Charlemagne Palestine - Strumming Music SR 83517 LP

$

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Charlemagne Palestine - Strumming Music        Label: Shandar   SR 83517        Format: Vinyl, LP
 Country: France      1974      Genre: Electronic       Style: Modern Classical, Minimal 

 The all-time classic artifacts of Minimalism, the original LP edition issued  in the contemporary composer series on the legendary Shandar label. "Charlemagne Palestine is probably the least known, and the most legendary, among the great masters of the American Minimal Music, but he is not, for this reason, less important. Differently from La Monte Young, Terry Riley, Steve Reich and Philip Glass, Charlemagne Palestine, after a first phase of intense research to definite the musical language that in the late seventies will be called Minimalism, preferred to dedicate his creativity in the visual arts field presenting very personal installation with exhibition in many important galleries getting a very successful response. This choice cut him out of the musical world, his carrier as pianist and composer was interrupted and he never succeeded in getting the public recognition his musical activity deserved. The music consists of a single track of approximately 45 minutes per solo piano played by Palestine. A composition very strong and intense, the acoustic sound of the piano, thanks to a great technique and a very strong physical force, becomes the sound of an entire Orchestra full of harmonics. From the historical point of view gives the opportunity to discover the music of one the pioneer of the minimal music

Black labels with vertical logo. same logo on jacket.1   Jacket is bright laminated but shows wear outline of the disc.  Top nad bottom seams have been taped.  Record has no spindle marks at the hole, I think it has never been played

"Strumming Music is a work developed over the past five years utilizing a note alternation technique with the sustain pedal of the piano constantly depressed. This technique allows the undampened strings to resonate and compound with each other creating complex mixtures of pure strummed sonority and their overtones. No electronics or special tunings are utilized; only the finest instrument available today, the Rolls Royce of pianos, 'Bosendorfer' of Vienna, all of Mr. Palestine's piano works have been composed especially for this marvelous instrument." from the cover.

Tracklisting:      A   Strumming Music (25:10)       B   Strumming Music (24:40)

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