Brass quintet ; Six miniatures ; Khartoum ; Two news items / William Mayer. Letters from composers / Dominick Argento.
| Author/creator | Mayer, William |
| Format | Audio (LP Record) |
| Publication Info | New York : Composers Recordings, 1973. |
| Description | 1 audio disc : 33 1/3 rpm, stereo. ; 12 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Rowe, Catherine singer. |
| Other author/creator | Weisberg, Arthur conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Sutton, Vern, singer. |
| Other author/creator | Van, Jeffrey instrumentalist. |
| Included Work | Argento, Dominick. Letters from composers. |
| Included Work | Mayer, William, 1925-2017. News items |
| Included Work | Mayer, William, 1925-2017. Khartoum |
| Included Work | Mayer, William, 1925-2017. Quintet, trumpets (2), horn, trombone, tuba |
| Other author/creator | Iowa Brass Quintet, performer. |
| Uniform title | Works. 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 note | Program notes on container, texts inserted. |
| General note | Durations: 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 title | Two news items. |
| Other title | News items. |
| Other title | Khartoum. |
| Other title | Letters from composers. |
| LCCN | 70752859 |
| Publisher number | CRI SD 291 Composers Recordings |