''Music for Children'' is the first release in
John Zorn
John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conductor, saxophonist, arranger and producer who "deliberately resists category". Zorn's avant-garde and experimental approaches to composition and improvisation are inclusive of jaz ...
's Music Romance Series and features three
Naked City compositions (written at the time of
Torture Garden) performed by Zorn with the band Prelapse; a 20-minute composition for wind machines and controlled feedback systems dedicated to
Edgar Varese
Edgar is a commonly used English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name ''Eadgar'' (composed of '' ead'' "rich, prosperous" and ''gar'' "spear").
Like most Anglo-Saxon names, it fell out of use by the later medieval period; it was, however, rev ...
, and a classical
chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numb ...
piece for violin, percussion and piano performed by the
framed by a poly-rhythmic etude for percussion and celeste and a lullaby for music box.
Tzadik catalogue
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Reception
The Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...
review by Stacia Proefrock awarded the album 4 stars out of 5, stating "The adventurous parents who actually play this music for their child may be horrified to discover how much the little baby genius actually likes it. For those who are childless or simply less brave, this volume provides fascinating candy for adult ears."[Proefrock, S]
Allmusic Review
accessed November 20, 2013
Track listing
''All compositions by John Zorn''
# "Fils des Etoiles" – 2:16
# "This Way Out" – 1:10
# "Music for Children" – 14:17
# "Bikini Atoll" – 0:46
# "Bone Crusher" – 0:38
# "Dreamer of Dreams" – 5:48
# "Cycles du Nord" – 20:54
# "Sooki’s Lullaby" – 3:17
Personnel
* Prelapse
* David Abel – violin
* Cyro Baptista
Cyro Baptista (born December 23, 1950) is a Brazilian percussionist in jazz and world music. He creates many of the percussion instruments he plays.
Career
Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Baptista arrived in the U.S. in 1980 with a scholarship to C ...
– percussion, vocals
* Greg Cohen – bass
* Anthony Coleman
Anthony Coleman (born August 30, 1955) is an avant-garde jazz pianist. During the 1980s and 1990s he worked with John Zorn on '' Cobra'', ''Kristallnacht'', ''The Big Gundown'', ''Archery'', and ''Spillane'' and helped push modern Jewish music in ...
– celeste, music box
* Erik Friedlander
Erik Friedlander is an American cellist and composer based in New York City.
A veteran of New York City's experimental downtown scene, Friedlander has worked in many contexts, but is perhaps best known for his frequent collaborations with sax ...
– cello
* Jeff Hudgins - alto saxophone
* Dane Johnson - guitar
* Alex Lacamoire - keyboards
* Lou Reed - vocals
* Marc Ribot
Marc Ribot (;
born May 21, 1954) is an American guitarist and composer.
His work has touched on many styles, including no wave, free jazz, rock, and Cuban music. Ribot is also known for collaborating with other musicians, most notably Tom Wait ...
– guitar
* Andy Sanesi - drums
* Julie Steinberg – piano
* Mason Wendell – bass, vocals
* William Winant
William Winant (born 1953) is an American percussionist.
In addition to his work in contemporary classical music—notably performing Lou Harrison's compositions—Winant has worked in a variety of genres, including noise rock, free improvisation ...
– percussion
* John Zorn
John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conductor, saxophonist, arranger and producer who "deliberately resists category". Zorn's avant-garde and experimental approaches to composition and improvisation are inclusive of jaz ...
– alto saxophone, wind machines, acoustic feedback systems
References
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John Zorn albums
Albums produced by John Zorn
Tzadik Records albums
1998 albums