| Contents |
CD. Roar (10:46) (Steven Schick, tam-tam) -- Velocities crossing in phase-space (9:41) (Percussion Group Cincinnati) -- Red arc/blue veil (12:26) (Ensemble Sirius). |
| Contents |
Book. The place where you go to listen -- Resonance of place: confessions of an out-of-town composer -- Sonata for bassoon and piano -- Songbirdsongs -- A composition lesson -- Forest without leaves -- Love the questions -- Land of constant light: arctic national wildlife range -- Winter music: a composer's journal -- About John Cage -- Dream paths crossing -- Tools -- Acquired tastes -- Off the grid, out of the box -- Digital revelation -- Farthet North mountains: arctic national wildlife refuge -- Clouds of forgetting, clouds of unknowing -- New songs -- Roots and influences -- The same language -- Beyond expression -- In the ears of the listener -- Strange and sacred noise -- The light that fills the world -- Practicing what she preaches -- In the white silence -- River music -- Credo -- In the sweet bye and bye -- The lines disappear completely -- Remembering Lou -- Among red mountains -- The heart of the matter -- The immeasurable space of tones -- Composing home -- Full circle -- The mathematics of resonating bodies -- Global warming and art -- Discography. |
| Abstract |
Composer John Luther Adams makes his home in the boreal forest near Fairbanks, Alaska, where he has created a unique musical world grounded in the elemental landscapes and indigenous cultures of the North. Winter Music, a collection of Adams's poetic and inspirational essays, journal entries, and other writings, delves into the environmental and cultural awareness that creates his contemplative approach to music. The accompanying audio CD includes three previously unrecorded works by Adams. Adams's music explores natural phenomena from the songs of birds, to the complex nature of chaos, fractal geometry, and elemental noise. Similarly, his writings explore "that region between place and culture, between environment and imagination," reflecting a philosophy of deep awareness that makes him one of the most original composers working today. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-191), discography (p. 193-198), and index. |
| Performer |
Various performers. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Jan. 17, 2004 (1st work), Nov. 13, 1998 (2nd work), Oct. 26, 2002 (3rd work). |
| LCCN | 2004009749 |
| ISBN | 0819567426 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
