1990 (the Telluride Glacial Spatial Ensemble: Pauline Oliveros, accordion; Laurell Wyckoff, flute, piccolo; Wadada Leo Smith, trumpet, koto; Gloria Cheng, piano; I Wayan Sadra, metallophone; Jody Diamond, John Lifton, voice; Jason Reinier, tenor saxophone; Larry Polansky, mandolin; Charles Amirkhanian, glockenspiel; James Tenney, xylophone; David Gamper, harmonium; Sally Davis, melodica; Ge Gan-ru, bowed saw; Gerhard Staebler, Kunsu Shim, bullroarers; Hugh Davies, synthesized bass guitar; vocal ensemble conducted by Neely Bruce) (15:29) -- Dialog in the jungle : 1964 (Frank Baker, tenor; the Modern Brass Ensemble (2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba); the Arioso Winds (wind quintet); Henry Brant, conductor) (7:32).
- LCCN
- US29K0741501
- US29K0741502
- US29K0741503
- US29K0741504
- US29K0741505
- US29K0741506
- US29K0741507
- US29K0741508
- US29K0741509
- US29K0741510
- US29K0741511
- OCLC
- 767873620
- Author
- Brant, Henry, 1913-2008.
- Title
- The Henry Brant collection. Volume 8 [electronic resource].
- Imprint
- [St. Paul, Minn.] : Innova, [2010]
- Series
- Naxos Music Library.Colección Innova.
- Performer
- Various performers.
- Event
- Recorded June 8, 1984, Utrecht (1st and 6th works); June 4, 1982, at De Doelen, Rotterdam (2nd work); Feb. 12, 1995, Poncho Hall, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle (3rd work); Dec. 9, 1990, Premiere Dance Theatre, Toronto (4th work); June 15, 1984, at De Ijsbreker, Amsterdam (5th and 7th works); July 15, 1990, Sheridan Opera House, Colo. (8th work); and May 25, 1964, Judson (Steinway) Hall, New York (9th work).
- Language
- Sung and spoken in English (8th-9th works), with some parts in Indonesian (8th work).
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. Whoopee.Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. Music for a five and dime store.Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. Revenge before breakfast.Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. Inside track.Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. Jazz toccata on a Bach theme.Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. Concertos, clarinet, jazz ensemble.Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. Double-crank hand organ.Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. Altitude 8750.Brant, Henry, 1913-2008. Dialogue in the jungle.
- Other Standard Identifier
- US29K0741501US29K0741502US29K0741503US29K0741504US29K0741505US29K0741506US29K0741507US29K0741508US29K0741509US29K0741510US29K0741511
- Publisher No.
- INNOVA415 Innova
- Branch Call Number
- eNYPL Music