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Masada (band)
Masada is a musical group with rotating personnel led by American saxophonist and composer John Zorn since the early 1990s. Masada was the first ensemble to perform Zorn's compositions inspired by Radical Jewish Culture and written to be performed by small groups of musicians. Initially envisioned as a set of 100 "songs" notated within a limited number of staves and confined to specific modes or scales, Zorn's Masada project would eventually total 613 compositions divided into three specific "books". Zorn used Hebrew titles for these compositions along with melodic themes and musical structures reminiscent of klezmer music, and Jewish imagery on album covers to explore Jewish identity within the Masada songbook and groups. He stated: "The idea with Masada is to produce a sort of radical Jewish music, a new Jewish music which is not the traditional one in a different arrangement, but music for the Jews of today. The idea is to put Ornette Coleman and the Jewish scales together." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Zorn Masada
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orchestration
Orchestration is the study or practice of writing music for an orchestra (or, more loosely, for any musical ensemble, such as a concert band) or of adapting music composed for another medium for an orchestra. Also called "instrumentation", orchestration is the assignment of different instruments to play the different parts (e.g., melody, bassline, etc.) of a musical work. For example, a work for solo piano could be adapted and orchestrated so that an orchestra could perform the piece, or a concert band piece could be orchestrated for a symphony orchestra. In classical music, composers have historically orchestrated their own music. Only gradually over the course of music history did orchestration come to be regarded as a separate compositional art and profession in itself. In modern classical music, composers almost invariably orchestrate their own work. However, in musical theatre, film music and other commercial media, it is customary to use orchestrators and arrangers to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanhedrin 1994–1997
''Sanhedrin 1994–1997'' is a 2005 double album by John Zorn's Masada featuring previously unreleased studio recordings. accessed January 6, 2020] Reception The review by Sean Westergaard awarded the album 4 stars stating "This band has become one of the finest jazz ensembles of the last several decades, and there will probably come a time when folks will be drooling over any previously unreleased scraps the same way they do today over lost and Coltrane< ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live At Tonic 2001
''Live at Tonic 2001'' is a double album by Masada featuring two sets recorded live at Tonic during one evening in New York's Lower East Side. accessed January 6, 2020 Reception The review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars, stating:
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First Live 1993
''First Live 1993'' is a live album by John Zorn's Masada documenting their premier live appearance at the Knitting Factory in September, 1993.Masada World: First Live 1993 accessed January 6, 2020 Reception The review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 3 stars, stating, "For the fanatics who have everything Masada, this is no exception in its necessity. For the curious and cautious, this is a wonderfully accessible place to begin an odyssey".Jurek, TAllmusic Review accessed July 26, 2011
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Live In Sevilla 2000
''Live in Sevilla 2000'' is a live album by Masada recorded in Seville, Spain.Masada World: Live in Sevilla 2000 accessed January 6, 2020 Reception The review by Sean Westergaard awarded the album 5 stars stating "This might also be the best recorded of the live releases, making it a real jewel in an already glittering discography. ''Live in Sevilla'' proves that Masada is one of the most exciting ensembles in the world, ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live In Middleheim 1999
''Live in Middelheim 1999'' is a live album by John Zorn's Masada recorded in Antwerp, Belgium. accessed January 6, 2020 Reception The review by Steve Loewy awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Every album by John Zorn's Masada seems better than the last, and this one is no exception. By the time of this recording the group was a tightly cohesive unit, performing at an extremely high and satisfying level... With a recording time nearing 80 minutes, and substantial contributions from the entire quartet, the recording marks not so much a milestone in the life of the group as a symbol of its ability to constantly expand upon itself and dra ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live In Taipei 1995
''Live in Taipei'' is a double live album by John Zorn's Masada recorded at the Crown Theatre in Taiwan's capital city Taipei. The album is mistakenly dated 1995, while the performance was actually taken place in 1996. accessed January 6, 2020 Reception The review by Joclyn Layne awarded the album 3½ stars stating "With so many exceptional recordings available of the Masada quartet, this one may be considered less necessary, but it's still necessary for most fans ".Layne, JAllmusic Review ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live In Jerusalem 1994
''Live in Jerusalem 1994'' is a live album by John Zorn's Masada recorded at the Jerusalem Festival in 1994. Reception The Allmusic review by Heather Phares awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Masada: Live in Jerusalem features versions of "Zebdi," "Jair," "Kanah," and "Netivot" that showcase Masada's intensity".Phares, HAllmusic Reviewaccessed July 26, 2011 accessed January 6, 2020 Track listing :''All compositions by John Zorn'' * ''Disc one'' # "Piram" - 9:52 # "Bith Aneth" - 11:57 # "Lachish" - 3:35 # "Peliyot" - 7:11 # "Hadasha" - 10:53 # "Ravayah" - 3:35 # "Zebdi" - 1:53 # "Tirzah" - 8:07 # "Hekhal" - 3:31 * ''Disc two'' # "Kanah" - 6:12 # "Shilhim" - 2:39 # "Ziphim" - 9:09 # "Abidan" - 6:24 # "Netivot" - 4:50 # "Zelah" - 4:54 # "Idalah-Abal" - 5:04 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tzadik (record Label)
Tzadik Records is a record label in New York City that specializes in avant-garde and experimental music. The label was established by composer and saxophonist John Zorn in 1995. He is the executive producer of all Tzadik releases. Tzadik is a not-for-profit, cooperative record label. Tzadik has released over 400 albums by a variety of artists with diverse musical backgrounds, including free improvisation, jazz, noise, klezmer, rock, and experimental composition. On the label's catalogue are releases by Zorn himself and his multifaceted "songbook" group Masada; singer Mike Patton; guitarists Derek Bailey, Yoshihide Otomo, Tim Sparks, Buckethead and Keiji Haino; noise music icon Merzbow; composers Gordon Mumma, Frank Denyer, Arnold Dreyblatt, and Teiji Ito; experimental groups Kayo Dot, Time of Orchids and Rashanim, microtonalists Syzygys; drummer Tatsuya Yoshida and his bands Ruins and Korekyojinn; trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith; electroacoustic composer Noah Creshevsky Noah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebrew Alphabet
The Hebrew alphabet ( he, wikt:אלפבית, אָלֶף־בֵּית עִבְרִי, ), known variously by scholars as the Ktav Ashuri, Jewish script, square script and block script, is an abjad script used in the writing of the Hebrew language and other Jewish languages, most notably Yiddish, Judaeo-Spanish, Ladino, Judeo-Arabic languages, Judeo-Arabic, and Judeo-Persian. It is also used informally in Israel to write Levantine Arabic, especially among Druze in Israel, Druze. It is an offshoot of the Aramaic alphabet, Imperial Aramaic alphabet, which flourished during the Achaemenid Empire and which itself derives from the Phoenician alphabet. Historically, two separate abjad scripts have been used to write Hebrew. The original, old Hebrew script, known as the paleo-Hebrew alphabet, has been largely preserved in a variant form as the Samaritan alphabet. The present "Jewish script" or "square script", on the contrary, is a stylized form of the Aramaic alphabet and was technicall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990–1995
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
