Prairie Winds

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1. Prairie Winds

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About the Artist
Renowned naturalist and sound designer Dr. Bernie Krause has traveled the world capturing the soundscapes of exotic natural environments. Dr. Krause began his groundbreaking work in bioacoustics and environmental recording in the late 1960's, and much of his work has been accomplished with techniques and technologies that he personally developed. His "In A Wild Sanctuary" (1970) recording earned a place in history as being the first recording to use environmental sounds as both a central component of orchestration and as a statement about the environment.

Dr. Krause's diverse achievements include 10 recordings for The Nature Company that have enjoyed over $24 million in gross sales over a period of 6 years. Development of the audio technology innovation known as the Intelligent Show System (for public exhibitions and installations), and his Music and Word Series of spoken word documents that include "Ishi - The Last Yahi." Dr. Krause recently published the book "Wild Soundscapes" (2002) that includes a full-length CD featuring a sampling of natural sounds.

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In his delightful and informative book/CD, "Music of the Birds," Lang Elliott asks wisely, "Will analyzing nature's choir take away from its magic, or will it add a new dimension to one's appreciation?" And William Wordsworth compels us to "Come forth into the light of things. Let Nature be your teacher." The main spirit and driving force of the prairies in North America is the wind. Its sound in the grasses and scrub vegetation provides a sense of sanctity and place that has been written about by poets, conveyed in Native American lore and inscribed in American mythology since the onset of our history. This recording combines the work of two field recordists, Lang Elliott and Bernie Krause, both of whom have added their special art to creat a prairie spring composite soundscape.

Prairie Winds,Bernie Krause,Wild Sanctuary

Prairie Winds

Prairie Winds

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Prairie Winds

Manufacturer: Wild Sanctuary
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008AIVK
Release Date: 2003-01-01

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Prairie Winds

Album Description

In his delightful and informative book/CD, "Music of the Birds," Lang Elliott asks wisely, "Will analyzing nature's choir take away from its magic, or will it add a new dimension to one's appreciation?" And William Wordsworth compels us to "Come forth into the light of things. Let Nature be your teacher." The main spirit and driving force of the prairies in North America is the wind. Its sound in the grasses and scrub vegetation provides a sense of sanctity and place that has been written about by poets, conveyed in Native American lore and inscribed in American mythology since the onset of our history. This recording combines the work of two field recordists, Lang Elliott and Bernie Krause, both of whom have added their special art to creat a prairie spring composite soundscape.

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The Ride on Satan''s Son
From Wyoming
All The Horses He''s Ride
On A Clear Day In Montana
Where In The World
Not Everyone Can Be A Cowboy
Blowing Through Cottonwood Trees
Did He Love Me?
Middle Of Montana
What''d I Ever Do Without You?
Seek Higher Ground
Montana Moonlight
Only God Tells Cowboys Where To Go
Back In Santa Fe
You Can Always Tell A Cowboy (Bonus Track)

Album Description

BSF Songs and Parthenon Records announce the release of Pistol River's latest cd project, "Prairie Winds." Pistol River presents 15 new western songs from the conversational songwriting team of Bizzack and Adcock delivered by the warm, weathered vocals of Ray Barnette.

Velvet rich harmonies and background vocals from the award-winning Sisters of the Silver Sage add to the texture of these unique songs. In addition, a special bonus track highlights the Sisters backed the unique sound and timbre of Pistol River.

A special bonus track highlights the Sisters backed by the unique timbre of Pistol River." Prairie Winds" defines the delicate balance between tradition and modern western music through he the vitality of Pistol River's fresh interpretation of the genre.

Customer Reviews:

Cowboy Story Telling!!.......2004-03-15

If your an affectionado of real "Cowboy Music" this is a must have album.

Each song is a short story of a period in time in the life a cowboy.

The writers are cowboy wordsmiths, saying all the things you have ever thought or dreamed and wished you could have painted on to a canvas for time to judge.

The lead singer tells the stories with heart as big as what he sings of.............the West! The background harmonies are nothing less then impeccable and it certainly is what you would have expected from a collaboration such as this.

Whether you tapping your toe to an upbeat tune or closing your eyes and listening to the heart felt renderings of cowboy life you won't be sorry you made this part of you cowboy music library.

Tracks:

Dance Antique
Fireside Tales
Divertimento
Prairie Miniature
Miniatures
Folk Suite
Two Rags
Sea Sketches
Stars & Stripes

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America began forging its own cultural identity in the 19th Century with music reflecting a vast array of cultures coming together. By the time the first music conservatory opened in 1865, European classical music had begun to be mingled with music influenced by Native American themes, African-American styles of ragtime and spirituals, Latin American and rural American folk music, and the traditional military band. With Vintage America, Calico Winds showcases these American musical roots. Known for exploring the full palette of tone colors available to the wind quintet, Calico Winds plays "in perfect balance with each other, each [member] contributing lovely tone quality and flawless intonation…" (The Times Herald, Olean, NY) It is with these attributes that Calico Winds brings to life America's rich musical legacy.

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Saucy, Melodic, Old-Fashioned American Wind Quintet Music.......2004-09-13

[Disclaimer: I'm a pushover for wind quintet music. There is something about the uneasy combination of timbres that unfailingly engages my interest and admiration.]

I found myself having trouble getting beyond the first band on this delightful release from Albany Records featuring the playing of a Los Angeles-based wind quintet calling themselves 'Calico Winds.' I kept pushing the repeat button to hear it one more time. It's that rhythmically invigorating and melodic. The music presented here is almost all by Americans, some from among those first conservatory-trained American composers of the 19th-century: William Mason, his nephew Daniel Gregory Mason, and Edward MacDowell. The more recent composers tend to write in conservative style so that the most recent work, 'Sea Sketches' by the only non-American, Briton David B. Chadwick, could be mistaken for something by an early twentieth-century writer. Some of the pieces are skillful transcriptions for quintet: Mason's 'Dance Antique,' that infectious first band I'd mentioned; MacDowell's 'Fireside Tales,' William Grant Still's folk-song based 'Miniatures' and 'Folk Suite,' Scott Joplin's 'Two Rags' ('The Cascades' and 'Maple Leaf Rag'), and the rousing closer, Sousa's 'The Stars and Stripes Forever.' Indeed, the only works originally written for wind quintet are Daniel Gregory Mason's 'Divertimento,' Arthur Farwell's brief and delightful 'Prairie Miniature,' and Chadwick's 'Sea Sketches.' That latter, by the way, has a catchy setting of 'The Sailors' Hornpipe,' another piece I couldn't get enough of.

Calico Winds consists of five women: Eileen Holt Helwig, flute and piccolo; Rong-Huey Liu, oboe and English horn; Rachel Berry, horn; Kathryn Nevin, clarinet; and Theresa Treuenfels, bassoon. I'd never heard of this expert and musicianly group before, although I gather they have made at least one prior recording on the humorously named 'Occasionally Sober' label and containing music from Bach to Zappa. I expect we'll be hearing from them again, if we're lucky.

This is not profound music. This is joyful music. It's worth hearing, and more important, worth coming to love. A real keeper, this.

TT=62:00

Scott Morrison

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David Holsinger , U. of IL Symphonic Band , and US Air Force Band
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Holsinger rocks my world.......2005-03-30

To Tame the Perilous Skies is simply a gorgeous piece of music and a delight for wind symphony musicians. The album is a must for serious music fans.

Classical from a classic.......2004-01-11

Holsinger is simply a classic among classics. I find him to be a truely amazing composer. If you are new to Holsinger, his Volume One recording is the best place to start. To Tame the Perilous Skies, Ballet Sacra, Liturgical Dances; all are simply amazing. Pounding low brass parts and intricate, pulsating, unison rhythms are what draws me to his music.