Hawaii-based composer John A. Carollo offers specific philosophical and political meanings and inspirations for the music contained on this release by the small Navona label of Hampton, NH. The three-movement Fear of Angst, for instance (the movements are "Beware, Beware of Fear," and "Beware of Those Who Preach Fear"), is said to have been inspired by a poem of Charles Bukowski and animated by the idea that "when you subjugate the masses by instilling fear they will vote against their best interests. BEWARE." You might not ...
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Hawaii-based composer John A. Carollo offers specific philosophical and political meanings and inspirations for the music contained on this release by the small Navona label of Hampton, NH. The three-movement Fear of Angst, for instance (the movements are "Beware, Beware of Fear," and "Beware of Those Who Preach Fear"), is said to have been inspired by a poem of Charles Bukowski and animated by the idea that "when you subjugate the masses by instilling fear they will vote against their best interests. BEWARE." You might not guess this content without reading the text, and indeed you might suppose that Carollo's music is more about dialogue than about outright conflict. Transferring his style across media from string orchestra to small chamber groups, Carollo writes complex phrase structures in which instrumental groups break in on each other's statements and push the musical conversation in new directions. Perhaps the highlight of the whole set is the String Quintet No. 1 for 10-string guitar and...
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Add this copy of Transcendence in the Age of War to cart. $30.06, new condition, Sold by newtownvideo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from huntingdon valley, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by Navona.
