The Goddess – Music for the Ancient of Days

The Goddess – Music for the Ancient of Days is an album composed by John Zorn and released on the Tzadik label. It is the third in a series of albums, the first two being Alhambra Love Songs and In Search of the Miraculous.

The Goddess – Music for the Ancient of Days
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 29, 2010
GenreAvant-garde experimental music
Length47:42
LabelTzadik TZ 7383
ProducerJohn Zorn
John Zorn chronology
Dictée/Liber Novus
(2010)
The Goddess – Music for the Ancient of Days
(2010)
Haborym: Book of Angels Volume 16
(2010)
Professional ratings
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Reception

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Professional ratings
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SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]

Allmusic said "This mystic celebration of the feminine is, like its previously released cousin, another of Zorn's more ambitious -- yet deliberate -- attempts at writing adventurous music that is at once accessible and arresting in its beauty".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by John Zorn

  1. "Enchantress" – 7:44
  2. "Ishtar" – 5:36
  3. "Heptameron" – 5:17
  4. "White Magick" – 6:37
  5. "Drawing Down the Moon" – 5:49
  6. "Beyond the Infinite" – 11:51
  7. "Ode to Delphi" – 4:43

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "The Goddess: Music for the Ancient of Days". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
  2. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review, accessed November 11, 2013