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Tundra songs

Title
Tundra songs / music by Derek Charke.
Author
Charke, Derek, 1974-
Publication
  • Toronto, ON : Centrediscs, [2015]
  • Franklin, TN : distributed by Naxos of America Inc.
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Additional Authors
  • Tagaq, 1975-
  • Kronos Quartet, instrumentalist. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr
Description
1 audio disc (55 min.) : CD audio, digital; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Always at the forefront, seeking the new and pushing the boundaries of the traditional string quartet to its limits, it is no surprise the Kronos Quartet sought out Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq for another extraordinary collaboration with Juno Award winning composer Derek Charke.
Uniform Title
Works. Selections
Alternative Title
Works.
Subject
  • Songs with instrumental ensemble
  • Throat singing
  • String quartets
  • Folk songs, Inuit
  • Quintets (Electronics, violins (2), viola, cello)
  • Electronic music
  • Songs (Medium voice) with instrumental ensemble
  • Monologues with music (String quartet)
Genre/Form
  • Chamber music.
  • Songs.
  • Folk songs.
  • Soundscapes (Music)
Note
  • First work for Inuit throat singer, string quartet and soundscape; second and third works for string quartet.
  • Title from disc label.
  • Program and biographical notes in English and French inserted in container.
Contents
22 Inuit throat song games. Lullaby (1:15) ; Throat song (0:47) -- Cercle du nord III (13:24) -- 22 Inuit throat song games. Song of a name (for a boy) (1:16) ; Dogs (1:46) -- Tundra songs. (29:38). Ice ; Water ; Sedna's song ; Lament of the dogs ; The trickster Tulugaq -- Sassuma arnaa: the woman down there (6:59).
LCCN
773811210158
OCLC
  • ocn904452657
  • 904452657
  • SCSB-13645099
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries