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No matter what we believe, we are fascinated by our beginnings, and we are continually striving for explanations that satisfy our desire to know ourselves better. Whether coming from Daniel Kellogg’s Christian beliefs or George Crumb’s fascination with the timelessness of nature, both pieces on this disc share an incredible commonality of ...
- Eighth Blackbird
4 mag 2004 · Beginnings by Eighth Blackbird released in 2004. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
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Celebrated new-music ensemble eighth blackbird performs provocative pairings of works evoking the origins of the universe
Eighth Blackbird–Beginnings. David Hurwitz. Artistic Quality: 10. Sound Quality: 10. Daniel Kellogg’s Divinum Mysterium belongs to the seemingly endless series of trendy contemporary works on spiritual themes, a school most visibly represented by composers as diverse as Olivier Messiaen, Arvo Pärt, James MacMillan, and the execrable John Tavener.
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The big question, with two questing composers in search of the answer
Eighth Blackbird (stylized as eighth blackbird until April 2016) is an American contemporary music sextet based in Chicago, composed of flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, and cello (Pierrot ensemble with percussion). Their name derives from the eighth stanza of Wallace Stevens' poem Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.
