Brass quintet ; Six miniatures ; Khartoum ; Two news items / William Mayer. Letters from composers / Dominick Argento.

Author/creator Mayer, William
Format Audio (LP Record)
Publication InfoNew York : Composers Recordings, 1973.
Description1 audio disc : 33 1/3 rpm, stereo. ; 12 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorRowe, Catherine singer.
Other author/creatorWeisberg, Arthur conductor.
Other author/creatorSutton, Vern, singer.
Other author/creatorVan, Jeffrey instrumentalist.
Included WorkArgento, Dominick. Letters from composers.
Included WorkMayer, William, 1925-2017. News items
Included WorkMayer, William, 1925-2017. Khartoum
Included WorkMayer, William, 1925-2017. Quintet, trumpets (2), horn, trombone, tuba
Other author/creatorIowa Brass Quintet, performer.
Uniform titleWorks. Selections
Contents Brass quintet (14:45) -- Six miniatures (6:15): Deeply down ; Land of dead dreams ; Fireworks ; Prophetic soul ; Isn't there some mistake? ; For no man -- Khartoum (2:00) -- Two news items (3:55): Hastily formed contemporary music ensemble reveals origins ; Distraught soprano undergoes unfortunate transformation -- Letters from composers (27:25): Chopin to a friend ; Mozart to his father ; Schubert to a friend ; Bach to the town council ; Debussy to a friend ; Puccini to a friend ; Schumann to his fiancée.
General noteProgram notes on container, texts inserted.
General noteDurations: 14 min., 45 sec. ; 6 min., 15 sec. ; 2 min. ; 3 min., 55 sec. ; 27 min., 25 sec.
Performer Catherine Rowe, soprano (2d-4th works) ; Vern Sutton, tenor (5th work) ; Jeffrey Van, guitar (5th work) ; Iowa Brass Quintet (1st work) ; ensemble conducted by Arthur Weisberg.
Other titleTwo news items.
Other titleNews items.
Other titleKhartoum.
Other titleLetters from composers.
LCCN 70752859
Publisher numberCRI SD 291 Composers Recordings