V.A. - GRAVIKORDS WHIRLIES & PYROPHONES [BOX VERSION]
Sheet Music

SKU: M7.ELLI-3530

Composed by V.A. CD. A beautifully illustrated and fascinating book with CD (or vice-versa) presenting the imaginative inventions of 37 musical instrument builders/performers in new music around the world. Intuition #ELLI 3530. Published by Intuition (M7.ELLI-3530).

ISBN 9781559613828. UPC: 052296353025.

The spectrum of inspirations is wide: complex, sophisticated electronic creations like Don Buchla's ''Thunder'' and ''Lightning'' devices to the bamboo saxophone of Jamaican ''mento'' musician Sugar Belly (William Walker), the Futurist noise orchestras of Luigi Russolo at the beginning of the century to Fred ''Spaceman'' Longs' junk metal sculptures. The CD has generous excerpts of the work of 18 of these creators, most of whom are composer-builder-performers. Experience the pioneering work of musical innovators like Harry Partch, Leon Theremin, and many others: Wendy Chambers' Car Horn Organ reveals its charms on a rousing version of ''New York, New York.'' A complex ensemble of glass instruments from Jean Claude Chapuis takes up where Ben Franklin left off on his Glass Harmonica. Engaging photographs and text display for readers the lengths to which these 37 eccentric and brilliant inventors have gone in their quests for innovation and beauty. Introduction by Tom Waits. [This is the ''old'' boxed version].