Speculation [CD-single]

Speculation [CD-single]

Track Listings

1. Speculation

2. Active

3. Nixon to Kick Around

Tracks:

The River: The Old South
The River: Prologue
The River: Prologue
The River: Industrial Expansion In The Mississippi Valley
The River: Soil Erosion & Floods
The River: Finale
The Plow That Broke The Plains: Prelude & Fugue
The Plow That Broke The Plains: Grass-Pastorale
The Plow That Broke The Plains: Cattle
The Plow That Broke The Plains: The Homesteader
The Plow That Broke The Plains: War And The Tractor
The Plow That Broke The Plains: Blues (Speculation)
The Plow That Broke The Plains: Drought
The Plow That Broke The Plains: Wind And Dust
The Plow That Broke The Plains: Devastation

Customer Reviews:

The River/The Plow that Broke the Plains.......2007-05-17

This performance is excellent it is a worthy addition to your collection. It is an exciting performance by the Philharmonic Virtuosi under the direction of Richard Kapp. Both the Plow that Broke the Plains and the River (complete scores here) are a part of American History. The music woven through out these scores should be very familiar as they represent part of Americana.

Buy it!

Background:

Many years ago, I have purchases these two compositions in Vinal. As I recall the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority*) was commissioned by the federal government (FDR's New deal in the 1930's) to solve the growing electrical shortage in the southern states while attempting to redress the damage done to the Mississippi by man or visa versa. After years of study and hearings they decided to damn the Tennessee River and build a hydro electric plant. The problem was that this would resultant in flooding many would displace many people, and whole towns had to be moved to new locations. Virgil Thomson was commissioned to prepare a score for a documentary that would be prepared to present the project to the communities. It was elegant in its execution and masterfully integrated with the film.

* Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a federally owned corporation in the United States created in May 1933 to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development in the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly hard hit by the Great Depression. The TVA was envisioned not only as an electricity provider, but also as a regional economic development agency that would use federal experts and electricity to rapidly modernize the region's economy and society. The TVA's jurisdiction covers most of Tennessee, parts of Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky, and small slices of Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia.

I you want to move beyond Copeland. Virgil Thompson has 2 classics.......2007-04-06

Having accidentally taped a Neville Marriner selection of the River, I wanted the entire composition. This is an excellent rendition of very attractive American works. If you like Appalachian Spring and Rodeo, you will love these works and the recording does them justice.

Average customer rating:

Zen Cappuccino - warming, frothy, sweet, and strong

Zen Cappuccino
Andrea Dale
Manufacturer: Bedlam House
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Folk | Styles | Music

General | Folk | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B0000DG8VY
Release Date: 2003-09-01

Tracks:

Mustangs' Freedom (Dale)
Sweet Delights (Dale)
Loving All My Life (Pressley)
Homecoming (Ohi)
Hatchet Hand Harry (Dale)
Zen Cappuccino (Dale)
Bewitching Hour (Dale)
Nahr al-Kalb (de Camp/Coulson)
Dragons' Dreams (Dale)
Saxophone in Spring (Dale/Ohi)
Prince of Darkness (Dale)
VW Bug (Dale)

Album Description

Zen Cappuccino serves up slice-of-life observations, fantastic worlds, children's campfire stories, travels around the world, and an occasional stop at the library along the way. Upbeat and positive with an occasional dash of danger and excitement, singer/songwriter Andrea Dale's second CD release encompasses arrangements from simple and quiet to active, intertwined, and just a little bit demented.

Customer Reviews:

Zen Cappuccino - warming, frothy, sweet, and strong.......2004-01-24

For me listening to Zen Cappuccino is like visiting Andrea at home - pull up a chair - make yourself comfortable, put the kettle on. What i like best - a genuine communication from an artist. But it's not all homespun songs - there's a wide variety of goodies in Andrea's kitchen. Thoughtful songs, magical, heartfelt, funny and a lot of interesting arrangements with bodhrans, trumpet, djembe, doubek a blugrass band, accordian, flute, sax, organ etc as well as Andrea's lovely voice and guitar. A strong crew of players too Dave Clement and Tom Jeffers from Dandelion Wine, Scott Snyder and Clan, Debbie Ridpath Ohi from Urban Tapestry, Bill Sutton, Brenda Sutton (from the Weird Sisters) - and these are just the guys I've heard of... What I like about Andrea's voice is that it is a voice of character - not just a sweet folky-girl voice - and consequently it has a wide range of expression. I immediately fell in love with Mustang's Freedom and play that song a lot - such a breezyness and carefree vibe. My other favourite is Bewitching Hour which has a strong magical feel to it. Hatchet Hand Harry has to be mentioned as it's a great tale of invented boogie man at camp - Andrea's "uh oh" is so well timed it makes me laugh out loud every time... My favourite songs are those penned by Andrea herself, which is most of them, but she also has chosen songs wisely too - interesting to hear a different version of Debbie Ridpath Ohi's (from Urban Tapestry) Homecoming with interesting harmonising trumpets arrangement. A more balanced and better produced album than her great debut A Step Out of Time - on that album you got the feeling she was still trying things out - on Zen Cappuccino you have a warm communication from a seasoned performer bringing her varying skills, with light and shade, to make a satisfying whole album. What are you still reading this for? Go buy it !

Average customer rating:

Pure Speculation
CURTIS A YOUNG
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000S08XTW

Average customer rating:

Magic You Possess

Manufacturer: Bruce McCormack
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Blues | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000BY3M6O
Release Date: 2001-09-25

Average customer rating:

Speculation
Plexiq
Manufacturer: Clearspot
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00004XZ2V
Release Date: 1999-03-15

Tracks:

Speculation
Active
Nixon to Kick Around

Average customer rating:

Pure Speculation
Otoscope
Manufacturer: Otoscope
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CAFRSS
Release Date: 2004-12-28

Tracks:

Shallow
Don't Go Away
Playing It Safe
Rock
Deserted
Guruji
Goodbye Beverly
Interlude
Flowers from the Sky
Lover's Leap
I Saw You

Music:

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