#3478: Funeral Music

New Sounds | Sep 19, 2014

On a funereal edition of this New Sounds, hear musical moods that one might not expect to be associated with a funeral from the world over, from West African funeral drumming to a jazz march from Norwegian musician Stian Carstensen. Listen to music from Brooklyn Rider by Ljova paying tribute to the violinist from Tarafs de Haidouk, Culai. There’s also Michael Gordon’s setting of Emily Dickinson poetry, as recorded live on Soundcheck, along with a funeral dance by Swedish jazz musician Bengt Berger’s “Bitter Funeral Beer.” Plus, listen to the post-rock ambient duo Stars of the Lid, along with music by Henry Purcell arranged by Wendy Carlos used in “A Clockwork Orange.” And more.

PROGRAM # 3478, Funeral Music (First aired on 6/10/2013)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Wendy Carlos	A Clockwork Orange	Purcell/arr. Wendy Carlos: Funeral Music for Queen Mary [2:18]	East Side #ESD -81362 www.noside.com/esd
Philip Glass	Glassmasters	Akhnaten: Act 1, Funeral [9:02]	Sony #62960 Available for purchase at Amazon.com
David Karsten Daniels & Fight the Big Bull	I Mean to Live Here Still	The Funeral Bell [2:34]	FATCD92 fat-cat.co.uk Or download from Emusic.com
Leah Coloff, cello Courtney Orlando, piano Bora Yoon, guitar & percussion Jennifer Charles, vocals	Live, on WNYC’s Soundcheck 12-08-08	Michael Gordon (text by Emily Dickinson): I felt a funeral in my brain [4:29]	This performance not commercially available.
Bengt Berger	Bitter Funeral Beer	Tongsi [4:57] Funeral Dance, excerpt [6:11]	ECM #1179 www.ecmrecords.com
Stian Carstensen	Backwards Into The Backwoods	Funeral March For A Neutered Choir Boy [5:57]	Winter & Winter 910087 www.winterandwinter.com
Stars of the Lid	Carte-de-visite	The Funeral	SOTL001 / Cobraside Available at boomkat.com or download from www.emusic.com
Brooklyn Rider	A Walking Fire	Ljova : Culai Funeral Doina (for Culai) [5:04]	Mercury Records www.brooklynrider.com
Ali Jihad Racy	Ancient Egypt	Funeral Procession, excerpt [1:30]	Lyrichord #7347 www.lyrichord.com

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