Shop for vinyl, cds and more from meredith monk at the discogs marketplace. Monk studied piano and eurythmics from an early age. November 20, 1942 in new york, ny is a composer, singer, directorchoreographer and creator of new opera, musictheater works, films and installations. This artist appears in 82 charts and has received 0 comments. The antiapartheid movement was one of the dominant human rights causes of the 1980s, and music, both within south africa and beyond it, played a singular role.
Meredith monk albums, songs discography album of the year. Tompkins square label will reissue counterculture artist, composer and filmmaker meredith monks 1971 debut album key for record store day. The recording is not the best but the ambience is that of the loft in which it was recorded. Meredith monk the american performing artist meredith monk born has earned renown as a composer, singer, dancer, choreographer, filmmaker and critic. Unavailable for a long time, a dvd that also contains ellis island can now be obtained. She was awarded a national medal of arts by president obama in 2015. She has also written pieces for instrumental ensembles and symphony orchestras. Apart from the film, different versions exist of this piece.
Book of days 1990 meredith monk is not so much a singer as a. Check out book of days by meredith monk on amazon music. Remixes and interpretations of music by meredith monk by meredith monk, released 20 february 2012 1. Its as if shes distilled all of the bleating, whooping, humming, whirring, and yelping she had explored up until 1990. Book of days, film credits, imdb dunning, jennifer 1990, meredith monks blend of medieval and modern life, international new york times, jan. An extract from the film by meredith monk featuring her music, book of days an excerpt from meredith monk s feature film book of days. Monk is a mess in yet another book based on the tv series monk. Meredith monk biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Meredith monk information and concert dates music page 1. It is a fascinating look listen at meredith monks early formative years.
Meredith monk, american performance artist, a pioneer in the avantgarde, whose work skillfully integrated diverse performance disciplines and media. Hand selected by meredith from her personal archives, this fascinating compilation ranges from her first solo vocal performances in the mid60s, to. The overall power of plain songs hinges on the strength of the voice and the way it interacts with the sound world around it, venerosa demonstrating an. When i heard this album in vinyl edition, about 16 years ago, i was very. He has also worked with several other legendary directors and choreographers including steve paxton, ping chong, simone forti, david gordon, daniel lepkoff, sally. It deals with a community of jews and christians in the middle ages in time of plague, where the young daughter of a jewish family has visions of 20thcentury technology and society, drawing them on walls. At times, her albums assault the listener with cascading sheets of caterwaul. Monks fourth album on ecms classicalfocused new series continues her exploration of voice as an instrument. Meredith monk ellis island, book of days entertainment. With meredith monk he was in such original productions as quarry, the travelogue series, recent ruins, specimen days, ellis island film, dolmen music, turtle dreams, and others. The girls dreams and her grandfather the book of days.
Do you be by meredith monk released in 1987 via ecm new series. She was just then perfecting the extended vocal techniques which continue to typify her style. Already have a bunch of records from the ecm label since before and i find it striking that every single one ive found in the used bins always has been in nm or even m condition when it comes to the vinyl. Meredith monk meredith monk, good people, amazing people, vinyl, female art. Travellers 4 curchyard entertainment meredith monk. Book of days robert eenwayne hankinmeredith monknurit tilleswayne hankinnaaz hosseiniandrea goodmanching gonzalezjoan barberjohanna arnoldjohn barberjohn epplermeredith monknicky paraisotimothy sawyertoby newman. As with most of monks music, book of days is accompanied by a visual component, though the record certainly stands as its own work. The composer, vocalist, dancer, choreographer, director and filmmaker meredith monk celebrates the anniversary of the start of her professional career. I find book of days the strongest of her works for its mesmerizing combination of sublime musicality and monks trademark hyperactive technique. Meredith monk american performance artist britannica.
See meredith monk pictures, photo shoots, and listen online to the latest music. Zlatics trumpet howls into the ether on flowers and fade accompanied by drum rattles, repetitive mantras, and oscillating synthesizers to mark one of the lp s most unique and isolated moments. In the early 1990s, monk composed an opera called atlas, which premiered in houston texas in 1991. Key is her groundbreaking debut album from 1971 and this is the first reissue on vinyl. There are hints of nico s janitor of lunacy 1996 and meredith monk s book of days 1990 at play, where the icy screeches and distortions give way. View all records by meredith monk for sale on cdandlp in lp, cd, 12inch, 7inch format. It deals with a community of jews and christians in the middle ages in time of plague, where the young daughter of a jewish family has visions of 20thcentury technology and society, drawing them on. Her films, installations and drawings have been shown in museums and galleries including exit art, frederieke taylor gallery, in two whitney biennials, and at the walker art center. Memory game is both a look back at a pivotal point in meredith monks storied career, and a richly layered portrait of how vocal music, under the guidance of an indefatigable master, can play with our expectations in poignant and compelling ways.
Meredith monk was born on november 20, 1942 in new york city, new york, usa. An extract from the film by meredith monk featuring her music, book of days an excerpt from meredith monks feature film book of days. As a filmmaker, monk has created several awardwinning films including ellis island 1981 and her first feature, book of days 1988, which have screened at numerous film festivals worldwide and on pbs. The girls dreams and her grandfather the book of days by meredith monk. The onus now falls upon monk and ambrose to uncover this murder mystery. Robert een voice, cello ching gonzalez voice andrea goodman voice wayne hankin voice, gro. It is a narration as usual by monks assistant natalie teeger. Meredith monk ensemble meredith monk voice, keyboard. Meredith monks debut album key reissued on vinyl the vinyl factory. I found two ecm lps in the used bins a couple of days ago. There are hints of nicos janitor of lunacy and meredith monks book of days at play, where the icy screeches and distortions give way to the wax and wane poetry of a short confession. The girls dreams and her grandfather the book of days by. See more ideas about meredith monk, music documentaries and gary graham. The top ranked albums by meredith monk are dolmen music, turtle dreams and songs from the hill tablet.
An unprecedented collection of previously unheard recordings charting the earliest years of one of the worlds most innovative and exciting renaissance womencomposer, singer, performer, film director, visual artist and auteur meredith monk. The top rated tracks by meredith monk are tablet, dolmen music, education of the girlchild travelling, education of the girlchild biography and fear and loathing in gotham gotham lullaby. Stream book of days by meredith monk and tens of millions of other songs on all your. Meredith monk composer 1942 play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical. This artist appears in 82 charts and has received 0 comments and.