About the Book
Table of Contents:
Disc 1
1 Trad.: Koku-Reibo (A Bell Ringing in the Empty Sky) (excerpt)
Ronnie Nyogetsu Seldin, Shakuhachi
Courtesy of Lyrichord Discs
2 Trad.: Gangsaran-Bima Kurda-Gangsaran; (Music of the Dark Venerable Cloud)
Unknown
Courtesy of The Regents of the University of California and the UCLA Ethnomusicology and Systematic Musicology Department
5 Traditional: Mandarendare
Forward Kwenda
P 1997 Shanachie Entertainment Corp.
Courtesy of Shanachie Entertainment Corp.
6 MusicNote 1: Fanfare
7 MusicNote 2: Chant
8 MusicNote 3: Louis Armstrong
9 MusicNote 4: Madrigal
10 MusicNote 5: Beethoven Symphony
11 MusicNote 6: Round
12 MusicNote 7: The Ball Game
13 MusicNote 8: Consonant Intervals
14 MusicNote 9: Dissonant Intervals
15 MusicNote 10: Happy Birthday
16 MusicNote 11: America
17 MusicNote 12: Twinkle, Twinkle
18 MusicNote 13: Different endings for Twinkle, Twinkle
19 MusicNote 14: Twinkle, Twinkle in a minor key
20 MusicNote 15: I-V-I chords in C Major
21 MusicNote 16: I-V-I chords in D Major
22 MusicNote 17: Authentic cadence
23 MusicNote 18: Plagal cadence
24 MusicNote 19: Half cadence
25 MusicNote 20: Camptown Races
26 Dukas: La Peri, Fanfare
New York Philharmonic; Pierre Boulez, conductor
29 Schubert: Gretchen am Spinrade
Elly Ameling, soprano; Jorg Demus, piano
Recorded prior to 1972 All Rights Reserved.
Courtesy of BMG Music/The RCA Records Label, Under license from BMG Special Products
32 Mozart: Symphony No. 18 in F Major, K. 130, Minuet and Trio
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor
P 1985 The Decca Record Co. Ltd.
Courtesy of The Decca Record Company, Ltd., under license from Universal Music Enterprises
35 B. Harris: Crazeology
Unknown
41 Casulana: Morte - Che voi - Te chiamo
Butler University Madrigal Singers; Michael Shasberger, director
42 Anon.: Kyrie
Schola des Peres du Saint-Esprit du Grand Scolasticat de Chevilly; R.P. Lucien Deiss, C.S. Sp.
Courtesy of EMI Classics Ltd., under license from EMI Music Special Markets
43 Beatriz of Dia: A Chantar (Prelude, 2 stanzas, interlude)
Clemencic Consort; Rene Clemencic, director
P 1977 Harmonia Mundi S.A.
Courtesy of Harmonia Mundi USA
44 Perotin: Viderunt Omnes
Hilliard Ensemble; Paul Hillier, director
P 1989 ECM Records GmbH
ECM New Music Series
46 Machaut: Doulz viaire gracieus
Alba Music Kyo
P 1994 Channel Classics Records B.V.
Courtesy of Channel Classics Records B.V.
47 Fortunatus: Pange Lingua, chant
Tallis Scholars
P 1986 Gimell Records Ltd.
Courtesy of Gimell Records Limited
48 Josquin: Missa Pange Lingua, Kyrie
Tallis Scholars
P 1986 Gimell Records Ltd.
Courtesy of Gimell Recrods Limited
49 Palestrina: Exsultate Deo
Christ Church Cathedral Choir; Stephen Darlington, director
P 1987 Nimbus Records Ltd.
By permission of the owner, Nimbus Records, Wyastone Estate Ltd
51 Morley: Sweet Nimphe Come to Thy Lover, Fyre and Lightning
Unknown
53 Gabrieli: Canzona Duodecimi Toni
Combined brass sections of the Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra and Philadelphia Orchestra
58 Monteverdi: L'Orfeo, "Rosa del Ciel"/"Io non diro" "Lasciate i monti" and intstrumental ritornello
John Mark Ainsley, Orfeo; New London Consort; Philip Pickett, director
P 1992 The Decca Record Company, Ltd.
Courtesy of The Decca Record Company, Ltd., under license from Universal Music Enterprises
61 Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Dido's lament
Carolyn Watkinson (Dido); Monteverdi Choir; English Baroque Soloists; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
P 1993 Philips Classics Productions
Courtesy of Philips Classics Productions, under license from Universal Music Enterprises
65 Vivaldi: Violin Concerto, Op. 8, No.1
I Musici; Roberto Michelucci, violin
Courtesy of Philips Classics Productions, under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Disc 2
1 Bach: St. Matthew Passion, Aria: "Blute nur" - chorale: Ich bins, ich solte bussen
Chapelle Royale Orchestra; Ghent Collegium Vocale; Phillipe Herreweghe, conductor
P 1985 Harmonia Mundi S.A.
Courtesy of Harmonia Mundi USA
8 Handel: Messiah, "Hallelujah"
London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus; Colin Davis, conductor
Courtesy of Philips Classics Productions, under license from Universal Music Enterprises
12 Haydn: Symphony No. 45 In F# Minor, Minuet and trio
L'Estro Armonico; Derek Solomons, conductor
P 1985 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
17 Haydn: String Quartet Op. 33, No. 2 in E Flat Major, IV
Tatrai Quartet
P 1979 Hungaroton
Courtesy of Qualiton Imports, Ltd.
20 Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, I
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
28 Beethoven: Six Easy Variations
Alfred Brendel, piano
Courtesy of The Vox Music Group, a division of SPJ Music Inc.
30 Beethoven: Symphony No. 5
Cleveland Orchestra; Lorin Maazel, conductor
P 1989 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
59 Schubert: Die Forelle
Robert Holl, baritone; David Lutz, piano
Courtesy of Preiser Records
62 Schubert: Quintet in A for Piano & Strings, D. 667, Op. 114 "Trout," IV
Jamie Laredo, violin; Philippe Naegele, viola; Leslie Parnas, cello; Julius Levine, bass; Rudolf Serkin, piano
69 Fanny Mendelssohn - Hensel: Song Without Words, Lied: Larghetto
Elzbieta Sternlicht, piano
P 1992 Thorofon Record Co.
Courtesy of Qualiton Imports, Ltd.
Disc 3
1 Chopin: Prelude in E Minor
Hung-Kuan Chen, piano
P 1991 Amerco, Inc.
Courtesy of MusicMasters
4 Schumann: Kinderscenen, "Traumerei"
Claudio Arrau, piano
P 1974 Philips Classics Productions
Courtesy of Philips Classics Productions, under license from Universal Music Enterprises
7 Liszt: Transcendental Etude No. 10 in F Minor
Lazar Berman, piano
11 Verdi: Otello, excerpts from Act II
Mario del Monaco (Otello); Aldo Protti (Jago); Chorus and Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome; Alberto Erede, conductor
Courtesy of The Decca Record Company, Ltd., under license from Universal Music Enterprises
15 Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E Minor Op. 98, IV
Cleveland Orchestra; George Szell, conductor
21 Puccini: Madama Butterfly, "Un bel di"
Kiri te Kanawa, soprano; London Philharmonic; John Pritchard, conductor
P 1983 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
24 Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor "Resurrection," IV "Urlicht"
Aafje Heynis, alto; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernard Haitink, conductor
Courtesy of Philips Classics Productions, under license from Universal Music Enterprises
28 Stravinsky: Dumbarton Oaks, I
Orchestra of St. Lukes; Robert Craft, conductor
P 1993 MusicMasters Inc.
Courtesy of MusicMasters Inc.
30 Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, "Madonna"
Fires of London
Courtesy of Unicorn-Kanchana
31 Schoenberg: Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31, Theme, 6th Variation
Los Angeles Philharmonic; Zubin Mehta, conductor
Courtesy of The Decca Record Company, Ltd., under license from Universal Music Enterprises
36 Webern: Five Movements for String Quartet Op. 5, III
Juilliard Quartet
37 Ives: Three Places in New England, II Putnam's Camp
Eastman Rochester Orchestra; Howard Hanson, conductor
Courtesy of Philips Classics Productions, under license from Universal Music Enterprises
41 Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
P 1993 Delos International, Inc.
Courtesy of Delos International, Inc.
45 Boulez: Structures For Two Pianos, Book I, I
Alfons and Aloys Kontarsky, Piano
Courtesy of WERGO Schallplatten GmbH, Mainz, Germany
47 Wilson: Somtimes (excerpt)
William A. Brown, tenor
P 1977 Composers Recordings, Inc.
Courtesy of Composers Recordings, Inc.
50 Zwilich: Symphony No. 1, III
Indianapolis Symphony; John Nelson, conductor
P 1986 Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc.
Courtesy of New World Records, Inc.
54 Williams: Florida-Bound Blues
Bessie Smith
60 Ellington: It Don't Mean a Thing (If it Ain't Got That Swing)
Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
65 Parker: Confirmation
Charlie Parker
Courtesy of The Verve Music Group, under license from Universal Music Enterprises