Quivering String
Four composer-performers of Back to Back Zithers weave Vietnamese, Sundanese and mediaeval European strands into new Australian chamber music for zithers, flutes, voice and found sound.
Ros Bandt psaltery, renaissance flute, prepared kacapi, voice, stones, wind chimes, ocarina, japanese bell, wooden sticks, clay drum, skin drum
Kari kacapi, bells, bamboo chimes, bamboo slide whistles, prepared kacapi, voice
Lê Thị Kim dan tranh, prepared dan tranh
Lê Tuấn Hùng dan tranh, prepared dan tranh, psaltery, kacapi, voice, renaissance flute
Brief Bashō settings and a Japanese temple bell open the programme. Longer improvisations peel back layers of Sundanese kacapi, Vietnamese ornament and mediaeval French song, before a closing prayer for those living in exile.
Artist
Back to Back Zithers
Back to Back Zithers are four distinguished solo composer-performers who enjoy sharing each other's traditions and skills in the process of making a new Australian music. Since 1988 they have combines their original ideas with musical thoughts from Vietnam, West Java, mediaeval France and Italy in new compositions which transcend the boundaries of East and West.
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Tracks
- Reflections Ros Bandt Kari Lê Tuấn Hùng Lê Thị Kim 6:03
- Cicadas Kari 3:29
- Spring Ros Bandt Kari Lê Tuấn Hùng Lê Thị Kim 4:24
- Pond Ros Bandt Kari Lê Tuấn Hùng Lê Thị Kim 5:28
- Stones Ros Bandt Kari Lê Tuấn Hùng Lê Thị Kim 2:59
- Bell Ros Bandt Kari Lê Tuấn Hùng Lê Thị Kim :37
- Intisari Ros Bandt Kari Lê Tuấn Hùng Lê Thị Kim 11:47
- Cobwebs Ros Bandt Kari Lê Tuấn Hùng Lê Thị Kim 12:23
- tikar plastik tikar pandan Ros Bandt Kari Lê Tuấn Hùng Lê Thị Kim Widji Thukul 5:36
- Prayer for Land Ros Bandt Kari Lê Tuấn Hùng Lê Thị Kim 16:26
Performers
- Back to Back Zithers
- Ros Bandt · psaltery, renaissance flute, prepared kacapi, voice, stones, wind chimes, ocarina, japanese bell, wooden sticks, clay drum, skin drum
- Kari · kacapi, bells, bamboo chimes, bamboo slide whistles, prepared kacapi, voice
- Lê Thị Kim · dan tranh, prepared dan tranh
- Lê Tuấn Hùng · dan tranh, prepared dan tranh, psaltery, kacapi, voice, renaissance flute
Composers
Ros Bandt
Ros Bandt is an Australian composer, performer and sound artist whose work joins ancient instruments, environmental sound and live electronics in spatial music, installation and sound sculpture.
Lê Tuấn Hùng
Lê Tuấn Hùng is a composer, performer and author, specialising in Vietnamese music and the experimental music of contemporary Australia. He has written widely on Vietnamese performing arts and is regarded as an international authority in Vietnamese musicology.
Kari
Kari is a musician and visual artist. She has performed in several multicultural ensembles and explored many musical landscapes. She has also played a key role in facilitating multicultural music in Australia.
Lê Thị Kim
Lê Thị Kim is a Vietnamese đàn tranh virtuoso, singer and composer in classical and village traditions. She has performed widely in Asia, Australia, Canada and Europe.
Where to listen
Quivering String is available for streaming through Spotify and Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
Quivering String is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
Product details
- Catalogue number
- MD 3141
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 69 minutes 12 seconds
- Recording Engineer
- Martin Wright
- Venue
- Move Records Studio
- Thanks to
- Creative Australia
- Release date
- 1992
- Musical work
copyright - © 1992 Back to Back Zithers
- Sound recording
copyright - ℗ 1992 Move Records
- Categories
- Australian, Cross-cultural
- Genres
- World & Cross-cultural, Experimental
- Barcode
- EAN 9314574314120
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