Last Updated 03/28/2024 10:19 PM EDT
LOG IN
CART
Cart Items :
Sub Total :
artist
label
title
catalog #
any field
advanced
New Releases
Artists
Labels
Forthcoming
Best Sellers
Reviews
Jobs
soundclips
[All Countries]
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Egypt
Europe
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Korea
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Romania
Russian Federation
Scotland
Senegal
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
Turkey
UK
Ukraine
United States
Uruguay
World's Leading Terrorist State
World's Misleading Terrorist State
[All Formats]
Book
Cassette
CD
Clothing
Digital
DVD
MISC
VHS
Vinyl
[All Genres]
CLASSICAL
COMEDY
ELECTRONIC
EXPERIMENTAL
HIPHOP
JAZZ
Misc
ROCK
WORLD
artist
catalog #
label
title
any field
Tweet
Send Email
PRICE:
$15.00
$15.00
NOT IN STOCK
ARTIST
LEBARON, ANNE
TITLE
Pope Joan, Transfiguration
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
NEW WORLD RECORDS
CATALOG #
NW 80663CD
NW 80663CD
GENRE
CLASSICAL
RELEASE DATE
1/7/2008
"Anne LeBaron (b. 1953) is one of the most vital composers of the post-war generation. Her overall aesthetic is steeped in the sound world of the European/American avant-garde of the mid-twentieth century, but like others of her post-war generation, LeBaron rejects the premise of stylistic continuity that underlies much classical music. LeBaron's aesthetic is defined by supplementation: the sound world of the European/American avant-garde is supplemented with a host of others -- popular music, jazz, historical styles of the classical tradition, religious music, and so on. The two works on this recording, 'Pope Joan' (2000) and 'Transfiguration' (2003), are relatively new works that sustain LeBaron's blossoming aesthetic of supplementation while at the same time refining and refreshing it. Both are theatrical works for soprano and chamber ensemble. 'Pope Joan' was conceived as a dance opera, and while the recorded version here is for concert setting, the dramatic nature of the work shines through. 'Transfiguration' is a concert work but entails dramatic staging, gestures, and props that move it toward ritual. 'Pope Joan' develops its dramatic meaning through a combination of semantic, gestural, and musical resources, much like a traditional opera. 'Transfiguration,' however, relies little on the semantic meaning of its text for dramatic meaning; rather, the text serves as one element of musical design. Thus, its dramatic meaning arises from sonic design, allusions to semantic meaning, and performance gestures. Both works utilize a variety of different forms of vocal delivery performed primarily by the soprano but occasionally by the instrumentalists, such delivery ranging from fully expressive aria-like melodic singing to recitative-like declamation to impassive chanting. Both pieces rely on a large number of timbrally diverse percussion instruments that are essential to the dramatic design."
Other releases on NEW WORLD RECORDS