Soul on Ice [Explicit Lyrics]

Soul on Ice [Explicit Lyrics]

Track Listings
1. On Earth as It Is... - Ras Kass
2. Anything Goes - Ras Kass
3. Marinatin' - Ras Kass
4. Reelishymn - Ras Kass
5. Nature of the Threat - Ras Kass
6. Etc. - Ras Kass
7. Sonset - Ras Kass
8. Drama - Coolio, Ras Kass
9. Evil That Men Do - Coolio, Ras Kass
10. If/Then - Coolio, Ras Kass
11. Miami Life - Coolio, Ras Kass
12. Soul on Ice - Coolio, Ras Kass
13. Ordo Abchao (Order Out of Chaos) - Coolio, Ras Kass

Soul on Ice,Ras Kass,Priority Records,Hip-Hop,Pop,Rap,Rap & Hip-Hop


The Iceman Cometh/Ice on Ice
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • Missing cd
  • The Coming of The Ice Age
The Iceman Cometh/Ice on Ice
Jerry Butler
Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000MEYGDG
Release Date: 2007-04-24

Tracks:

  1. Hey, Western Union Man
  2. Can't Forget About You, Baby
  3. Only The Strong Survive
  4. How Can I Get In Touch With You
  5. Just Because I Really Love You
  6. Lost
  7. Never Give You Up
  8. Are You Happy
  9. (Strange) I Still Love You
  10. Go Away-Find Yourself
  11. I Stop By Heaven
  12. Moody Woman
  13. A Brand New Me
  14. Been A Long Time
  15. Close To You Love
  16. Since I Lost You Baby
  17. What's The Use Of Breaking Up?
  18. When You're Alone
  19. I Forgot To Remember
  20. Got To See If I Can't Get Mommy (To Come Back Home)
  21. Don't Let Love Hang You Up
  22. Walking Around In Teardrops

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Missing cd.......2007-05-26

This item never arrived, and I don't know how to relay this to you

4 out of 5 stars The Coming of The Ice Age.......2007-04-23

Jerry Butler has long been one of the best R&B singers in music. Here at last you get his best two albums
on 1 CD. 60 minutes of pure magic. Almost all the hits are here, Hey Western Union Man, Only The Strong
Survive, Moody Woman, What's The Use of Breaking Up and a Brand New Me. It is a great collection
that exemplifies his talent and skill as a great singer. It is well worth the purchase. My only negative
is would have been nice to include He Will Break Your Heart, Find Another Woman,
Time and Faith, and his last hit, Mr. Dream Merchant.
Nuthin' But a Bass Thang
Average customer rating: Not rated
    Nuthin' But a Bass Thang
    Ice Man J
    Manufacturer: On Top
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00000E0L5
    Release Date: 1993-08-03
    Fire on Ice
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • T.C. underrated,------ cd underappreciated..
    Fire on Ice
    Terry Callier
    Manufacturer: Wea/Warner
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000056OZI

    Tracks:

    1. Be a Believer
    2. Holdin' On (To Your Love)
    3. Street Fever
    4. Butterfly
    5. I Been Doin' Alright, Pt. 2 (Everything's Gonna Be Alright)
    6. Disco in the Sky
    7. American Violet
    8. Love Two Love
    9. Martin St. Martin

    Album Details

    Remastered from Original Analogue Tapes. Folk-jazz Legend Terry Callier Went Unknown for Almost Two Decades, Finally Beginning to Earn the Recognition Long Due to Him after his Rediscovery in the Early 90's. Recorded in 1978, the Lushly Orchestrated'fire on Ice' Has Now Been Re-released.

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars T.C. underrated,------ cd underappreciated.........2002-01-25

    ..By those who now OVERAPPRECIATE him !

    WOW, I am always interested in the subjectivities and objectivities in people's "opinions". Terry Callier,so long overdue for some solid "recognition" has been "discovered" in Europe during the early 90's. His old Cadet recordings are now being LAVISHED over as mini-masterpieces ,rightfully so!

    For some reason, the 2 Elektra recordings seem to be ignored, the main criticism is that they are "overproduced".

    We are dealing in irony now, as Elektra was only trying to do what has finally been accomplished--to get the great Terry Callier compositions some recognition(read-SELL COPIES, hehehe).

    The cd features the usual Chicago session musicians, and of course, there is more lavish instrumentation/orchestration on the tracks..
    "Holdin On" is re-recorded (originally on the cd "Turn You To Love"),with an eye towards the "R&B" market, and it is STILL a wonderful song! On the flip side, the pandering "Disco in the Sky" is not a terrible cut, but the disco groove on the chorus IS a bit annoying.

    All the tracks have the dreamy, image laden TC jazz/folk doowop sound, save only one COMPLETE DOG track-"Street Fever". This track is a totally inappropriate "riff-rock" travesty,I dont know what they were thinking.........

    "African Violet" hints at the sounds of the lament of the griots, and "Butterfly" a whimsical jazz/ballad.

    I disagree with the "criticisms" of this recording, it isnt overproduced, it is just a different approach to presenting the musics of this fine , expressive singer, a composer of beautiful and heartfelt songs.
    Fire on Ice
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      Fire on Ice
      Terry Callier
      Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision
      ProductGroup: Music
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      ASIN: B0000DERVE
      Release Date: 2002-01-18

      Tracks:

      1. Be a Believer
      2. Holdin' On (To Your Love)
      3. Street Fever
      4. Butterfly
      5. I Been Doin' Alright, Pt. 2 (Everything's Gonna Be Alright)
      6. Disco in the Sky
      7. American Violet
      8. Love Two Love
      9. Martin St. Martin

      Album Description

      Digipak reissue of the folk-jazz mystic's 1978 album. Currently out-of-print domestically. Remastered from the originalanalogue tapes. 9 Tracks. 2001 release.
      Fire on Ice
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • African Violet And Other Delights
      Fire on Ice
      Terry Callier
      Manufacturer: Dbk Works
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B00007MB36
      Release Date: 2003-04-08

      Tracks:

      1. Be A Believer
      2. Holdin' On (To Your Love)
      3. Street Fever
      4. Butterfly
      5. I Been Doin' Alright (Part II) (Everything's Gonna Be Alright)
      6. Disco In The Sky
      7. African Violet
      8. Love Two Love
      9. Martin St. Martin

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars African Violet And Other Delights.......2005-03-31

      Before today I hadn't a clue who Terry Callier was.I was listening to an album my father had purchased today by him and this was the one-and this is proof how,in the right hands how superb a first impression can be.On 1978's 'Fire & Ice" Callier employs the talents of Eddie Harris,Phil Upchurch and Minnie Ripperton for an arresting,intense mixture of acoustic guitar with firey soul and funk-rock.The biting "Street Fever" with it's powerfully rocking,slamming chords is a visceral commentary on the plight of the cities dislocated.On the Philly soul inspired "Disco In The Sky" Callier speculates on where rock stars will go after death.The most potent song is the soulful,poetic "African Violet",in which Callier encourages the black community to continue it's struggle for acceptance in society,despite past faliers and resentments.
      During the disco era in which 'Fire & Ice' was released,politically inclined message songs were hardly in vogue.Nore was it always smart for a black 60's folk-rocker like
      Callier to start playing Gil Scott Heron by integrating funky rhythms and R&B arrangements into his sound.But he did and with the right people he did it extremely well.This sound continued for at least one more album I noticed but for those who know Callier only for his earlier career I suggest you give this a listen.For those who enjoy protest R&B and funk with great songwriting and arrangements this will be right up your alley!
      Rely on Selph
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        Rely on Selph
        Doctor Ice & R.O.S.
        Manufacturer: Ichiban Old Indie
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000008MS9
        Release Date: 1994-05-31

        Tracks:

        1. Brother Gotta Ray
        2. Whatever You Need
        3. Possessed
        4. I Keep Forgettin'
        5. All Nite Long
        6. Ya' Doin' Me Wrong
        7. She's All About the Dollar
        8. Lyrical Worker
        9. Take It to the Streets
        10. Buc Wild
        11. Rely on Selph
        What Really Goes On
        Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
        • tight
        • THIS CD SURE IS BANGIN'
        • This cd rocks
        • simply not good
        • Ice T needs better advetising
        What Really Goes On
        Ice-T
        Manufacturer: Explicit
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        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B00000654U
        Release Date: 1998-03-10

        Tracks:

        1. What Really Goes On
        2. Hit Em Up
        3. Nationwide Eastside
        4. Can't Stop
        5. Hands Of Time

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars tight.......2004-06-04

        i have west coast riders cassette but it is called 'sport ya vest in tha west & it has all the same songs but it 17 songs on it was released in 97 it's real tight i wish i had the cd though.

        4 out of 5 stars THIS CD SURE IS BANGIN'.......2004-04-08

        DON'T GET MISLEAD BY ITS COVER, THIS IS NOT AN ICE-T CD. THIS CD IS A 5-TRACK EP BY A GROUP CALLED THE WEST COAST RYDAZ. WHILE THIS GROUP IS HIGHLY TALENTED, ICE-T IS SORELY MISSED AFTER HIS SHORT VERSE ON THE TITLE TRACK. HOWEVER, ALL OF THE SONGS MANAGE TO BE PRETTY GOOD! BEST TRACK IS ''NATIONWIDE EASTSIDE''. I'D DEFINITELY RECCOMEND THIS EP TO WEST COAST RAP FANATICS. THIS IS A VERY WORTHY EFFORT. BUY THIS CD ONCE YOU FIND IT. TRUST ME, THIS IS ONE CD YOU WON'T FIND IN YOUR USUAL CD STORE!

        4 out of 5 stars This cd rocks.......2002-01-09

        Although Ice T only raps on the title track, if you are expecting an Ice T record!! The West Coast Rydaz are excellent though, and there is not one bad cut on the cd. Contrary to what some might believe, the West Coast Rydaz are not just some cheap rappers in Ice T's shadow, they all have amazing skills and I hope to see a full-length LP put out by them sometime soon. This is a stellar effort and well worth your money, and the production by Ice T and DJ Alladin is bangin!!

        2 out of 5 stars simply not good.......1999-08-06

        The cover of the CD is deceiving. While you expect Ice T rhyming, he only does so in track #1. Other than that, I expected a better production by Ice T and DJ Aladdin (the effort is good though)

        5 out of 5 stars Ice T needs better advetising.......1999-03-16

        I didn't think he put anything out since Icet T 6 This CD sounds grea
        Keep The Blues Alive
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • I'm on Board!
        Keep The Blues Alive
        Mike Westcott & Blues on Board
        Manufacturer: Independent
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        ASIN: B000AB51PS
        Release Date: 2005-07-03

        Tracks:

        1. Keep The Blues Alive
        2. Blues In Rockville
        3. can't Guarnatee Tomorrow
        4. Big Legged Woman (Live)
        5. Mary Had A Little Lamb (Live)
        6. Phone Booth (Live)
        7. Give Me Back My Wig (Live)
        8. Keep The Blues Alive (Live)

        Product Description

        Mike Westcott & Blues On Board's Debut Album is in one phrase "BLUES WITH BITE." This Album is an electrifying experience that features the Sizzling, Ground Breaking Guitarist Mike Westcott and his Soulful Singing. Keep The Blues Alive is a refreshing unique New Blues CD dispelling the myth that there are no Great New Blues Bands. 3 Studio Tracks feature Legendary Drummer "Timm Biery from the Nils Lofgren band and formerly with "Danny Gatton" and "Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush". Also on the studio tracks are Jay A. Turner on bass and Jeff Conlin on Keyboards. On the 5 Live Tracks you will hear Blues On Board Drummer Brian Costantino and Spence Leckliter formerly from the 69 band plays bass. Gene Monroe Took over for Spence on the Bass and gene is now the Current Bass Player in the band.

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars I'm on Board!.......2005-07-27

        Mike Westcott & Blues on Board does nothing but astound you. A fresh, more "rockin'" version of old Blues songs are exactly what the new generation needs today. Those that can't really enjoy blues or even those that do will love and enjoy Blues on Board. I'm on Board and if you get this album I gaurentee you will be too.
        Instruments of the Orchestra
        Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
        • Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!
        • Beginner or Expert
        • Very Informative and Enjoyable
        • Frank's view
        • Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra
        Instruments of the Orchestra
        Various Artists
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        Release Date: 2002-12-03

        Tracks:

        1. Overture To 'Tannhauser'
        2. Domna, Pos Vos Ay Chausida
        3. We Don't Merely Use Instruments, We Play On Them. And They Play On Us.
        4. Hungarian Dance No.7
        5. The Violin Is One Of The Most Tender And Beautiful Instruments Ever Invented.
        6. Violin Concerto In D Major (Adagio)
        7. But For A Long Time It Was Seen As The Instrument Of The Devil.
        8. The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March Of The Devil
        9. The Manipulative Seductiveness Of The Gypsy Violin.
        10. Csardas Music
        11. The Violin And The Initiation Of Nature
        12. The Four Seasons (Spring, Mvt 1)
        13. Birds Are Again Evoked In The Second Concerto, Especially Music's Natural Favourite.
        14. The Four Seasons (Summer, Mvt 1)
        15. Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.
        16. Old Viennese Dance No.3 'Schon Rosmarin'
        17. The Menacing Sensuality Of Ravel's Tzigane: A Very Different Side Of The Violin:
        18. Tzigane
        19. Do We Now Have The True Measure Of This Instrument? Not Just Yet.
        20. Caprice No.24
        21. The Many Effects Of The String Tremolando: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 (Last Mvt)/From Joy To Fright/Quartettsatz In C Minor/The String Tremolo Practically Spells The World Agitato.
        22. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)
        23. Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.
        24. Romeo And Juliet: Act IV
        25. Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.
        26. The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)
        27. The Violin Muted
        28. Clair De Lune
        29. The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.
        30. Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
        31. The Pizzicato Violin
        32. Pizzicato Polka
        33. In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
        34. Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)
        35. Varieties Of Pizzicato: Colas Breugnon (The People's Feast)/Now A Drier, Leaner, Hungrier Pizzicato. There's Not A Lot Of Comfort Here./Capriol Suite (Tordion)/The Use Of Pizzicato As 'Percussion'/Romeo And Juliet (Act I)/Mahler Used Pizzicato...
        36. The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
        37. The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique
        38. Hungarian Dance No.4
        39. Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
        40. The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
        41. Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
        42. Bolero
        43. Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
        44. Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
        45. Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.
        46. Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
        47. Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
        48. Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
        49. And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
        50. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
        51. The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
        52. Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
        53. The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.
        54. Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)
        55. Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.
        56. The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)
        57. Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
        58. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
        59. Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
        60. The Natural Upper Notes Of The Violins Have A Unique Emotional 'Grab'.
        61. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Of The Afterworldsmen)
        62. Still In Their Upper Register, The Violins Unleash The Energy Of A Young Colt.
        63. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)
        64. Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.
        65. Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'
        66. To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance
        67. Elfenreigen

        Tracks:

        1. Introduction To The Viola
        2. Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
        3. Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
        4. Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
        5. Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
        6. Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
        7. The Viola Can Bring A Special, Rich Twanginess To Pizzicato That The Violins Lack./Don Quixote/Berlioz Drew Sounds From It That Retain Their Metallic Strangeness Even Today.
        8. Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
        9. The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
        10. Cypresses (No.9)
        11. The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
        12. Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
        13. The 'Period' Viola In Bach
        14. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
        15. The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
        16. Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
        17. Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
        18. Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
        19. Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
        20. Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
        21. In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
        22. Symphony No.3 'Eroica' (Finale)
        23. But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
        24. Elfentanz, Op.39
        25. Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
        26. The Protecting Veil (Opening)
        27. A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
        28. Flamenco
        29. Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
        30. Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
        31. It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
        32. Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
        33. It Was To The Cellos That Beethoven Gave Two Of His Most Famous Themes./Symphony No.5 (Mvt 2)/Still More Famous Than That Theme Is This One From The Ninth Symphony.
        34. Symphony No.9 (Finale)
        35. Introduction To The Double-Bass
        36. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
        37. But The Double-Bass Can Be Intensely Expressive And Graceful.
        38. Elegy No.1 In D Major
        39. The Range Of The Double-Bass Is The Greatest Of All The String Instruments/Allegro Di Concerto, 'Alla Mendelssohn'/And It's Also Capable Of Very Considerable Virtuosity.
        40. Capriccio Di Bravura
        41. Double-Bass Solos In Orchestral Scores Are Rare But Often Memorable./Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 3)/In His Third Symphony Mahler Makes A Very Different Use Of The Instrument./Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1)
        42. The Double-Bass Muted In Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Kije's Wedding)/In Another Work Prokofiev Uses The Double-Bass To Enhance The Winds./Romeo And Juliet (Act III)/And He Combines The Bass Clarinet With A Shivering Tremolo From The Double-Basses....
        43. Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds

        Tracks:

        1. The Antiquity And Magic Of The Flute
        2. Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
        3. The Versatility And Agility Of The Flute
        4. Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor (Badinerie)
        5. The Flute In Fifteenth-Century Spain
        6. Sa'Dawi
        7. Other Flutes: The Bass And Alto
        8. Chamber Music No.II
        9. The Piccolo - Aptly Named
        10. La Naissance D'Osiris (Mvt 6)
        11. From A Piccolo Of The Eighteenth Century To One Of Its Descendants In The Twentieth
        12. Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (Valse)
        13. A Variety Of Techniques
        14. Chamber Music No.II
        15. Flutter-Tonguing. But Tchaikovsky Got There Eighty Years Before.
        16. The Nutcracker (Act II, No.2: Scene)
        17. From The Transverse To The Vertical: The Baroque Recorder
        18. Recorded Suite In A Minor (Menuet II)
        19. An Unfamiliar, Early Vision Of The Instrument
        20. Naelden, Naelden
        21. The Bachian Oboe
        22. Cantata 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott', BWV 80 (No.7: Duetto)
        23. Introduction To The Cor Anglais Or 'English Born'
        24. Symphony No.9 'From The New World' (Mvt 2)
        25. The Loneliness Of The Cor Anglais
        26. The Swan Of Tuonela
        27. The Cor Anglais Joins The French Horn In Haydn.
        28. Symphony No.22 'The Philosopher' (Opening)
        29. Introduction To The Oboe D'Amore, Beloved Of Bach - But Also Of Ravel
        30. Bolero
        31. The Clarinet Family: Boxing The Compass, From The Depths Of The Bass Clarinet.../The Egyptian (Violence)/...To The Raucous And Squealy.../Taras Bulba (The Death Of Ostap)/...To The Shrill And Complaining...
        32. Petrushka (No.8: Peasant With Bear)/...To The High Sprits Of A Playful Puppy./Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)/And To The Downright Jazzy/Romeo And Juliet (Act II)
        33. As The High Clarinets Tend To Be Loud, So The Bass Tends To Be Soft:
        34. Gayane Suite No. 1 (Mvt 5)
        35. The Bass Clarinet Is Used By Most Composers Mainly As A Colouring Agent.../Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/...But It Does Occasionally Get A Whole Tune To Itself./Iberia (Almeria).
        36. The Range Of The Normal Clarinet Parts Goes Quite High...
        37. The Snow Maiden (Scene 5: Melodrama)
        38. ...And Quite Low.
        39. Peter And The Wolf (The Cat)
        40. The Clarinet As Concerto Soloist
        41. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
        42. But That's Not The Instrument Mozart Wrote It For; This Is:
        43. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
        44. Introduction To The Saxophone
        45. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 4)
        46. The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
        47. L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
        48. The Little Sopranino Sax Goes Even Higher.
        49. Bolero
        50. The Most Famous Use Of The Saxophone Is In An Orchestration By Ravel.
        51. Pictures At An Exhibition (The Old Castle)
        52. The Saxophone Can Be Quite Contagiously Good-Humoured.
        53. Sax-O-Phun
        54. The Puffa-Puffa Image Of The Bassoon
        55. Peter And The Wolf (Grandfather)
        56. The Bachian Bassoon, In Accompanimental Mode
        57. Cantata 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (Aria No.1)
        58. Bizet Leaves The Puffa-Puffa Image Out, Allowing The Bassoon To Sing./Carmen Suite No.1 (Les Dragons D'Alcala)
        59. And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
        60. Bolero
        61. The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
        62. Symphony No.3 (Opening)
        63. The Eerie Bassoon In Its Highest Register
        64. The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
        65. Stravinsky Now Draws On Its Lowest Register, Lonely And Melancholy.
        66. The Firebird Suite (1919, Berceuse)
        67. The Bassoon As Concerto Soloist, Avoiding All Exaggeration
        68. Bassoon Concerto In G Minor (Finale)
        69. The Deep-Voiced Contra-Bassoon, As A Fairy-Tale Beast
        70. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
        71. The French Horn Under Its Woodwind Hat
        72. Wind Quintet, Op.43 (Last Mvt)
        73. Now A More Prominent Role, In A Woodwind Quintet From An Earlier Era
        74. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Mvt 2)
        75. The Horn In Harmonious Blend With Strings In Another Quintet
        76. Horn Quintet, K.407 (Finale)

        Tracks:

        1. The Trumpet As Virtuoso Soloist
        2. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Last Mvt)
        3. The Special Brillance Of Paired Trumpets
        4. Concerto In C For Two Trumpets, RV537 (Mvt 1)
        5. The Ceremonial Trumpet
        6. Fanfare For The Common Man
        7. Trumpets And Drums - An Incomparable Alliance
        8. Messiah (The Trumpet Shall Sound)
        9. The Versatility Of The Trumpet, From The Most Public To The Most Lonely
        10. Piano Concerto In F (Slow Mvt)
        11. The Trumpet As The Voice Of The City/An American In Paris/The Trumpet As Recruitment Officer/The Soldier's Tale (The March)/The Trumpet As Swaggerer
        12. Carmen Suite No.2 (Habanera)
        13. The Trumpet As The Voice Of Strength And Courage
        14. Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
        15. The Trumpet Muted/Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Opening)/The Trumpet As The Voice Of Weariness
        16. Billy The Kid
        17. The Trumpet As Character Actor
        18. Pictures At An Exhibition (No.6)
        19. The Trumpet As The Voice Of God
        20. Mass In B Minor ('Et Exspecto')
        21. The Birth Of The Trombone
        22. Aenmerckt Nu Hier
        23. The Birth Of The Brass As A Family
        24. Canzon 12 In Double Echo
        25. The Trombone In The Eighteenth Century
        26. Trombone Concerto In B Flat Major (Finale)
        27. The Tone Of The Tenor Trombone/Romance For Trombone And Organ/The Memorable Voice Of The Bass Trombone/Requiem (Mvt 2)/But The Bass Trombone Is More Than An Instrumental Bullfrog.
        28. Hosannah
        29. The Trombones Become Part Of The Orchestra.
        30. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
        31. The Wagnerian Trombone:/Overture To 'Tannhauser'
        32. The Trombone As Caricaturist
        33. Pulcinella (No.19: Vivo)
        34. The Trombone As Raspberry/Concerto For Orchestra (Intermezzo)
        35. The Horn And The Hunt
        36. Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat, K.495 (Finale)
        37. The Challenging Horn Of The Baroque
        38. Abaris Ou Les Boreades (Menuet)
        39. The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
        40. Walter Music (Minuet 1)
        41. The Horn As Magician/The Firebird Suite (1919, Finale)
        42. Horns And The Sound Of Nobility
        43. Overture To 'Tannhauser' (Opening)
        44. The Special Sound Of The Horn In Its Higher Register
        45. Mass In B Minor ('Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus')
        46. The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
        47. Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
        48. The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
        49. Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
        50. The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
        51. Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)

        Tracks:

        1. Introduction. And We Begin With A Bang.
        2. Fanfare For The Common Man/The Bass Drum On The Battlefields/Wellington's Victory, Op.91 (Opening)
        3. At The Opposite Extreme Is The Triangle.
        4. Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat (Scherzo)
        5. Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
        6. Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
        7. The Side Drum In An Effective But Unexpected Role/Clarinet Concerto (Mvt 1)
        8. The Tambourine. One Of The Oldest Instruments In The World
        9. Den Hoboecken Dans
        10. Even Older Is The Originally Oriental Gong.
        11. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
        12. No Single Instrument Can Match The Gong In Evoking The Breaking Of Waves./Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'/But Gongs Don't Have To Be Struck To Be Effective.
        13. Gymnopedie No.2
        14. The Cymbals Are Generally Discovered Early In Life./The Sanguine Fan/And They Do More Than Clash Together Loudly. They Can Be Clashed Together Softly./Studio Example: But They Needn't Be Clashed Together At All/Studio Example: They Can Be Lightly...
        15. Other Untuned Percussion Instruments Include The Whip.: Piano Concerto In G Major (Opening)/And Here Are No Fewer Than Twenty, Cracked By Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act I, Scene 5)
        16. More Versatile Than The Whip Are The Wood Blocks.../Studio Example/...Which Crop Up All Over The Place In Twentieth-Century American Music.
        17. Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
        18. Related To The Wood Blocks, By Sound, Are The Castanets./Jota Aragonesa/But The Castanets Were Also Used By Monteverdi Back In The Seventeenth Century.
        19. Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
        20. A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
        21. Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
        22. The Birth Of The Bongo
        23. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
        24. From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
        25. Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
        26. From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
        27. Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
        28. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
        29. But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
        30. Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
        31. Taking Advantage Of Tunability
        32. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
        33. The Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Takes A Downward Turn./Carmen Suite (Changing Of The Guard)/Tuned, Yes; But For The Truly Melodic We Must Look Elsewhere.
        34. Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
        35. Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
        36. The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
        37. Ravel And The Xylophone
        38. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
        39. Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
        40. Introducing The Vibraphone
        41. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
        42. The Vibraphone Goes Russian.../Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)/...And Is Joined By The Marimba./Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
        43. Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
        44. Folk Dances
        45. The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
        46. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
        47. Introducing The Tubular Bells
        48. Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
        49. A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
        50. Carmen Suite (Introduction)
        51. But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
        52. Introducing The Celeste
        53. The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
        54. Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
        55. Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
        56. Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
        57. A Prime Case In Point Is The Harp, Irresistible To The Romantics./The Nutcracker (Act II, No.1: Scene)/The Non-Solo Harp As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Hungarian Rhapsody No.1
        58. The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
        59. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
        60. The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
        61. Petrushka (Russian Dance)
        62. The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
        63. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

        Tracks:

        1. Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
        2. Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
        3. But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
        4. Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
        5. The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
        6. An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
        7. Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
        8. Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
        9. Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
        10. Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
        11. Mahler's Sleighbells
        12. Symphony No.4 (Opening)
        13. A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
        14. Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
        15. Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
        16. Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
        17. National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
        18. And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
        19. And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
        20. The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
        21. The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
        22. The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
        23. The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
        24. The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
        25. The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
        26. The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
        27. The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
        28. There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
        29. The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
        30. Nocturnes
        31. Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
        32. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
        33. The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
        34. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
        35. The Oboe As Duck
        36. Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
        37. The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
        38. The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
        39. The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
        40. Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
        41. Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
        42. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
        43. Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
        44. The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
        45. A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
        46. Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
        47. A Thunderstorm In A Million
        48. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
        49. the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
        50. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
        51. Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
        52. The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)

        Tracks:

        1. The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
        2. Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
        3. A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
        4. Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
        5. Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
        6. String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
        7. The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
        8. String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
        9. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
        10. String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
        11. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
        12. String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
        13. The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
        14. String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
        15. The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
        16. Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
        17. Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
        18. String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
        19. The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
        20. Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
        21. Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
        22. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
        23. In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
        24. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
        25. In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
        26. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
        27. In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
        28. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
        29. Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
        30. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
        31. And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
        32. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
        33. The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
        34. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
        35. Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
        36. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
        37. A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
        38. Octet In F (Mvt 3)
        39. The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
        40. Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
        41. Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
        42. Canzon 28
        43. Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
        44. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
        45. From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
        46. Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
        47. Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
        48. The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
        49. Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
        50. When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
        51. Images (Gigues)
        52. A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
        53. Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
        54. The Advent Of The 'Early Music' Movement Brings A New Vitality And Freshness.
        55. Balle De Xerxes (Gavotte En Rondeau)
        56. Computer And Synthesiser: Friends Or Foes?
        57. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
        58. A Speculative Look Ahead/Mass In B Minor ('Dona Nobis Pacem')

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!.......2007-04-04

        This set lends itself to greatly enhancing one's knowledge of the orchestra, instruments in it, and their usage. I am a huge music buff, and I still picked up a great deal I previously did not know. I highly recommend this for all who wish to understand the origin of music, as well as the processes that are employed to create music!

        5 out of 5 stars Beginner or Expert.......2007-03-12

        This CD is excellent for the beginner or expert! To be able to haear the instrumets separately and then together really provides a good education. and/or refresher. The book thaty comes with the CD is alomost worth the price by itself!

        5 out of 5 stars Very Informative and Enjoyable.......2006-11-20

        Whether you're a music novice or pro, "The instruments of the Orchestra" is a very worthwhile purchase. The 7 CDs, with a total of 8 hours, are expertly narrated by Jeremy Siepmann. He's a great speaker, very much like the late Leonard Bernstein was. Mr. Siepmann takes you on an unforgetable musical journey covering the origins and use of the various orchestral instruments throughout musical history. The balance between his narration and a wealth of musical examples, which range from snippets to entire movements, is superb. The comprehensive enclosed booklet is excellent and faithfully follows the 7 CDs in content. Even with my 40+ years of music training I still learned new things from this wonderful collection. Considering the excellence of the content, and a cost that translates to about $5 per disc, this collection is a great value. Grab it, you won't regret that you did. Five solid stars!

        3 out of 5 stars Frank's view.......2006-08-19

        This boxed set of CD's with booklet achieved all I had hoped that it would. There are good samples of individual instruments and well done commentary on each. The only drawback was that some of the samples were too brief and could have been longer, hoiwever I guess this fits in with time constraints of the medium. It has given me a lot of clues as to future purchases of CD's for listening to individual instruments. Altogeth a satisfactory purchase and a welcome addition to my collection.

        5 out of 5 stars Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra.......2003-11-08

        I've listened to classical music for years and am interested in composition. I bought this CD set to learn how an orchestra and its instruments work. I thought the CDs would be a nice but boring lecture. They aren't! Not only are they FUN but they are informative as well. I learned a huge amount from each CD and couldn't wait to listen to the next one.

        The narrator and writer is a great speaker and holds your attention well. He is definitely knowledgeable. He provides musical examples for each point he makes, so you get to "hear" what he just talked about. I'd say the CDs are about 65% music and 35% narration. You'll learn about the range of instruments, some history, different ways to play them, how they sound, and how they are used in the orchestra. This CD set was a great learning experience and is sold at such a low price!

        I recommend this CD for those who want to learn about classical music and those who know about it but are interested in learning more about the inner workings of an orchestra. You'll learn much useful information. For instance, the Rite of Spring (with that eerie start) is written for bassoon! I never knew a bassoon could sound like that but now I do.

        The one complaint I have is the last CD. This deals with the orchestra. I wanted more of a tour of how the orchestra has been used through history up to the present. Instead, it was a tour of how different groups of instruments sound. I thought it could have been better. The other 6 CDs are excellent.
        Objective
        Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
        • Promising!
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        Manufacturer: Tajber
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
        ASIN: B000CA3HCQ
        Release Date: 2004-04-20

        Tracks:

        1. On Your Knees
        2. Moonlight
        3. The Objective
        4. Butterfly Kisses
        5. What The Heart Wants
        6. Highest Of Pain
        7. Moonlight The Linus Remix [edit]
        8. On Your Knees The Linus Remix [edit]
        9. Highest Of Pain The M Remix
        10. On Your Knees [radio edit]

        Customer Reviews:

        4 out of 5 stars Promising!.......2006-03-29

        First of all, I love this girl's voice. Where did she come from? Out of nowhere, and this album has PLENTY of styles to suit anyone's taste.

        Highest of Pain brings to mind Juliet at her darkest, while On Your Knees is a hip-pop masterpiece with an edgy rock feel. Moonlight is more of a chill song, flittering along the ethereal like Imogen Heap. The Objective, Janeska's ode to what she wants from her career, has a very worldly feel to it while remaining engaging. Butterfly Kisses takes the r&b diva route, the production cradling her voice magnificently. What the Heart Wants is a euro-style dance song, proving that almost any style works with her vocals. Then the remixes start, giving us a hard trance remix of Moonlight and On Your Knees, and a chill, mellow mix of Highest of Pain.

        I cannot recommend this enough. The only thing that keeps it from having 5 stars is that there should be MORE!

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