It was composed over the course of a year and is dated Friday the Thirteenth, March 1970 (in tempore belli) as written on the score. Some publishers prepare two copies - a pure Urtext edition that includes no fingering (or bowing) suggestions and a lightly edited version that includes a minimal number of editorial markings. Black Angels, subtitled Thirteen Images from the Dark Land, is a work for electric string quartet by the American avant-garde composer George Crumb. This may be an included CD, or access to files on the internet. 13 Images from the Dark Land (Performing Score, 4 Copies Needed for Performance). In addition to the printed music, the edition contains recordings of the pieces. The specific quantities of each instrument are notated. They make great add-ons when learning concertos and small chamber works.Ī score prepared for vocalists that includes the piano/organ part or a reduction of the instrumental parts.įor orchestral music, this is a collection of wind and percussion parts. For piano pieces, two copies are typically needed for performance.Ī small (think choral size) copy of the complete score meant for studying, and not playing.
In larger ensembles, this is for the conductor.įor ensemble music, this indicates that there are separate parts for each player.įor solo pieces with orchestra, this is a version that contains a piano reduction of the orchestra parts. There are not separate parts for each player.įor ensemble music, this indicates that the edition contains all parts on a single system (there are not separate parts for each player). If you're planning to play the music, this is probably what you want.įor chamber pieces, playing scores have all of the parts on one system. hardcover) or study scores, this is the "standard" version. Released in 2013, Indigo Meadow was produced and mixed by Grammy-nominated fellow Texan John Congleton, and that release was soon followed by its own companion EP, April 2014’s Clear Lake Forest.When publishers offer multiple bindings (e.g. Hailing from Austin, Texas, the band is comprised of Alex Maas, Christian Bland, Kyle Hunt, Stephanie Bailey and Jake Garcia. Their third album, September 2010’s Phosphene Dream hit the Top 50 of the Billboard chart, and was followed by its companion piece, the Phosgene Nightmare EP, in 2011. The sultry neo-psychedelic sound of the Black Angels came together in spring 2004, taking their name from a Velvet Underground classic, The Black Angel’s Death Song. Next, in 2010, they recorded a couple of collaborative tracks with Unkle.
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In late 2008, The Black Angels performed as the backing band for former 13th Floor Elevators frontman Roky Erickson on a series of dates across the West Coast of the U.S. Passover was followed by Direction To See A Ghost in 2008, a year which also marked the first Austin Psych Fest (now Levitation), the annual psychedelic rock- focused festival founded by Maas, Bland and friends. With, Thirteen Images from the Dark Land, Crumb emphasizes the 13 movements with its evil connotations as well as focuses on the idea of darkness, also an evil connotation. The band released their first LP, 2006’s Passover on Light In The Attic, to great acclaim and began to tour the world. The title Black Angels is a direct reference to the devil and therefore evil, yet even within this title the idea of good and God are present with the image of the angel. The band’s self-titled debut EP was released in late 2005, finding an international audience through Myspace and music forums, and quickly becoming an underground sensation. The sultry neo-psychedelic sound of the Black Angels came together in spring 2004, taking their name from a Velvet Underground classic, “The Black Angel’s Death Song.” Hailing from Austin, Texas, the band is comprised of Alex Maas, Christian Bland, Kyle Hunt, Stephanie Bailey and Jake Garcia. KYLE HUNT – keyboards, percussion, bass, guitar Threnody I: Night of the Electric Insects Black Angels (For Electric String Quartet) / String Quartet No. CHRISTIAN BLAND – guitar, drone machine/organĪLEX MAAS – vocals, bass, organ/drone machine start time George Crumb / New York String Quartet I.