Gisele Becker- Hunting of the Snark: Agony in Eight Fits (CD)
Maurice Saylor's setting of Lewis Carroll's The Hunting of the Snark is written for a chorus and `Snarkestra', Saylor's word for his quirky, misfit pit-band. This includes all manner of percussion and woodwinds, as well as such exotica as harmonica, bass accordion and washtub, instruments "reviled by society at large", in Saylor's words. To the nonsense text he brings a riot of colour and wit as well as a series of traditional devices such as refrains, sea shanties, and a chorale. The result is music of vibrancy, excitement, and even dangerous volatility. The three silent film scores are pacey, dapper and splendidly jazzy.
Tracklist:
- The Hunting Of The Snark: Fit The First: The Landing
- The Hunting Of The Snark: Fit The Second: The Bellman's Speech
- The Hunting Of The Snark: Fit The Third: The Baker's Tale
- The Hunting Of The Snark: Fit The Fourth: The Hunting
- The Hunting Of The Snark: Fit The Fifth: The Beaver's Lesson
- The Hunting Of The Snark: Fit The Sixth: Brief Snarkestral Outburst I
- The Hunting Of The Snark: Fit The Seventh: Brief Snarkestral Outburst II
- The Hunting Of The Snark: Fit The Eighth: The Vanishing
- Stolen Goods
- Publicity Pays
- Too Many Mammas
UPC > 747313268573
Format > New CD
Label > Naxos
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Maurice Saylor's setting of Lewis Carroll's The Hunting of the Snark is written for a chorus and `Snarkestra', Saylor's word for his quirky, misfit pit-band. This includes all manner of percussion and woodwinds, as well as such exotica as harmonica, bass accordion and washtub, instruments "reviled by society at large", in Saylor's words. To the nonsense text he brings a riot of colour and wit as well as a series of traditional devices such as refrains, sea shanties, and a chorale. The result is music of vibrancy, excitement, and even dangerous volatility. The three silent film scores are pacey, dapper and splendidly jazzy.
Tracklist:
- The Hunting Of The Snark: Fit The First: The Landing
- The Hunting Of The Snark: Fit The Second: The Bellman's Speech
- The Hunting Of The Snark: Fit The Third: The Baker's Tale
- The Hunting Of The Snark: Fit The Fourth: The Hunting
- The Hunting Of The Snark: Fit The Fifth: The Beaver's Lesson
- The Hunting Of The Snark: Fit The Sixth: Brief Snarkestral Outburst I
- The Hunting Of The Snark: Fit The Seventh: Brief Snarkestral Outburst II
- The Hunting Of The Snark: Fit The Eighth: The Vanishing
- Stolen Goods
- Publicity Pays
- Too Many Mammas
UPC > 747313268573
Format > New CD
Label > Naxos
Shop online at Darkside Records.
Follow us on Instagram.