WEB FLAC (tracks) – 294 Mb | Digital booklet | 00:57:08
Classical | Label: Naxos Records
Louis Wayne Ballard – also known as “Honganozhe”, which means “Stands with Eagles” in the Quapaw language – was the first indigenous North American composer of art music, and his extensive knowledge of the music, dance and mythology of this culture informed his compositions. Ballard’s style was eclectic, embracing tonal and twelve-tone elements, and the selected pieces presented here reflect the unique variety of his achievement. This album of world premiere recordings features his third ballet, The Four Moons, which embodies a rich cache of classic dances, and the Fantasy Aborigine No. 3 “Kokopelli” with its battery of unique percussive instruments.
Tracklist
01. Devil’s Promenade
02. Fantasy Aborigine No. 3 “Kokopelli”
03. The Four Moons: I. Overture. Land-Rush, Statehood, Pow-Wow
04. The Four Moons: II. Pas de quatre
05. The Four Moons: III. Dance of the Four Moons
06. The Four Moons: IV. The Shawnee Variation. Moscelyne Larkin
07. The Four Moons: V. The Choctaw Variation. Rosella Hightower
08. The Four Moons: VI. The Osage Variation. Marjorie Tallchief
09. The Four Moons: VII. The Cherokee Variation. Yvonne Chouteau
10. The Four Moons: VIII. Finale: Pas de quatre
11. Scenes from Indian Life: I. Two Indians, One Navajo, One Taos
12. Scenes from Indian Life: II. Building a Wall, Adobe House. Quarter Note = 110 –
13. Scenes from Indian Life: II. Building a Wall, Adobe House: Meno mosso – III. Indian Friends Finish the Wall
14. Scenes from Indian Life: IV. Feast Day
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