And the butterflies begin to sing / Morton Subotnick.

Other author/creatorErnst, Max, 1891-1976.
Other author/creatorElibal, Bleda, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorTocco, James instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorLa Barbara, Joan, 1947- singer.
Other author/creatorYoungblood, Gene, 1942-2021 singer.
Other author/creatorSubotnick, Morton singer.
Included WorkSubotnick, Morton. All my hummingbirds have alibis.
Other author/creatorAmernet String Quartet, performer.
Other author/creatorCalifornia E.A.R. Unit (Musical group), performer.
Other author/creatorRecorded Anthology of American Music, Inc.
Contents And the butterflies begin to sing (1988) : pt. 1, Crime or miracle (Crime or miracle (3:24) ; The volcanic blacksmith canons (2:28) ; Crime or miracle (0:46) ; The beautiful gardener (4:56)) ; pt. 2, Phantoms dancing (Sometimes naked (5:45) ; Sometimes dressed in thin jets of fire (3:51) ; They cause the geysers to spurt with the probability of the vanity of the dead (1:42)) ; pt. 3, And the butterflies begin to sing (And the butterflies begin to sing (6:38)) ; pt. 4, Images will descend to the ground (The waves are bitter (0:39) ; Truth will remain simple, and gigantic wheels will ride the bitter waves (1:13) ; And images will descend to the ground (1:52)) -- All my hummingbirds have alibis (1991) : All my hummingbirds have alibis (10:27) ; All my joys have alibis (18:19).
General noteBoth works "imaginary ballets" based on scenarios from Max Ernst's collage novels.
General noteThe 1st work for string quartet, double bass, MIDI keyboard, and computer; the 2nd work for flute, violoncello, MIDI keyboard, MIDI mallets, and computer.
General note"Recorded Anthology of American Music, Inc."
General noteCompact disc.
General noteProgram notes by Alan Rich and Morton Subotnick (11 p.) inserted in container.
Performer Bleda Elibal, double bass (1st work) ; James Tocco, MIDI keyboard (1st work) ; Joan La Barbara, Gene Youngblood, Morton Subotnick, sampled voices (2nd work) ; The Amernet String Quartet (Kyoko Kashiwagi, Marcia Littley de Arias, violins ; Malcolm Johnston, viola ; Javier Arias-Flores, cello) (1st work) ; California E.A.R. Unit (Gloria Cheng, keyboard ; Erika Duke, violoncello ; Amy Knoles, percussion ; Dorothy Stone, flute) (2nd work).
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded at Corbett Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio (1st work) and at Ocean Way, Los Angeles (2nd work).
Other titleAll my hummingbirds have alibis.
UPC 9322805142
Publisher number80514-2 New World Records

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