8 thoughts on “ Royal Wedding - Kronos Quartet And Wu Man - Terry Riley - The Cusp Of Magic (CD, Album) ”

1. In honor of American composer Terry Riley’s 80th birthday, Nonesuch Records released One Earth, One People, One Love: Kronos Plays Terry Riley—a five-disc box set of four albums of his work composed for, and performed by, the Kronos tramhostjatabaclemipricanarorkind.xyzinfo and Kronos met in , and since then, the quartet has commissioned nearly 30 works from him, more than from any other composer in the group’s.

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2. Materialul contine inregistrarea de debut a piesei in sase timpi a lui Terry Riley “The Cusp of Magic”. Comandata de Kronos cu ocazia aniversarii de 70 de ani a colaboratorului de-o viata si prietenului Terry Riley, piesa este reflectia colaborarii dintre Quartet si Wu Man la pipa (un instrument cu corzi traditional chinezesc, asemanator cu lauta) si la voce si pe toti muzicienii cantand.

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3. Terry Riley's The Cusp of Magic was written and commissioned for the Kronos Quartet and Wu Man as part of a national series of works from Meet the Composer Commissioning Music/USA, made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, The Helen F. Whitaker Fund, and the Target Foundation.

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4. Minimalist composer Terry Riley premiered his work 'In C' in , a big influence on minimalism in contemporary composition and on subsequent works by composers like Philip Glass, Steve Reich and John Adams. ’s 'A Rainbow In Curved Air' and its companion piece 'Poppy Nogood And The Phantom Band' – both mixing repetition, electronics and tape-manipulation – were often performed in.

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6. This album was commissioned by the Kronos Quartet in to commemorate Terry Riley's 70th birthday. They decided to include another performer, Wu Man, as she had previously collaborated with them. Wu Man plays the pipa, which is similar to a lute, so the Quartet became a Quintet/5(12).

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7. ARTIST: Kronos Quartet & Wu Man TITLE: Terry Riley: The Cusp Of Magic LABEL: Nonesuch Records / Warner GENRE: Instrumental PLAYTIME: STORE DATE: Track List 1. The Cusp Of Magic 2. Buddha's Bedroom 3. The Nursery 4. Royal Wedding 5. Emily And Alice 6.

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8. On the occasion of Terry Riley 's 70th birthday in , the Quartet commissioned a new work from him that would include pipa. After working with Wu Man for over a year to learn the intricacies of the instrument, Riley composed The Cusp of Magic, a work in six movements that included Wu Man .

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