''Composition No. 173'' (subtitled ''For 4 Actors, 14 Instrumentalists Constructed Environment and Video Projections'') is an album by American saxophonist and composer Anthony Braxton with orchestra and actors recorded in 1994 for the Italian Black Saint label.Anthony Braxton discography
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Reception

The AllMusic review by "Blue" Gene Tyranny stated "This musically and textually complex composition examines movement-strategies that occur in normal life in various spaces ... The music is exciting and contrapuntally dense, and at other times mysteriously sustained. Maps of geography (sounds moving about the real and imaginary and video "virtual" lands) and musical graph strategies are treated as analogs. A thoughtful and innovative "multimedia" work".

Track listing

All compositions by Anthony Braxton. # "Composition No. 173": ## "Opening Music – Introduction" – 15:39 ## Scene One – Interlude Duo"" – 16:16 ## "Scene Two (A) – Interlude Ensemble" – 14:22 ## "Scene Two (B)" – 5:12 ## "Closing Music" – 7:26

Personnel

* Anthony Braxton –

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Actors *Steve Ben Israel – "Arnold" *Laura Arbuckle – "Jeremy" *Isha Beck – "Miss Tisingham" *Baba Ben Israel – "Molly" Musicians *Melinda Newman – oboe; soloist *Brandon Evans –

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; soloist *Bo Bell –

bassoon The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family, which plays in the tenor and bass ranges. It is composed of six pieces, and is usually made of wood. It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, versatility, and virtuo ...

*Jennifer Hill –

clarinet The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound. Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...

*Danielle Langston, Nickie Braxton – violin *Brett W. Larner –

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*Kevin O'Neil – guitar *Sandra Miller, Jacob Rosen – cello *Dirck Westervelt,

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*Josh Rosenblatt – percussion

References

{{Authority control Black Saint/Soul Note albums Anthony Braxton albums 1996 albums