Reborn [Enhanced]

Reborn [Enhanced]

Track Listings

1. Reborn Empowered

2. Truth Solution

3. Threatened

4. Awakening

5. 180

6. No Longer

7. Something More

8. Sellout

9. Spirit Fall

10. Presence of God [Instrumental]

11. Reject

12. Liar

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Reborn is indeed a rebirth for the band and their debut for Tooth & Nail Records. Gone are the death-metal and grind-core references that made the band a joke to fans of other musical genres. In its place are nods to the modern metal and hardcore sounds that are exploding from the underground. The change is not imitative, but a natural extension of Living Sacrifice's previous image, reflected through personnel and industry changes. Famed Little Rock producer Barry Poynter's work on the record outshines the efforts of more popular producers from larger cities. He helps expand Sac's sonics from a heavy, metal midrange to a beefy, crisp, thunderous roar. Monster riffs, huge rock hooks, tricky tape loops, and classical-guitar interludes provide the details that, along with the band's improved songwriting and streamlined performance approach, puts them in a new category: metal that matters. --Brad Caviness

Tracks:

Overture To 'Tannhauser'
Domna, Pos Vos Ay Chausida
We Don't Merely Use Instruments, We Play On Them. And They Play On Us.
Hungarian Dance No.7
The Violin Is One Of The Most Tender And Beautiful Instruments Ever Invented.
Violin Concerto In D Major (Adagio)
But For A Long Time It Was Seen As The Instrument Of The Devil.
The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March Of The Devil
The Manipulative Seductiveness Of The Gypsy Violin.
Csardas Music
The Violin And The Initiation Of Nature
The Four Seasons (Spring, Mvt 1)
Birds Are Again Evoked In The Second Concerto, Especially Music's Natural Favourite.
The Four Seasons (Summer, Mvt 1)
Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.
Old Viennese Dance No.3 'Schon Rosmarin'
The Menacing Sensuality Of Ravel's Tzigane: A Very Different Side Of The Violin:
Tzigane
Do We Now Have The True Measure Of This Instrument? Not Just Yet.
Caprice No.24
The Many Effects Of The String Tremolando: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 (Last Mvt)/From Joy To Fright/Quartettsatz In C Minor/The String Tremolo Practically Spells The World Agitato.
Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)
Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.
Romeo And Juliet: Act IV
Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.
The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)
The Violin Muted
Clair De Lune
The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.
Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
The Pizzicato Violin
Pizzicato Polka
In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)
Varieties Of Pizzicato: Colas Breugnon (The People's Feast)/Now A Drier, Leaner, Hungrier Pizzicato. There's Not A Lot Of Comfort Here./Capriol Suite (Tordion)/The Use Of Pizzicato As 'Percussion'/Romeo And Juliet (Act I)/Mahler Used Pizzicato...
The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique
Hungarian Dance No.4
Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
Bolero
Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.
Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.
Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)
Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.
The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)
Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
The Natural Upper Notes Of The Violins Have A Unique Emotional 'Grab'.
Also Sprach Zarathustra (Of The Afterworldsmen)
Still In Their Upper Register, The Violins Unleash The Energy Of A Young Colt.
Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)
Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.
Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'
To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance
Elfenreigen

Tracks:

Introduction To The Viola
Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
The Viola Can Bring A Special, Rich Twanginess To Pizzicato That The Violins Lack./Don Quixote/Berlioz Drew Sounds From It That Retain Their Metallic Strangeness Even Today.
Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
Cypresses (No.9)
The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
The 'Period' Viola In Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
Symphony No.3 'Eroica' (Finale)
But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
Elfentanz, Op.39
Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
The Protecting Veil (Opening)
A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
Flamenco
Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
It Was To The Cellos That Beethoven Gave Two Of His Most Famous Themes./Symphony No.5 (Mvt 2)/Still More Famous Than That Theme Is This One From The Ninth Symphony.
Symphony No.9 (Finale)
Introduction To The Double-Bass
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
But The Double-Bass Can Be Intensely Expressive And Graceful.
Elegy No.1 In D Major
The Range Of The Double-Bass Is The Greatest Of All The String Instruments/Allegro Di Concerto, 'Alla Mendelssohn'/And It's Also Capable Of Very Considerable Virtuosity.
Capriccio Di Bravura
Double-Bass Solos In Orchestral Scores Are Rare But Often Memorable./Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 3)/In His Third Symphony Mahler Makes A Very Different Use Of The Instrument./Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1)
The Double-Bass Muted In Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Kije's Wedding)/In Another Work Prokofiev Uses The Double-Bass To Enhance The Winds./Romeo And Juliet (Act III)/And He Combines The Bass Clarinet With A Shivering Tremolo From The Double-Basses....
Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds

Tracks:

The Antiquity And Magic Of The Flute
Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
The Versatility And Agility Of The Flute
Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor (Badinerie)
The Flute In Fifteenth-Century Spain
Sa'Dawi
Other Flutes: The Bass And Alto
Chamber Music No.II
The Piccolo - Aptly Named
La Naissance D'Osiris (Mvt 6)
From A Piccolo Of The Eighteenth Century To One Of Its Descendants In The Twentieth
Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (Valse)
A Variety Of Techniques
Chamber Music No.II
Flutter-Tonguing. But Tchaikovsky Got There Eighty Years Before.
The Nutcracker (Act II, No.2: Scene)
From The Transverse To The Vertical: The Baroque Recorder
Recorded Suite In A Minor (Menuet II)
An Unfamiliar, Early Vision Of The Instrument
Naelden, Naelden
The Bachian Oboe
Cantata 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott', BWV 80 (No.7: Duetto)
Introduction To The Cor Anglais Or 'English Born'
Symphony No.9 'From The New World' (Mvt 2)
The Loneliness Of The Cor Anglais
The Swan Of Tuonela
The Cor Anglais Joins The French Horn In Haydn.
Symphony No.22 'The Philosopher' (Opening)
Introduction To The Oboe D'Amore, Beloved Of Bach - But Also Of Ravel
Bolero
The Clarinet Family: Boxing The Compass, From The Depths Of The Bass Clarinet.../The Egyptian (Violence)/...To The Raucous And Squealy.../Taras Bulba (The Death Of Ostap)/...To The Shrill And Complaining...
Petrushka (No.8: Peasant With Bear)/...To The High Sprits Of A Playful Puppy./Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)/And To The Downright Jazzy/Romeo And Juliet (Act II)
As The High Clarinets Tend To Be Loud, So The Bass Tends To Be Soft:
Gayane Suite No. 1 (Mvt 5)
The Bass Clarinet Is Used By Most Composers Mainly As A Colouring Agent.../Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/...But It Does Occasionally Get A Whole Tune To Itself./Iberia (Almeria).
The Range Of The Normal Clarinet Parts Goes Quite High...
The Snow Maiden (Scene 5: Melodrama)
...And Quite Low.
Peter And The Wolf (The Cat)
The Clarinet As Concerto Soloist
Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
But That's Not The Instrument Mozart Wrote It For; This Is:
Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
Introduction To The Saxophone
Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 4)
The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
The Little Sopranino Sax Goes Even Higher.
Bolero
The Most Famous Use Of The Saxophone Is In An Orchestration By Ravel.
Pictures At An Exhibition (The Old Castle)
The Saxophone Can Be Quite Contagiously Good-Humoured.
Sax-O-Phun
The Puffa-Puffa Image Of The Bassoon
Peter And The Wolf (Grandfather)
The Bachian Bassoon, In Accompanimental Mode
Cantata 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (Aria No.1)
Bizet Leaves The Puffa-Puffa Image Out, Allowing The Bassoon To Sing./Carmen Suite No.1 (Les Dragons D'Alcala)
And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
Bolero
The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
Symphony No.3 (Opening)
The Eerie Bassoon In Its Highest Register
The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
Stravinsky Now Draws On Its Lowest Register, Lonely And Melancholy.
The Firebird Suite (1919, Berceuse)
The Bassoon As Concerto Soloist, Avoiding All Exaggeration
Bassoon Concerto In G Minor (Finale)
The Deep-Voiced Contra-Bassoon, As A Fairy-Tale Beast
Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
The French Horn Under Its Woodwind Hat
Wind Quintet, Op.43 (Last Mvt)
Now A More Prominent Role, In A Woodwind Quintet From An Earlier Era
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Mvt 2)
The Horn In Harmonious Blend With Strings In Another Quintet
Horn Quintet, K.407 (Finale)

Tracks:

The Trumpet As Virtuoso Soloist
Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Last Mvt)
The Special Brillance Of Paired Trumpets
Concerto In C For Two Trumpets, RV537 (Mvt 1)
The Ceremonial Trumpet
Fanfare For The Common Man
Trumpets And Drums - An Incomparable Alliance
Messiah (The Trumpet Shall Sound)
The Versatility Of The Trumpet, From The Most Public To The Most Lonely
Piano Concerto In F (Slow Mvt)
The Trumpet As The Voice Of The City/An American In Paris/The Trumpet As Recruitment Officer/The Soldier's Tale (The March)/The Trumpet As Swaggerer
Carmen Suite No.2 (Habanera)
The Trumpet As The Voice Of Strength And Courage
Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
The Trumpet Muted/Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Opening)/The Trumpet As The Voice Of Weariness
Billy The Kid
The Trumpet As Character Actor
Pictures At An Exhibition (No.6)
The Trumpet As The Voice Of God
Mass In B Minor ('Et Exspecto')
The Birth Of The Trombone
Aenmerckt Nu Hier
The Birth Of The Brass As A Family
Canzon 12 In Double Echo
The Trombone In The Eighteenth Century
Trombone Concerto In B Flat Major (Finale)
The Tone Of The Tenor Trombone/Romance For Trombone And Organ/The Memorable Voice Of The Bass Trombone/Requiem (Mvt 2)/But The Bass Trombone Is More Than An Instrumental Bullfrog.
Hosannah
The Trombones Become Part Of The Orchestra.
Symphony No.5 (Finale)
The Wagnerian Trombone:/Overture To 'Tannhauser'
The Trombone As Caricaturist
Pulcinella (No.19: Vivo)
The Trombone As Raspberry/Concerto For Orchestra (Intermezzo)
The Horn And The Hunt
Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat, K.495 (Finale)
The Challenging Horn Of The Baroque
Abaris Ou Les Boreades (Menuet)
The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
Walter Music (Minuet 1)
The Horn As Magician/The Firebird Suite (1919, Finale)
Horns And The Sound Of Nobility
Overture To 'Tannhauser' (Opening)
The Special Sound Of The Horn In Its Higher Register
Mass In B Minor ('Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus')
The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)

Tracks:

Introduction. And We Begin With A Bang.
Fanfare For The Common Man/The Bass Drum On The Battlefields/Wellington's Victory, Op.91 (Opening)
At The Opposite Extreme Is The Triangle.
Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat (Scherzo)
Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
The Side Drum In An Effective But Unexpected Role/Clarinet Concerto (Mvt 1)
The Tambourine. One Of The Oldest Instruments In The World
Den Hoboecken Dans
Even Older Is The Originally Oriental Gong.
Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
No Single Instrument Can Match The Gong In Evoking The Breaking Of Waves./Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'/But Gongs Don't Have To Be Struck To Be Effective.
Gymnopedie No.2
The Cymbals Are Generally Discovered Early In Life./The Sanguine Fan/And They Do More Than Clash Together Loudly. They Can Be Clashed Together Softly./Studio Example: But They Needn't Be Clashed Together At All/Studio Example: They Can Be Lightly...
Other Untuned Percussion Instruments Include The Whip.: Piano Concerto In G Major (Opening)/And Here Are No Fewer Than Twenty, Cracked By Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act I, Scene 5)
More Versatile Than The Whip Are The Wood Blocks.../Studio Example/...Which Crop Up All Over The Place In Twentieth-Century American Music.
Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
Related To The Wood Blocks, By Sound, Are The Castanets./Jota Aragonesa/But The Castanets Were Also Used By Monteverdi Back In The Seventeenth Century.
Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
The Birth Of The Bongo
Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
Taking Advantage Of Tunability
Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
The Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Takes A Downward Turn./Carmen Suite (Changing Of The Guard)/Tuned, Yes; But For The Truly Melodic We Must Look Elsewhere.
Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
Ravel And The Xylophone
Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
Introducing The Vibraphone
The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
The Vibraphone Goes Russian.../Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)/...And Is Joined By The Marimba./Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
Folk Dances
The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
Introducing The Tubular Bells
Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
Carmen Suite (Introduction)
But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
Introducing The Celeste
The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
A Prime Case In Point Is The Harp, Irresistible To The Romantics./The Nutcracker (Act II, No.1: Scene)/The Non-Solo Harp As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Hungarian Rhapsody No.1
The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
Petrushka (Russian Dance)
The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

Tracks:

Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
Mahler's Sleighbells
Symphony No.4 (Opening)
A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
Nocturnes
Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
The Oboe As Duck
Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
A Thunderstorm In A Million
Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)

Tracks:

The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
Octet In F (Mvt 3)
The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
Canzon 28
Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
Symphony No.5 (Finale)
From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
Images (Gigues)
A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
The Advent Of The 'Early Music' Movement Brings A New Vitality And Freshness.
Balle De Xerxes (Gavotte En Rondeau)
Computer And Synthesiser: Friends Or Foes?
Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
A Speculative Look Ahead/Mass In B Minor ('Dona Nobis Pacem')

Customer Reviews:

Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!.......2007-04-04

This set lends itself to greatly enhancing one's knowledge of the orchestra, instruments in it, and their usage. I am a huge music buff, and I still picked up a great deal I previously did not know. I highly recommend this for all who wish to understand the origin of music, as well as the processes that are employed to create music!

Beginner or Expert.......2007-03-12

This CD is excellent for the beginner or expert! To be able to haear the instrumets separately and then together really provides a good education. and/or refresher. The book thaty comes with the CD is alomost worth the price by itself!

Very Informative and Enjoyable.......2006-11-20

Whether you're a music novice or pro, "The instruments of the Orchestra" is a very worthwhile purchase. The 7 CDs, with a total of 8 hours, are expertly narrated by Jeremy Siepmann. He's a great speaker, very much like the late Leonard Bernstein was. Mr. Siepmann takes you on an unforgetable musical journey covering the origins and use of the various orchestral instruments throughout musical history. The balance between his narration and a wealth of musical examples, which range from snippets to entire movements, is superb. The comprehensive enclosed booklet is excellent and faithfully follows the 7 CDs in content. Even with my 40+ years of music training I still learned new things from this wonderful collection. Considering the excellence of the content, and a cost that translates to about $5 per disc, this collection is a great value. Grab it, you won't regret that you did. Five solid stars!

Frank's view.......2006-08-19

This boxed set of CD's with booklet achieved all I had hoped that it would. There are good samples of individual instruments and well done commentary on each. The only drawback was that some of the samples were too brief and could have been longer, hoiwever I guess this fits in with time constraints of the medium. It has given me a lot of clues as to future purchases of CD's for listening to individual instruments. Altogeth a satisfactory purchase and a welcome addition to my collection.

Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra.......2003-11-08

I've listened to classical music for years and am interested in composition. I bought this CD set to learn how an orchestra and its instruments work. I thought the CDs would be a nice but boring lecture. They aren't! Not only are they FUN but they are informative as well. I learned a huge amount from each CD and couldn't wait to listen to the next one.

The narrator and writer is a great speaker and holds your attention well. He is definitely knowledgeable. He provides musical examples for each point he makes, so you get to "hear" what he just talked about. I'd say the CDs are about 65% music and 35% narration. You'll learn about the range of instruments, some history, different ways to play them, how they sound, and how they are used in the orchestra. This CD set was a great learning experience and is sold at such a low price!

I recommend this CD for those who want to learn about classical music and those who know about it but are interested in learning more about the inner workings of an orchestra. You'll learn much useful information. For instance, the Rite of Spring (with that eerie start) is written for bassoon! I never knew a bassoon could sound like that but now I do.

The one complaint I have is the last CD. This deals with the orchestra. I wanted more of a tour of how the orchestra has been used through history up to the present. Instead, it was a tour of how different groups of instruments sound. I thought it could have been better. The other 6 CDs are excellent.

Reborn
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Great to hear these guys again!

A Very Good Comeback Album

why?

reborn to the mid 90's?

Yellow and Black is BACK! ** 1/2

Reborn
Stryper
Manufacturer: Big3 Records
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000A7Q2IM
Release Date: 2005-08-16

Tracks:

Open Your Eyes
Reborn
When Did I See You Cry
Make You Mine
Passion
Live Again
If I Die
Wait For You
Rain
10,000 Years
I.G.W.T.

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For those of you who never left 1985, a time when metal bands had big hair, singers reached for the highest note, and drummers twirled their drumsticks between beats, I bring good news: Stryper is back! Then again, after listening to the "comeback" release Reborn, it sounds like they never left. And while the yellow-and-black spandex may be gone, the vocal theatrics of Michael Sweet remain in tracks like "Make You Mine," "Rain," and "When Did I See You Cry." The band updates its sound some with the edgier "Open Your Eyes" and on the title track. "10,000 Years" is another curiosity as Sweet takes lyrics from the timeless classic hymn "Amazing Grace" and wraps them around a metal rave-up. But for the majority of this release, they'll be no mistaking the guitar riffs of Oz Fox, let alone the tin-can, rat-a-tat-tat drumming of Robert Sweet. New bassist Tracy Ferie capably locks down the rhythm section as a successor to original bass player Tim Gaines. Otherwise, it all seems to be frozen in time. If you never left the 80s, you'll love Reborn. Break out the Aquanet and studded belt and live to rock another day with the original Christian metal band. --Michael Lyttle

Customer Reviews:

Great to hear these guys again!.......2007-05-03

I have been a fan of Stryper since the mid-90's when I was looking for an alternative to all of heavy medal/melodic bands of the time. I've never been one to like explicit lyrics - I just enjoyed the sound of heavy guitars and a great voice. I remember listening to a sample of Stryper's first album in a book store and saying "This is it!" I bought the album and kept on buying them through the 90's. The thing I liked best was the original (hard to do in that genre) sound and Michael Sweet's voice. I mean, this guy can really sing! He had the best voice in heavy metal bar none - Christian or secular. I had the pleasure of hearing him sing outside of the band once and I was amazed.

So on to the new album. I bought it because it was Stryper - that's the only reason - and I'm enjoying it very much. The first track reminds me of Stone Temple Pilots. Heaviest sound I've heard from this band - not like their old stuff at all. Oz has learned some new stuff! But it worried me a little - where was that old familiar sound I loved? I found it a little further in the middle. My favorite part of the album is the middle to the end. That's where the melodies start to surface and a smile came to my face.

In summary, this album is growing on me. I've listened to the whole thing around 6 times and it gets better each time. Sweet's voice is still excellent and the songs sound great. This is the first album I've heard in a while that makes me want to listen to it LOUD! The louder the better! I roll down the windows on my car and let it rip! The only reason I gave it four stars is because I think they can actually do better. And I hope they try!

A Very Good Comeback Album.......2007-04-09

First of all, lets put things into perspective. The 80's are over, and Stryper had been out of the picture for more than 10 years. Second, I'm a huge Stryper fan and have kept up with Michael Sweet's solo projects. Thirdly, while this is a good album, it doesn't quite hit the peaks of their hayday. Finally, I'm going to try and write an honest review!

So let's continue.

"Reborn" is quite literlly that - it's a graduation from where they left off with "Against The Law", without ignoring the musical stylings of the 90's and 00's, but with a nod to their background and history. The mix is a little thin at times - Robert's drumming needs some extra "oomph" on the snare drum and more tom fills. And while Tim Gaines does not play on this album, Tracey Ferrie has stepped into the role beautifully, adding some needed definition on the bass. Oz and Michael's guitar work is very much up to standard, with some excellent riffs and lead breaks (IGWT is a classic example of this). Michael's voice is as strong as ever and is still able to hit those very high notes. The best part of this album is the depth in the songwriting. There is hardly a filler track on the album, and it is consistently rocking, even when it pulls back on tracks like "Rain" and "Passion".

The problem with the album lies in the "sameness" factor. Yes, the themes are different from song to song, and yes there are peaks and troughs. But occasionally a few of the songs can sound the same. This essentially comes down to the open guitar motifs and the mix. Thankfully, songs such as "Passion" and "When Did I See You Cry" break up some of the monotony and allow the more powerful tracks like "Reborn" room to breathe and open up.

So, how does it stand up again their earlier material?

It's hard to compare "Reborn" with their other albums, simply because there's been some 10-15 between recordings. However, it has much stronger songwriting than "The Yellow and Black Attack", more guts the "In God We Trust", but doesn't quite hit the diversity or power of "To Hell With The Devil". It's probably closer to on par with "Against The Law".

A couple of things to note:
1. "Rain" is actually a re-recording of the song that appeared on Michael Sweet's "Truth" demo album (the blue cover one)
2. IGWT is a re-recording of their classic "In God We Trust" from the same album (and seriously, the new recording rocks soooo much better!)
3. There are two cover versions you can get - one with the hands and one with the four leads "peeling" off their skin.
4. "10,000 Years" is a rewrite of the classic hymn "Amazing Grace"
5. Even though they were bagged for it, surely one of their piano ballads couldn't have gone amiss? Admit it, any Stryper fan knows all the words of "Honestly".

So, should you own it? If you're a Stryper fan, definitely. If you want to hear Christian rock at a peak, yes. If you hate anything rock and Christian, then I don't know if this is going to change your mind. But it just might. Yes, it just might.

why?.......2006-12-31

The good:Michael can still sing! The bad:everything else. I'm going back to 1987 if you don't mind.

reborn to the mid 90's?.......2006-11-20

Wow! Stryper has a new album out. Funny it sounds exactly like a cross between Saigon Kick and every other Nirvana inspired band of the 90's only not quite as good. Nothing to see here.. move along.

Seriously, I remember seeing Stryper in 1986-ish for the Soldiers tour and , even though they weren't my favorite band, I was still impressed with the musicanship of the band. In an age where most (if not all) Christian bands sounded EXACTLY like mainstream metal bands, these guys (while a little on the girly side) at least had their own sound.

This CD is horrid! The guitar work sounds like something a garage band would come up with as either a warm-up or an execercise and is definatly not up to par with some of the amazing work on Against the Law or Soldiers. The vocals.. well he seems to have stumbled on the effects section of the mixer manuals. They range from completly incoherant to the same effects that Dokken used on Disfunctional back in 1995. The drums are the most uninspiring thing I've heard in a while, was he awake when he recorded them? Straight time with little to no syncopation? As for the new bassist.. well anything he may have done is drown out by the deliuge of the rest of the band.

If you want to hear Stryper and get a feeling for some very good music go grab Against the Law or Soldiers Under Command. This CD would best be used as a coaster or possibly skeet.

Yellow and Black is BACK! ** 1/2.......2006-11-08

When I saw this on amazon I couldn't wait to hear it. I really like when a great 80's band makes a comeback. Unfortunately most have issues rekindling the magic that once was. Or musically it ends up sounding dated. I wish I could say it's different here but it's not. I have to disagree with some of the other reviews here. I was hoping REBORN would start were "Against the Law" left off. A more "In Your Face" updated sound with lots of catchy hooks. Unfortunately it doesn't. For me "Against the Law" and "To Hell with the Devil" was their best work. This ranks just above "In God we Trust" which was kind of SOFT for my tastes. I've liked these guys since the mid-to-late 80's when I first saw them in concert. Great band and great music with a POSITIVE message. Musically there's just not much new ground being broken here. When I hear other reviews saying it's "Edgy" or more "Raw" like "Law" was, I think I must be listening to a different CD?? Lets hope this is just an appetizer for what's to come!

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very disappointing

Magical World of Harry Potter

Manufacturer: Music Club Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Music from the Harry Potter Films
Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire
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Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban

ASIN: B00063339Q
Release Date: 2004-11-01

Tracks:

Prologue
HarryS Wonderous World
Arrival Of Baby Harry
Letters From Hogwarts
Platform 9 & 3/4
My Longbottom Flies
Hogwarts Forever
Quidditch Match
Invisibility Cloak & The Face Of Voldemort
Finale: HedwigS Theme
Prologue Book Ii/Escape From The Dursleys
Chamber Of Secrets
Gilderoy Lockhart
Knockturn Alley
Dobby The House Elf
Moaning Myrtle
Fawkes Is Reborn
Meeting Tom Riddle
Dueling The Basilisk
Renunion Of Friends
Finale: HarryS Wonderous World
Prologue: Lumos
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Knight Bus
Apparition On The Train
Buckbeats Flight
Window To The Past
Secrets Of The Castle
Petronus Light
Forward To Time Past
Dementors Converge
Finale: Mischief Managed

Album Description

Following the successful Themes from the Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, Music Club have commissioned recordings from the phenomenal series of Harry Potter movies. High in quality and impressively packaged this single CD features key music from three of the finest children's movies of all time, Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone, The Chamber Of Secrets & The Prisoner Of Azkaban. 2004.

Album Details

High in Quality and Impressively Packaged the Single CD features Key Music from Three of the Finest Children's Movies of Our Time.

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very disappointing.......2005-08-02

Promo says recorded by "Big Movie Orchestra" but it sounds more like a couple of synthesizers. The "strings" are OK but anything on brass or wind sounds AWFUL. Some tracks are not even on pitch. Seller would not refund, either - adding insult to injury! Now it's a handsome coaster for my desk!
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Prayer Warrior

Manufacturer: Reborn Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000WZY3G
Release Date: 2003-08-15

Tracks:

Prayer Warrior
When Jesus Mentions My Name
Planting Seeds
Till You Start Walkin'
Send Down Some Rain
When You Cross The Bloodline
What I Believe
No Place Like Home
One Nation Under God
Step On Out Of The Boat
He's So Real
I'll Be Glory Bound
We Will Stand

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PRAYER WARRIOR is Reborn Records' debut release as well as Eric's first foray into Southern Gospel. "This feels so comfortable for me," says Eric. "Writing, playing and singing Christian music is where my heart is, and I've seen God's hand move in incredible ways over the past few months. I feel like I've come home."

Music from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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Music from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Manufacturer: Wonderful Music Of
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ASIN: B0000E6EH0
Release Date: 2006-04-21

Tracks:

Prologue: Book II and the Escape from the Dursleys
Fawkes the Phoenix
Chamber of Secrets
Gilderoy Lockhart
Knockturn Alley
Introducing Colin
Dueling Club
Dobby the House Elf
Fawkes Is Reborn
Cakes for Crabbe and Goyle
Reunion of Friends
Harry's Wondrous World

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Music from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Manufacturer: Delta
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000092Q5B
Release Date: 2003-04-15

Tracks:

Prologue: Book 2 and the Escape from the Dursleys
Chamber of Serects
Gilderoy Lockhart
Introducing Colin
Dueling Club
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Final Steppenwolf songs worthy of collection!

Skullduggery/Reborn to Be Wild
Steppenwolf
Manufacturer: Acadia Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000K2Q8D6
Release Date: 2006-11-13

Tracks:

Skullduggery
(I'm A) Road Runner
Rock & Roll Song
Train of Thought
Life Is a Gamble
Pass It On
Sleep
Lip Service
Straight Shootin' Woman
Hard Rock Road
Another's Lifetime
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Children of the Night
Skullduggery

Album Description

Two original 70's albums remastered and on CD for the 1st time.

Album Details

2006 Digitally Remastered Edition that Combines the Tracks of Two Original LP Classics on to a Single Compact Disc.

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Final Steppenwolf songs worthy of collection!.......2007-07-24

This is not the old Steppenwolf that we all loved so much. However it was still John Kay grinding out the vocals, along with Jerry Edmonton on drums, George Biondo on bass, and Bobby Cochran on guitar. This lineup was around for a long time. Skullduggery was released in 1976 with new material, and Reborn to be Wild includes the best of Slow Flux, Hour of the Wolf, and Skullduggery. There is nothing here like Born to be Wild or Rock Me but hey its the last recorded material from one of the best rock bands from the Golden Age of Rock. Buy it and enjoy it these songs are still worth putting in your cd library!

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Isaiah 53:5 a Tribute to Stryper

Manufacturer: 1340 Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000BKP26Q

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TRACK LISTING: Disciple - More Than A Man Blood N Fire - Surrender Fringe - Lonely Dinner Mint - The World Of You And I Augenkristall - The Abyss Nailed - To Hell With The Devil Derron's Tuba - Soldiers Under Command One Bad Apple - You Know What To Do The World Inside - Honestly Honeymooner - Calling On You Aimee Clark - I Believe In You Estis P@rc - It's Up 2 U Antioch - Free Wonderboy PHD - Makes Me Wanna Sing Racing Elijah with Blood N Fire - Loving You

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Uncompromising
Living Sacrifice - 'Reborn' (Tooth And Nail Records)
Good Stuff
Good quality stuff
Nothing even comes close. LS is KING

Reborn
Living Sacrifice
Manufacturer: Tooth & Nail Records
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Living Sacrifice
The Hammering Process
Nonexistent
Inhabit
Conceived in Fire

ASIN: B000001AUI
Release Date: 1997-11-04

Tracks:

Reborn Empowered
Truth Solution
Threatened
Awakening
160
No Longer
Something More
Sellout
Spirit Fall
Presence Of God
Reject
Liar

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Reborn is indeed a rebirth for the band and their debut for Tooth & Nail Records. Gone are the death-metal and grind-core references that made the band a joke to fans of other musical genres. In its place are nods to the modern metal and hardcore sounds that are exploding from the underground. The change is not imitative, but a natural extension of Living Sacrifice's previous image, reflected through personnel and industry changes. Famed Little Rock producer Barry Poynter's work on the record outshines the efforts of more popular producers from larger cities. He helps expand Sac's sonics from a heavy, metal midrange to a beefy, crisp, thunderous roar. Monster riffs, huge rock hooks, tricky tape loops, and classical-guitar interludes provide the details that, along with the band's improved songwriting and streamlined performance approach, puts them in a new category: metal that matters. --Brad Caviness

Customer Reviews:

Uncompromising.......2006-03-25

This is the album that started my collection of CDs. Combine their uncompromising and profound lyrics (this isn't your average watered-down Christian band) with their unique and often un-4/4 sound and you have Living Sacrifice.

Living Sacrifice - 'Reborn' (Tooth And Nail Records).......2006-03-21

'Reborn' looks to be the fourth effort from this Little Rock,Arkansas metal/grind core band.It should also be noted that guitarist Bruce Fitzhugh has taken over the lead vocals.Some semi-impressive cuts to turn your stereo volume to 'ten' are the blistering opener "Reborn Empowered","Awakening","Sell Out" and "Liar".Might be too heavy for some.Check this CD out at your own risk.

Good Stuff.......2006-03-15

I really have overlooked this cd. Anyway, this cd is pretty good and one of L.S.'s best. I love how it starts off with the drums on the first song, in fact, I love the drumming on this whole disk. Lance isn't called The Machine for nothing. As for the rest of the album, it is all good and pretty fast, kinda like speed-thrash. I can't find one bad song on here. My only complaint about this cd is that is sounds repetitive after awhile. Oh well. I guess it comes with the metalcore territory. Plus, the enhanced version comes with the video for Reject.

Good quality stuff.......2005-12-27

I have listened to this album repeatedly for the last 8 years and it still stands the test of time. This is the first Living Sacrifice album after the lineup change. A slight change in their sound from their previous albums, and I actually prefer their new sound. It's more complex and varied than their previous albums. It's also not as "death metal" as their previous stuff, and has evolved into more of a thrash metal album. They have slowed down the tempo in some songs and have chosen to be more subtle and technical with their music rather than a pure onslaught of guitar riffs from their previous albums. These guys have some serious talent and it shows. A high quality album all around

Nothing even comes close. LS is KING.......2005-09-30

Forget anything you have ever heard about hardcore/metal music, you are about to re-learn. Reborn will blow you away.

There is only one word i can find that will describe this album: PERFECT. Every song is so intricate and so precise it blows your mind that it is so brutal. From blending acoustic guitars in the middle of a death metal song to the massive tape loops (used sparingly to good effect), this is the album that made Living Sacrifice "KING". Every song will get stuck in your head, and you will find yourself bobbing your head and drumming your fingers long after the cd has stopped playing. This is an absolutely amazing cd.

It is time to re-learn everything you know about heavy music. If you are a fan of the genre, and even if you are not (you WILL be, after listening to "Reborn"), you NEED to buy this cd. This was the album that introduced me to metal, and ever since then, hearing all the other bands, this album is still on the top. Nothing touches it.