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Music of Nicolas Slonimsky

CD includes playlist and extensive commentary by Nicolas Slonimsky
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Playlist

Track OnePiccolo Divertimento No. 1 (et al), ensemble version of Studies in Black and White
(Cal Arts Ensemble, William Kraft, conductor). Live concert April 27, 1989, 95th birthday tribute, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

Track TwoStudies in Black and White (for Piano), Nicolas Slonimsky, piano.
Orion Recording 72100, 1972

Track ThreeModinha Russo-Brasileira, Laurindo Almeida, guitars.
Orion Recording 72100, 1972

Track FourSilhouettes Iberiennes, Laurindo Almeida, guitars.
1. Aromas de Leyenda
2. Jota
3. Danza Festiva
Orion Recording 72100, 1972

Track FiveVariations on a Brazilian Tune (My Toy Balloon), Nicolas Slonimsky, piano.
Orion Recording 7145, 1971

Track SixMinitudes, Nicolas Slonimsky, piano.
Orion Recording 72100, 1972 (recording does not exactly match publication titled 51 Minitudes for Piano, G. Schirmer, 1979) (audio excerpt below)

Track SevenGravestones in Hancock, New Hampshire, Nicolas Slonimsky, piano; Nancy Bramlage, soprano.
1. Vain World
2. Lydia
3. Here peacefully lies the once happy father
4. A lovely rose
5. In Memphis Tennessee
6. Stop, my friend, as you pass by
Orion Recording 7145, 1971

Track Eight – Short acknowledgment by Nicolas Slonimsky, followed by (three of) Five Advertising Songs, Nicolas Slonimsky, piano and vocal.
1. Children Cry for Castoria
2. And Then Her Doctor Told Her
3. Make This a Day
Live concert April 27, 1989, 95th birthday tribute, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

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Videos





Just plain fun!


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Listen to John Cage reading the above mesostic:

Recorded April 5. 1989 on the steps of Saunders Hall, Harvard University. Recorded by Betty Freeman.