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arnold dreyblatt live at federal hall 1981

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arnold dreyblatt and the orchestra of excited strings 1981 live at federal hall 50:10
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This live CD celebrates the 25th anniversary of Dreyblatt's historic concert at Federal Hall in New York (where George Washington was inaugurated as President). Utilizing the natural resonances of the structure''s spectacular dome, Dreyblatt and co. romp through seven outstanding pieces for just-intoned double basses, piano, hurdy gurdy and pipe organ, emphasizing dynamics and sonorities to stunning acoustical effect.

"Arnold Dreyblatt is a minimalist who never forgot that music is still the human mating call. Anyone who has experienced the composer's recordings with his marvelously-dubbed Orchestra of Excited Strings knows how madly Dreyblatt's pieces swing. They flaunt time as precisely as a Swiss watch. Indeed, music like this can put you in the mind of the whirring cogs and pulleys of some small mechanized device. Everything's moving, twitching about, a bunch of individual sounds racheting up and down in a modulated relationship to all the other individual sounds. This animated playfulness exudes a real charm. Springy rhythms dance with each other, as clipped percussion and purposefully bowed strings generate delightful harmonic chatter." - Tabel of the Elements

"A composer of stature, Dreyblatt has charted his own unique course in modern classical music. Often characterized as the most rock-oriented of American minimalists, his work with the Orchestra of Excited Strings does justice to the moniker...." - Dusted

"...Rewardingly visceral, a dual exploration of how instruments react to the touch and how musicians mesh with each other ... a stellar ensemble." - New York Times

"Transcendental and ecstatic."- Downtown Music Gallery

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released February 20, 2020

Arnold Dreyblatt and the Orchestra of Excited Strings
Live at Federal Hall National Memorial, 1981

The Orchestra of Excited Strings:
Arnold Dreyblatt: Double Bass Viols with Excited Strings
Ruth Charloff: Double Bass Viols with Excited Strings
Randal Baier: Midget Upright Princess Piano Forte
K. Mason Hill: Portable Pipe Organ
Michael Hauenstein: Hurdy Gurdy

Recorded May 28, 1981, Federal Hall National Memorial, NYC
Runnng Time: 50:25

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Arnold Dreyblatt Archive Berlin, Germany

Berlin-based Arnold Dreyblatt studied music with Pauline Oliveros, La Monte Young, and Alvin Lucier and has invented a set of new and original instruments, performance techniques, and a system of tuning. Often characterized as one of the more rock-oriented of American minimalists, he has cultivated a strong underground base of fans for his transcendental and ecstatic music. ... more

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