Magick (album)
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Magick is an album of contemporary classical music
by American
avant-garde
composer John Zorn
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Contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music can be understood as belonging to the period that started in the mid-1970s with the retreat of modernism. However, the term may also be employed in a broader sense to refer to all post-1945 modern musical forms.-Categorization:...
by American
United States
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avant-garde
Avant-garde music
Avant-garde music is a term used to characterize music which is thought to be ahead of its time, i.e. containing innovative elements or fusing different genres....
composer John Zorn
John Zorn
John Zorn is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Zorn is a prolific artist: he has hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, or producer...
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Reception
The Allmusic review awarded the album 3½ stars.Track listing
- All compositions by John Zorn.
- "Necronomicon: Conjurations" - 2:45
- "Necronomicon: The Magus" - 6:24
- "Necronomicon: Thought Forms" - 3:07
- "Necronomicon: Incunabula" - 7:13
- "Necronomicon: Asmodeus" - 3:02
- "Sortilège" - 8:53
- Recorded at Hit Factory, New York City
Personnel
- Tracks 1-5 performed by the Crowley Quartet:
- Jennifer ChoiJennifer ChoiJennifer Choi is an American violinist based in New York City. Choi graduated from the Juilliard School and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music....
: Violin - Fred SherryFred SherryFred Sherry is an American cello virtuoso who is particularly admired for his work as a chamber musician and concert soloist. He studied with Leonard Rose at the Juilliard School before winning the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in 1968. In 1971 he co-founded the Speculum Musicae...
: Cello - Jesse Mills: Violin
- Richard O'Neill: Viola
- Track 6 performed by:
- Tim Smith: Bass Clarinet
- Mike Lowenstern: Bass Clarinet