| Other author/creator | Rowe, Catherine singer. |
| Other author/creator | Weisberg, Arthur conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Balaban, Emanuel, 1895-1973, conductor. |
| Other author/creator | De Ruiter, Albert narrator. |
| Other author/creator | Price, Patricia singer. |
| Other author/creator | Rees, Rosalind, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Hudson, David (Tenor), singer. |
| Other author/creator | Smith, Gregg conductor. |
| Included Work | Mayer, William, 1925-2017. Country fair |
| Included Work | Mayer, William, 1925-2017. Dream's end |
| Included Work | Mayer, William, 1925-2017. Khartoum |
| Included Work | Mayer, William, 1925-2017. Quintet, trumpets (2), horn, trombone, tuba |
| Included Work | Mayer, William, 1925-2017. Essay |
| Included Work | Mayer, William, 1925-2017. Eve of St. Agnes |
| Included Work | Mayer, William, 1925-2017 Minatures. Deeply down. |
| Included Work | Mayer, William, 1925-2017 Minatures. Land of dead dreams. |
| Included Work | Mayer, William, 1925-2017 Minatures. Fireworks. |
| Included Work | Mayer, William, 1925-2017 Minatures. Prophetic soul. |
| Included Work | Mayer, William, 1925-2017 Minatures. Isn't there some mistake? |
| Included Work | Mayer, William, 1925-2017 Minatures. For no man. |
| Included Work | Mayer, William, 1925-2017. News items Hastily formed contemporary music ensemble reveals origins. |
| Included Work | Mayer, William, 1925-2017. News items Distraught soprano undergoes unfortunate transformation. |
| Other author/creator | Robert Nagel Brass Trio, performer. |
| Other author/creator | St. Paul Chamber Orchestra performer. |
| Other author/creator | Iowa Brass Quintet, performer. |
| Other author/creator | New York Brass and Woodwind Ensemble, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Peabody Conservatory Chorus, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Peabody Conservatory Orchestra, performer. |
| Uniform title | Works. Selections |
| Series | CRI American masters CRI American masters. ^A285487 |
| Contents |
Country fair (1957) (1:59) -- Dream's end (1976) (19:49) : Extremes ; Mostly clarinet ; Buzzings ; A 20th century guest at an 18th century musicale, Interlude of air ; Appalachian echoes ; Burlesca (Funicula ridicula) ; Mostly piano ; Dream's end -- Khartoum (1968) (2:04) -- Brass quintet (1965 rev. 1970) (14:54) -- Miniatures for soprano and seven players (1968) : Deeply down (1:03) ; Land of dead dreams (1:03) ; Fireworks (1:14) ; Prophetic soul (1:08) ; Isn't there some mistake? (:52) ; "--For no man" (:44) -- Two news items (1968) : "Hastily formed contemporary music ensemble reveals origins" (2:10) ; "Distraught soprano undergoes unfortunate transformation" (1:45) -- Essay for brass and winds (1954) (10:22) -- Eve of St. Agnes (1969) (13:43). |
| General note | Previously released as analog discs: CRI SD 185 (1964) (1st and 7th works), CRI SD 415 (1980) (2nd work), and CRI SD 291 (1973) (3rd-6th works). |
| General note | Compact disc; digitally remastered. |
| General note | Biographical and program notes, in part by William Mayer, and texts (23 p.) inserted in container. |
| Performer |
Catherine Rowe (3rd, 5th-6th works), Patricia Price (8th work), Rosalind Rees (8th work), sopranos ; David Hudson, tenor (8th work) ; Albert De Rutter, narrator (8th work) ; Romuald Teco, violin (2nd work) ; Priscilla Rybka, French horn (2nd work) ; Peter Howard, cello (2nd work) ; Richard E. Killmer, oboe (2nd work) ; Timothy J. Paradise, clarinet ; Layton James, piano (2nd work) ; William McGlaughlin, conductor (2nd work) ; Robert Nagel Brass Trio (Robert Nagel, Robert Heinrich, trumpets ; John Swallow, trombone) 1st work ; Ensemble ; Arthur Weisberg, conductor (3rd, 5th-6th works) ; Iowa Brass Quintet (John Beer, Robert Levy, trumpets ; Paul Anderson, French horn ; John Hill, trombone ; Robert Yeats, tuba) (4th work) ; New York Brass and Woodwind Ensemble ; Emanuel Balaban, conductor (7th work) ; Peabody Conservatory Chorus and Orchestra ; Gregg Smith, conductor (8th work). |
| Date/time/place of a event note | The 1st and 7th works recorded in May 1961, the 5th in Dec. 1969, in New York City; the 2nd recorded in St. Paul, Minn., 1978; the 4th recorded Mar. 1971, in Rutgers Presbyterian Church, N.J. |
| UPC |
9043807672 |
| Publisher number | CD 767 CRI |