| Other author/creator | Ernst, Max, 1891-1976. |
| Other author/creator | Elibal, Bleda, instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Tocco, James instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | La Barbara, Joan, 1947- singer. |
| Other author/creator | Youngblood, Gene, 1942-2021 singer. |
| Other author/creator | Subotnick, Morton singer. |
| Included Work | Subotnick, Morton. All my hummingbirds have alibis. |
| Other author/creator | Amernet String Quartet, performer. |
| Other author/creator | California E.A.R. Unit (Musical group), performer. |
| Other author/creator | Recorded 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 note | Both works "imaginary ballets" based on scenarios from Max Ernst's collage novels. |
| General note | The 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 note | Compact disc. |
| General note | Program 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 note | Recorded at Corbett Studios, Cincinnati, Ohio (1st work) and at Ocean Way, Los Angeles (2nd work). |
| Other title | All my hummingbirds have alibis. |
| UPC |
9322805142 |
| Publisher number | 80514-2 New World Records |