Earth and the great weather a sonic geography of the Arctic

Earth and the great weather a sonic geography of the Arctic /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Adams, John Luther, 1953-
Format: Electronic Audio
Language:Inupiaq
Inuktitut
Athapascan languages
English
Latin
Published: New York, N.Y. : DRAM, [2007]
Subjects:
Monologues with music (Instrumental ensemble)
Percussion ensembles.
Online Access: Click to access (Berklee OnePass required)
Item Description:
  • Available through DRAM
  • Streaming audio.
  • A "convergence of sound and poetry" influenced by the Arctic landscape and language of northeastern Alaska; uses natural sounds, drum rhythms, and spoken texts.
  • The 2nd, 6th, and 9th sections are for 4 drummers only; the remaining sections include texts composed of the Gwitch'in (Indian) and I-nupiat (Eskimo) names for Arctic places, plants, weather, and seasons, as well as texts in English and Latin.
  • Title from image of compact disc cover on Web page (viewed July 10, 2007)
  • Includes program notes.
Playing Time:01:15:47
Table of Contents:
  • The place where you go to listen
  • Drums of winter
  • Pointed mountains scattered all around
  • The circle of suns and moons
  • The circle of winds
  • Deep and distant thunder
  • River with no willows
  • One that stays all winter
  • Drums of fire, drums of stone
  • Where the waves splash, hitting again and again.

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