1999 live album by Fred Frith
Stone, Brick, Glass, Wood, Wire Released 1999 (1999 ) Recorded 1992–1995 Venue Belgium, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany Genre Length 94 :36 Label I Dischi di Angelica (Italy) Producer Fred Frith
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Stone, Brick, Glass, Wood, Wire (Graphic Scores 1986–96) is a double live album by English guitarist , composer and improvisor Fred Frith . It comprises a series of graphic scores Frith composed in 1992 "for any number of players".[2] It was performed live by Frith, Ikue Mori , Zeena Parkins and the International Occasional Ensemble at five concerts in Canada (October 1992), Italy (May 1992), Belgium (May 1994), Netherlands (October 1994) and Germany (October 1995). Frith also conducted and directed the performances.
Background [ ]
The graphic scores used for the performances were a set of photographs taken by Frith of a variety of inanimate objects, including stone pavings, brick walls, windows, stacks of logs and high-tension wires. Each photograph had instructions explaining to the musicians how to interpret the patterns in the image. For example, "Skylight IV" was a photograph of skylights in a large building and was annotated as follows:[3]
Three duos and a solo, accumulative and staggered. A - drums/harp. B - baritone sax/piano. C - drum machines/bass clarinet. D - trumpet. Black vertical lines = silence. Time left to right. First duo plays first line. After 30 seconds, second duo starts second line. First duo re-enters at white dotted line, repeating first line as exactly as possible. Process continues in the same way. Note that black 'blocks' within the playing frame represent silence also. Duration: 4:00. Conducted.
Frith chose the pictures for the patterns and repetitions they contained. Breaks in the patterns (for example, paint smudges, leaves on sand) guided soloists and defined instrumental groupings. Generally time was read from left to right and pitch vertically. Under the direction of Frith, with wide latitude given to each individual musician's interpretation of the proceedings, the resulting music was a form of structured improvisation . Dave Lynch at AllMusic wrote: "At its best, structured improvisation can provide a guiding context that enhances, rather than limits, the impact of the improvisations themselves. Such is the case with Stone, Brick, Glass, Wood, Wire, some of the best photographs you ever heard."[1]
Track listing [ ]
All tracks composed by Fred Frith .
1. "Untitled"
"Goongerah"
"Tokyo"
"Firewood" 13:19
4:20
2:15
6:42 2. "Untitled"
"Screen"
"Dry Stone I"
"Dry Stone II" 11:17
3:38
4:59
2:39 3. "Untitled"
"Bricks for Six"
"Vlissingen" 8:43
4:10
4:33 4. "Skylight" 3:27 5. "Dry Stone II" 4:17 6. "Bricks for Six" 1:48 7. "Untitled"
"Dry Stone I"
"Dry Stone II" 4:12
2:03
2:09 8. "Untitled"
"Skylight (extract)"
"High Tension (extract)" 1:38
0:31
1:07 9. "Roof" 1:28 10. "Untitled"
"Screen"
"High Tension"
"Zurich" 5:59
3:40
1:33
0:46 11. "Athens" 3:39 12. "Firewood" 1:49
1. "Untitled"
"Green"
"Dry Stone II"
"Improvisation"
"Roof"
"Improvisation"
"Reykjavik"
"Vlissingen"
"Improvisation"
"Skylight V (extract)" 33:39
5:54
6:50
1:34
1:54
1:45
4:02
5:15
1:17
5:18 2. "Untitled"
"Improvisation"
"Tokyo (extract)" 6:35
5:28
1:06 3. "Screen" 5:49 4. "Jahresringe" 4:34 5. "Firewood" 6:23
Venues [ ]
Disc 1, tracks 1-2 recorded live at the Time Festival, Ghent , Belgium , May 1994
Disc 1, tracks 3-5 recorded live at the 10th Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville , Victoriaville , Quebec , Canada , October 1992 [4]
Disc 1, tracks 6-8 recorded live at the Angelica Festival Internazionale di Musica, Bologna , Italy , May 1992
Disc 1, tracks 9-12 recorded live at the Jazz Marathon, Groningen , the Netherlands , October 1994
Disc 2, tracks 1-5 recorded live at the Kulturzentrum Dieselstrasse, Esslingen , Germany , October 1995
Personnel [ ]
Fred Frith – violin, guitar, direction
Ikue Mori (all but disc 1, tracks 6-8) – drum computers
Zeena Parkins (all but disc 1, tracks 6-8) – harp, electric harp, accordion
(disc 1, tracks 6-8) – clarinet, bass clarinet
(disc 1, tracks 6-8) – alto saxophone
Jean Derome (disc 1, tracks 3-5) – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, flutes
(disc 2, tracks 1-5) – saxophones, clarinets
Roberto Paci Dalo (disc 1, tracks 6-8) – clarinet, bass clarinet
(disc 1, tracks 9-12; disc 2, tracks 1-5) – soprano saxophone, flute, alto flute
Co Streiff (disc 1, tracks 9-12; disc 2, tracks 1-5) – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
(disc 1, tracks 1-2,9-12) – alto saxophone
Peter Vermeersch (disc 1, tracks 1-2) – tenor saxophone, clarinet
(disc 1, tracks 1-2) – bass clarinet
(disc 1, tracks 6-8) – soprano saxophone, flute
(disc 1, tracks 3-5) – trumpet
(disc 1, tracks 6-8) – trumpet, violin
Bart Maris (disc 1, tracks 1-2,9-12; disc 2, tracks 1-5) – trumpet
(disc 1, tracks 6-8) – trombone
(disc 1, tracks 6-8) – bombardino
Paolo Angeli (disc 1, tracks 6-8) – guitar
(disc 1, tracks 6-8) – guitar
René Lussier (disc 1, tracks 1-5) – guitar, daxophone
Jean-Marc Montera (disc 1, tracks 9-12) – guitar
(disc 1, tracks 6-8) – accordion
Guy Klucevsek (disc 1, tracks 3-5) – accordion
(disc 1, tracks 6-8) – piano
Myra Melford (disc 1, tracks 3-5) – piano
(disc 1, tracks 1-2,9-12) – piano
(disc 2, tracks 1-5) – piano
(disc 1, tracks 6-8) – violin, double bass
(disc 1, tracks 6-8) – double bass
Han Bennink (disc 1, tracks 1-5) – drums
Chris Cutler (disc 1, tracks 9-12) – drums
(disc 2, tracks 1-5) – drums
(disc 1, tracks 6-8; disc 2, tracks 1-5) – percussion
(disc 1, tracks 6-8) – percussion
(disc 1, tracks 6-8) – percussion
(disc 1, tracks 6-8) – marimba
(disc 1, tracks 6-8) – keyboards
(disc 1, tracks 9-12) – samples
(disc 1, tracks 6-8) – voice
(disc 1, tracks 1-5) – bricolage
(disc 1, tracks 6-8) – records, CDs, Casio SK1
References [ ]
^ Jump up to: a b Lynch, Dave. "Stone, Brick, Glass, Wood, Wire " . AllMusic. Retrieved 2007-03-02 .
^ Frith, Fred. "Fred Frith compositions" . Fred Frith homepage . Archived from the original on 2011-03-12. Retrieved 2007-03-02 .
^ Frith, Fred. "Skylight IV" . Stone, Brick, Glass, Wood, Wire . Archived from the original on 2004-08-09. Retrieved 2007-03-02 .
^ "10th Festival international de musique actuelle de Victoriaville" . International Festival Musique Actuelle Victoriaville . Retrieved 2012-03-09 .
External links [ ]
Stone, Brick, Glass, Wood, Wire at the International Festival Musique Actuelle, Victoriaville 1992.
Stone, Brick, Glass, Wood, Wire presentation Exhibition of photographs, scores and clips from performances in Ghent and Victoriaville.
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