Songs from the Hill/Tablet

Songs from the Hill/Tablet is an album by the American composer Meredith Monk.[1][2] It was released in 1979 through WERGO.[3]

Songs from the Hill/Tablet
Studio album by
Released1979
Recorded1976 (1976)–1977 (1977) at Soundmixers, New York City
GenreModern classical, minimalism
Length49:13
LabelWERGO
ProducerRichard Einhorn
Meredith Monk chronology
Our Lady of Late
(1973)
Songs from the Hill/Tablet
(1979)
Dolmen Music
(1981)

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Meredith Monk

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Lullaby No. 4"1:43
2."Mesa"2:09
3."Jade (Old Woman's Song)"2:27
4."Wa-lie-oh"3:48
5."Insect"1:52
6."Descending"1:50
7."Silo"2:17
8."Bird Code"1:52
9."Jew's Harp"2:27
10."Prairie Ghost"5:42
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Tablet"23:06

Personnel

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Musicians
  • Andrea Goodman – piano and voice (B)
  • Susan Kampe – piano and voice (B)
  • Meredith Monk – vocals, piano (B)
  • Monica Solem – voice (B)
Production
  • Bob Bielecki – engineering (A1-A3, A5-A10)
  • Neal Ceppos – engineering (B), mixing
  • Richard Einhorn – production
  • Sally Levine – design
  • Kurt Munkacsi – engineering (A4)
  • Sarah Van Ouwerkerk – photography
  • Ed Trabanco – mixing (A1-A10)

References

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  1. ^ Page, Tim (7 Jan 1996). "The Age of Dissonance". The Washington Post. p. G1.
  2. ^ Barone, Joshua (26 June 2023). "Meredith Monk Remains Herself". The New York Times. p. C1.
  3. ^ Twentieth-Century Music in the West: An Introduction. Cambridge University Press. 2022. p. 173.
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