Turtle Dreams
| Turtle Dreams | ||||
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| Studio album by Meredith Monk | ||||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Contemporary classical music | |||
| Length | 37:24 | |||
| Label | ECM New Series | |||
| Producer | Collin Walcott and Manfred Eicher | |||
| Meredith Monk chronology | ||||
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Turtle Dreams is an album by American composer and vocalist Meredith Monk recorded in 1983 and released on the ECM New Series label.[1]
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with Ted Mills calling it "A daring display of vocal gymnastics and a journey back to childhood when all sounds were wondrous".[2]
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Meredith Monk
- "Turtle Dreams (Waltz)" - 17:52
- "View 1" - 10:13
- "Engine Steps" - 2:03
- "Ester's Song" - 1:14
- "View 2" - 6:02
- Recorded in New York City (tracks 1 & 2), at Hanford Mills Museum, East Meredith in New York (track 3), and at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany (track 4 & 5)
Personnel
- Meredith Monk — voice, piano, synthesizer, organ
- Collin Walcott — didgeridoo (tracks 2-5), organ (track 1)
- Julius Eastman — organ (track 1)
- Steve Lockwood — organ (track 1)
- Andrea Goodman — voice (track 1)
- Paul Langland — voice (track 1)
- Robert Een — voice (track 1)
References
- ↑ ECM discography accessed September 20, 2011
- 1 2 Mills, T. Allmusic Review accessed September 20, 2011
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