LoginIn This House on This Morning
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The biggest problem with the piece is the excessive claims made for it as program music in the overly effusive liner notes. Some of the sections have clear roots in church music; others have only the most tenuous relation. And while some motifs are carried over from piece to piece, the 21 sections and sub- sections make more sense as discreet compositions than as one large work. That said, it must be added that these 21 tunes are for the most part exceptional. Marsalis comes up with striking melodic themes and then finds marvelously imaginative ways to harmonize each figure. Moreover, his musicians--especially saxophonist
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Manufacturer: Sony
Release date: 22 March 1994
EAN: 0074645322025 UPC: 074645322025
Release date: 22 March 1994
EAN: 0074645322025 UPC: 074645322025
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