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Ensemble Pieces

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Release date
  
1975

Label
  
Obscure Records

Genre
  
Classical

Artists
  
Gavin Bryars, Christopher Hobbs, John Adams

Similar
  
Gavin Bryars albums, Other albums

Ensemble Pieces is a 1975 classical music work by Christopher Hobbs, John Adams and Gavin Bryars.

Contents

The work was the second release on Brian Eno's label Obscure Records, catalogue number Obscure no.2.

Track listing

  1. Christopher Hobbs ‘Aran’ (3:52)
  2. John Adams ‘John Philip Sousa’ (4:24)
  3. John Adams ‘Christian Zeal And Activity’ (11:38)
  4. John Adams ‘Sentimentals’ (2:49)
  5. Christopher Hobbs ‘McCrimmon Will Never Return’ (9:19)
  6. Gavin Bryars ’1, 2, 1-2-3-4′ (14:56)

Personnel

  • John Adams – composer, director of the New Music Ensemble of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music
  • Derek Bailey – guitar
  • Gavin Bryars – reed organ, triangles, wood blocks, cymbals, double bass, composer
  • Cornelius Cardew – cello
  • Stuart Deeks – violins
  • Brian Eno – vocals, producer
  • Celia Gollin – vocals
  • Andy Mackay – oboe
  • The New Music Ensemble of San Francisco Conservatory of Music – strings
  • Mike Nicolls – drums
  • Paul Nieman – trombone
  • John White – reed organ, toy piano, triangles, drums
  • Phil Ault – engineer
  • Alden Jenks – engineer
  • Songs

    1Aran
    2John Philip SousaThe San Francisco Conservatory New Music Ensemble
    3Christian Zeal And ActivityThe San Francisco Conservatory New Music Ensemble

    References

    Ensemble Pieces Wikipedia