IDAGIO | Harrison, L.: Homage To Lou Harrison (A), Vol. 2 - The Clay's Quintet / Rhymes With Silver / The Perilous Chapel / Ariadne / Bomba 8007144602635

Featuring

Guido Facchin
Vincenzo Caroli
Tammittam Percussion Ensemble
Lou Harrison

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Composition History

The Clays' Quintet was composed by Lou Harrison for his friends Carleton and Julia Clay, who played trumpet and horn, respectively, even though they initially requested a wind quintet.

Composer Biography

Lou Harrison, a composer from the West Coast, was a literary talent who won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize and the Twentieth Century Masterpiece Award.

Composer Biography

Lou Harrison's constant rethinking and revision of his own musical compositions resulted in multiple versions for some works and a pattern of self-borrowing.

Performer Biography

Guido Facchin, the conductor of the Támmittam Percussion Ensemble, is an experienced performer, teacher, and scholar who has been the principal percussionist of Venice's Teatro La Fenice orchestra since 1972.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Lou Harrison's insatiable curiosity led him to seek inspiration from other cultures, unusual sound sources, and other disciplines like dance and literature when traditional Western orchestral sounds didn't suffice.

Instruments

For his percussion ensembles, Lou Harrison sourced new sounds from junkyards, hardware stores, and even constructed his own instruments, moving beyond traditional percussion.

Compositional Technique

Harrison often combined disparate styles, such as writing for Chinese instruments tuned in Just Intonation, or composing concerti for Western instruments with Indonesian ensembles.