Kronos Quartet Plays Terry Riley: Salome Dances for Peace is a 1989 album by the string quartet Kronos Quartet. In 1989, the album was nominated the Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition.
| Kronos Quartet Plays Terry Riley: Salome Dances for Peace | ||||
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| Released | October 27, 1989 | |||
| Recorded | August 1988 at "Skywalker Ranch", Nicasio, California | |||
| Genre | Experimental music Western classical music Minimalist music Electronic music | |||
| Length | 1:58:33 | |||
| Label | Nonesuch | |||
| Producer | Robert Hurwitz, Judith Sherman | |||
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Track listing edit
All music is composed by Terry Riley
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "I. Anthem of the Great Spirit: The Summons" | 4:55 |
| 2. | "I. Anthem of the Great Spirit: Peace Dance" | 10:57 |
| 3. | "I. Anthem of the Great Spirit: Fanfare in the Minimal Kingdom" | 4:29 |
| 4. | "I. Anthem of the Great Spirit: Ceremonial Night Race" | 4:42 |
| 5. | "I. Anthem of the Great Spirit: At the Ancient Aztec Corn Races Salome Meets Wild Talker" | 2:02 |
| 6. | "I. Anthem of the Great Spirit: More Ceremonial Races" | 0:50 |
| 7. | "I. Anthem of the Great Spirit: Oldtimers at the Races" | 3:48 |
| 8. | "I. Anthem of the Great Spirit: Half Wolf Dances Mad in Moonlight" | 8:12 |
| 9. | "II. Conquest of the War Demons: Way of the Warrior" | 5:08 |
| 10. | "II. Conquest of the War Demons: Salome and Half Wolf Descend Through the Gates to the Underworld" | 4:35 |
| 11. | "II. Conquest of the War Demons: Breakthrough to the Realm of the War Demons" | 2:37 |
| 12. | "II. Conquest of the War Demons: Combat Dance" | 3:52 |
| 13. | "II. Conquest of the War Demons: Victory: Salome Re-enacts for Half Wolf Her Deeds of Valor" | 0:43 |
| 14. | "II. Conquest of the War Demons: Discovery of Peace" | 3:36 |
| 15. | "II. Conquest of the War Demons: The Underworld Arising" | 10:08 |
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| 1. | "III. The Gift: Echoes of Primordial Time" | 11:13 |
| 2. | "III. The Gift: Mongolian Winds" | 4:12 |
| 3. | "IV. The Ecstasy: Processional" | 2:09 |
| 4. | "IV. The Ecstasy: Seduction of the Bear Father" | 3:11 |
| 5. | "IV. The Ecstasy: The Gathering" | 5:40 |
| 6. | "IV. The Ecstasy: At the Summit" | 5:22 |
| 7. | "IV. The Ecstasy: Recessional" | 2:02 |
| 8. | "V. Good Medicine: Good Medicine Dance" | 13:25 |
Personnel edit
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References edit
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "Salome Dances for Peace". Allmusic. Retrieved July 25, 2012.