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Dick Schleppe, David Reid, Claus Adam, Jeffrey Krieger, Samuel Barber, Marc Blitzstein, John Cage, Aaron Copland, Henry Cowell, Alwin Nikolais - Gay American Composers-Volume 2

Dick Schleppe, David Reid, Claus Adam, Jeffrey Krieger, Samuel Barber, Marc Blitzstein, John Cage, Aaron Copland, Henry Cowell, Alwin Nikolais - Gay American Composers-Volume 2

Band: Dick Schleppe, David Reid, Claus Adam, Jeffrey Krieger, Samuel Barber, Marc Blitzstein, John Cage, Aaron Copland, Henry Cowell, Alwin Nikolais Title: Gay American Composers-Volume 2 Rating: Release Date: 20 May, 1997 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Aeolian Harp 2: The Banshee 3: The Lilt Of The Reel 4: Ulysses At The Edge Of The World 5: Excursions For Piano: Un Poco Allegro 6: Excursions For Piano: In Slow Blues Tempo 7: Excursions For Piano: Allegretto 8: Excursions For Piano: Allegro Molto 9: Concerto For Piano & Orchestra: Moderato Molto 10: Sonata For Violin & Piano: Moderate Tempo 11: Symphony No. 3: Allegro Moderato 12: Symphony No. 3: Tempo Di Valzer 13: String Quartet No. 2, Op. 35 (1951) 14: Ryoanji 15: Electronic Dance Music: Frail Demons: Dance 1 16: Electronic Dance Music: Tribe: Dance 2 17: Sonatas & Interludes For Prepared Piano: Sonata XIII

Customer Review Gay pride taken to absurdity Is this supposed to have educational value? Shock value? Wouldn't you rather hear Cowell paired with, say, an openly hetero Charles Ives? Or a complete epic Partch work? Or an entire CD of Cage's Sonatas & Interludes? None of these composers made being gay central to their musical identities. A compilation with no purpose, pasted together (tastefully) from slices of other great CRI releases. I doubt if they would have done so even in the present era. What next? The Greatest Throbbing Hits of Tchaikovsky? The secret gay composer, artist or poet was no secret to his patrons, friends & most dedicated fans. He even enjoyed certain advantages, At least the "lesbian" series showcases lesser known women composers who would never have gotten past the hunky bouncer at a Virgil Thomson tea party in 1950. . You can see a complete list of all Dick Schleppe, David Reid, Claus Adam, Jeffrey Krieger, Samuel Barber, Marc Blitzstein, John Cage, Aaron Copland, Henry Cowell, Alwin Nikolais discography, or go back to the Dick Schleppe, David Reid, Claus Adam, Jeffrey Krieger, Samuel Barber, Marc Blitzstein, John Cage, Aaron Copland, Henry Cowell, Alwin Nikolais tabs