Welcome to the Musical Month of May! with MA-146 - One Word 80s Too

This hyar compilation is a sequel of sorts to One Word 80s, shared on January 21st of this year.

Each song, besides being a boffo embodiment of the silliness, seriousness, innovation, and formulae of the 80s music scene, is also distinguished by having a one-word title.

01 - Popstar - Afraid of Mice - 1981  (2:31)

02 - Paradise - Sophie and Peter Johnston - 1983  (3:52)

03 - Alive - Sandii and the Sunsetz - 1981  (4:29)

04 - Meaningless - Gary Myrick & the Figures - 1980  (3:07)

05 - Shuffle - Fictions - 1980  (2:42)

06 - Fool - The Tearjerkers - 1982  (3:07)

07 - Savage - The Nuns - 1981  (2:16)

08 - Vertigo - Standing Waves - 1981  (3:56)

09 - Photoplay - Tahnee Cain and Tryanglz - 1984  (3:31)

10 - Media - The Verdix - 1981  (3:02)

11 - Warm - Family Fodder - 1980  (3:46)

12 - Subliminal - Drinking Electricity - 1981  (4:07)

13 - Time - Pauline Murray - 1989  (4:38)

14 - Unwind - UK Decay - 1981  (3:27)

15 - Darkness - This Eternal Waiting - 1987  (4:10)

16 - Opposite - Chandra - 1980  (3:51)

17 - Prams - Vital Disorders - 1981  (2:16)

18 - Danceability - National Euphoria - 1983  (2:53)

19 - Shame - Trigger and the Thrill Kings - 1984  (4:09)

20 - Fire - Occult Chemistry - 1980  (2:09)

21 - BOYS - Unit 3 with Venus - 1981  (2:25)

22 - Monotone - Les Anglaises - 1985  (3:15)

23 - Video - Jeff Lynne - 1984  (3:24)

So, get to it, friends!  Listen and marvel … or laugh … or sigh ...

https://www.filefactory.com/file/pg8hkhoj4ie/MA-146.rar

See you once more this Thursday with a new comp!
 

The Baroque Lute

Here's a fine 1981 cassette from the Musical Heritage Society.

Esaias Reusner:

01 - Suite in A minor:  Praeludium - Allemande - Pavane - Courante - Sarabande - Gavotte - Gigue  (14:43)

Johann Gottfried Conradi"

02 - Suite in A minor:  Prelude - Allemande - Courante - Rondeau - Gigue  (11:06)

Du Fault:
03 - Suite in G minor:  Prelude - Paduana - Courante “Suedoise” - Tombeau de M Blanrocher - Sarabande - Gigue  (15:16)

Jacques Gallot:

04 - Suite in D minor:  Prelude - Pavane “Tombeau de la Reyne” - Courante “La Marquise” - Sarabande “La Mignarde” - Canarie “Les Castagnettes”  (11:01)

I apologize for the tape hiss in this one.  The music is nevertheless absorbing and purty.

The Baroque Lute - Michael Schäffer

Thanks for stopping by.  Please come back next Monday, May 6th, for the beginning of the Musical Month of May, with new music compilations every Monday and Thursday!

Lone Ranger Joke

Several mentions of this 1982 tape in online forums wax gushingly about this music.  For me, it was more "ehh, okay" than gosh-wow.

There are 17 tracks.  You can try to take them in order and try to match them with the listings for "keynote," but the first track is not in the key of B, and so forth.

MfM1

Oh -- about the title of this post --  I wanted to make a joke along the lines of "Umm, Kemo-Massage-ee," imitating Tonto saying "Umm, kemo-sabe," but it sounded better saying it out loud than when reading it typed out.
 
Another farfetched attempt at humor.  Oh, well.  See you back here on Monday, I hope.
 

Yes, It Does

The music on this cassette is played well and not dull.  It's up to you whether the upfront featuring of the hammered dulcimer is enchanting or dreary.  I tip about 75% toward enchanting, but not all the way.

01. Theme from The Godfather (4:28)

02. Memory (4:41)

03. As Time Goes By (4:35)

04. The Windmills of Your Mind (3:49)

05. The Rose (3:49)

06. Theme from the Thornbirds (4:45)

07. Summertime (3:53)

08. Theme from Romeo and Juliet (4:38)

09. My Favorite Things (3:56)

10. Whistling Winds (3:55)

His dulcet tones

See you again on Thursday!
 

From His Heart to Yours

Who would have thought that the heart could play a trumpet?  Now you know!
01. Zaraida Polka (7:21)
02. Addah Polka (5:13)
03. Carnival of Venice (5:13)
04. Concert Etude (3:42)
05. A Trumpeter's Lullaby (3:02)
06. To the West Caprice (4:56)
07. Sounds from the Hudson (6:37)
08. Fantaisie (5:59)
09. Solo de Concert (7:06)
10. Flight of the Bumble Bee (2:48)
11. Scherzo (5:24)
12. Marsha's Gift (7:02)
13. Symphonic Memories (8:20)
14. A Song from the Heart (5:02)

Schlueter was principal trumpet for the Boston Symphony Orchestra. he can certainly toot that horn.

Songs from the Heart

More musical magic (or madness) on Monday!  See you then.
 

Alternately Impassioned and Languid

Fascinating and enchanting music.

01. Chôros No.1 (Typico) (4:50)

02. Suite Populaire Brésilienne: I. Mazurka - Chôros (3:34)

03. Suite Populaire Brésilienne: II. Schottisch - Chôro (3:35)

04. Suite Populaire Brésilienne: III. Valsa - Chôros (4:26)

05. Suite Populaire Brésilienne: IV. Gavota - Chôros (5:21)

06. Suite Populaire Brésilienne: V. Chôrinho (4:38)

07. Doce Estudios: I. Allegro non troppo (1:56)

08. Doce Estudios: II. Allegro (1:23)

09. Doce Estudios: III. Allegro moderato (2:08)

10. Doce Estudios: IV. Un peu modéré (3:15)

11. Doce Estudios: V. Andantino (1:57)

12. Doce Estudios: VI. Poco allegro (1:37)

13. Doce Estudios: VII. Très animé (2:15)

14. Doce Estudios: VIII. Modéré (2:53)

15. Doce Estudios: IX. Très peu animé (2:58)

16. Doce Estudios: X. Très animé (1:54)

17. Doce Estudios: XI. Lent ; Animé (3:51)
18. Doce Estudios: XII. Animé (2:24)
19. 5 Préludes: I. In E minor (4:24)
20. 5 Préludes: II. In E major (2:40)
21. 5 Préludes: III. In A minor (3:06)
22. 5 Préludes: IV. In E minor (3:24)
23. 5 Préludes: V. In D major (3:19)

Complete Guitar Solo

Hope your fancy is tickled.  See you on Thursday!

Re-Post of Some Fine American Music

           This music by MacDowell was “inspired” by American Indian melodies, filtered through Western Classical music.



Indian Suite (Suite No. 2), Op. 48

01 - Legend         

02 - Love Song            

03 - In War-Time         

04 - Dirge          

05 - Village Festival        



Piano Concerto No. 2 In D Minor, Op. 23

Siegfried Landau



06 - 1 - Larghetto Calmato

07 - 2 - Presto Giocoso
08 - 3 - Largo - Molto Allegro 

This was originally posted in 2011.  That post's link is long-dead.

MacDowell: Indian Suite

See you on Monday!
 

These Phantasys May Put You to Sleep

This is a 1988 offering of piano music which is competent but uninspiring, to me at least.

01. Phantasy (4:00)

02. Madonna Lullaby (4:36)
03. Spring (4:27)
04. Love Gift (3:18)
05. Pavane (5:37)
06. Awakening (3:56)
07. In Flight (3:15)
08. October (3:37)
09. Fourth Lake (4:41)
10. Soaring (3:56)
11. Phantasy Reprise (2:42)

Your wildest phantasy?

See you on Thursday!

Tulsy on a Sat'dy Night, All Right!

Here's a very competent album of Western Swing, donated to a thrift store by Sharon.  You can see her name on the album cover.  Perhaps she donated it because she no longer has a record player.

Well, I do!  And in a few places you may detect some surface noise.  Sorry, it's a record.  But it's still fun.

01. Fiddler's Polka (2:32)

02. Bluebird Fly Away (2:32)

03. Waltz of the Arbuckles (2:27)

04. Tulsa on a Saturday Night (2:33)

05. Twinkie (2:58)

06. Debbie (2:45)

07. Gypsy Fiddles (2:49)

08. Broken Bow (2:31)

09. Fiddlin' on the Turnpike (2:47)

10. Country Concerto (2:34)

It's a Homa!

See you back here on Monday, fellow swing fiends!  Have fun on Saturday night, no matter where you roam!
 

Is Buddha Pest?

An eclectic mix of electric harp and other instruments.

01. Coqueta (5:03)

02. Budapest (6:23)

03. Inevitability of You (3:38)

04. Fool of the World (5:24)

05. Pava Diablo (5:09)

06. Nature Girl (5:44)

07. Swamp Ballet (5:30)

08. Tiger Dreams (5:04)

09. Daphne's Madness (4:07)

10. Kerry Dance (4:09)

You might well like it.

See you on Thursday!

  

Jesus, Elvis, and Me -- and Now You, Too!

Here we have an undated cassette of from an Elvis impersonator who tilts the songs to a Christian message.  Ain't nothin' wrong widdat!

01. Jesus Is the Rock (2:24)

02. All Shook Up (1:53)

03. How Great Thou Art (4:26)

04. All the Glory (3:26)

05. An American Trilogy (4:05)

06. Lamb, Lion & King (2:43)

07. Singing with the Saints (3:34)

08. White Horse (2:35)

09. Reap What You Sow (3:13)

10. Under I Go (3:11)

Get ready to be all shook up!  In a fun way.

Jesus, Elvis, and You Too!

See you on Monday!
 

No Beans -- Strictly Campfire

Here's another of them there performance souvenirs.  Ya go to a show and then on the way out you kin buy you somethin' to remember it by.

This was released in 1988.  You can go to this site for info about Kim O'Connor's act.  But you can't see him in person, for in 2011 he headed to that great Round-Up in the Sky.  Adios, pardner!

01. Old Chisholm Trail (3:09)

02. Cool Water (2:08)
03. Sioux City Sue (2:45)
04. Cattle Call / Git Along Little Dogie (4:15)
05. Back in the Saddle (1:30)
06. They Call the Wind Maria (3:18)
07. Red River Valley (3:42)
08. Buffalo Gals (1:14)
09. Streets of Laredo (2:36)
10. Ghost Riders in the Sky (3:18)
11. High Noon (2:14)
12. Don't Fence Me In (1:51)
13. Tumbling Tumbleweeds (2:13)
14. Rawhide / My Girl (2:09)

Strictly Campfire

I think you'll like the trip out west with Kim and his crew.

See you on Thursday, campers!

Stirring Modern Music

This moving work is a modern symphony which also memorializes some of Corigliano's friends or acquaintances who have fallen to AIDS.

01 - Of Rage and Remembrance Chaconne based on S1-03

02 - Symphony No. 1 Apologue Of Rage and Remembrance

03 - Symphony No. 1 Tarantella

04 - Symphony No. 1 Chaconne

05 - Symphony No. 1 Epilogue

Rage and Remembrance

I imagine you will be moved too.

See you on Monday!
 

From a Great American

You can never have enough marches, right?  And these certainly roar like a lion.

01. King Cotton (2:37)

02. Hands Across the Sea (2:51)
03. Solid Men to the Front (3:57)
04. The Gladiator (2:36)
05. The Royal Welsh Fusiliers (2:34)
06. Marquette University (2:46)
07. The Rifle Regiment (3:17)
08. Semper Fidelis (2:35)
09. The Legionnaires (2:47)
10. The Northern Pines (3:38)
11. The Belle of Chicago (2:13)
12. The Daughters of Texas (3:19)
13. The Gallant Seventh (2:32)
14. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (3:20)
15. The Invisible Eagle (3:25)
16. Golden Jubilee (3:33)
17. New York Hippodrome (3:56)
18. Manhattan Beach (2:10)
19. The Pride of the Wolverines (3:41)
20. The Gridiron Club (3:21)
21. The Liberty Bell (3:20)

John Philip Sousa - Great American Marches Vol 11

See you on Thursday!

That's the Spirit!

Volume 1 of this series was shared in January of this year.

Here are more recordings of playbacks from "Legendary Masters."

01 - Moonlight Sonata 1 - Beethoven - Lhévinne  (6:35)

02 - Moonlight Sonata 2 - Beethoven - Lhévinne  (1:58)

03 - Moonlight Sonata 3 - Beethoven - Lhévinne  (5:24)

04 - Valse Caprice in Eb - Rubinstein - Rosenthal  (5:41)

05 - Gypsy Rondo - Brahms - von Dohnányi  (6:15)

06 - Valse Leute - Delibes - von Dohnányi  (5:18)

07 - Spinning Song - Mendelssohn - Rachmaninoff  (1:57)

08 - Were I a Bird - von Henselt - Rachmaninoff  (1:58)

09 - Troika - Tchaikovsky - Rachmaninoff  (3:45)

10 - Barcarolle #2 - Rubinstein - Rachmaninoff  (4:54)

11 - Etude #6 - Rachmaninoff - Rachmaninoff  (3:04)

12 - Concerto in A Minor 1 - Grieg - Volavy  (10:59)

13 - Concerto in A Minor 2 - Grieg - Volavy  (5:19)

14 - Concerto in A Minor 3 - Grieg - Volavy  (7:07)

Spook it baby!

See you on Monday!

The Tape That Would Not Rewind!

Bought last month on cassette, this devilish critter peeved me to no end.

Before playing an unfamiliar tape, of course, one should fast-forward to the end of Side One and then rewind to the beginning.  This provides a little shakedown for the mechanism and helps rectify any off-kilter bits.

But this fiendish device WOULD NOT move in any direction.  It would sputter along for a few seconds and then lock up.  Swapping front-and-back tape insertion, using rewind for the opposite side, slamming the tape down on both sides to try and settle any wacky alignment -- NOTHING would make this puppy FF or REW.

I finally hand-wound the thing to the beginning and simply PLAYED it.  And gosh-a-whillickers, it done did purty good!

To see all the partitions of some of these long pieces, consult the cassette scans, or the above Discogs listing.


Battles for Brass (48:25)



01. William Byrd - The Battell (23:22)

02. Adriano Banchieri - Fantasia: Udite, Ecco Le Trombe (1:47)

03. Johann Kuhnau - Biblical Sonata No 1: The Battle Between David and Goliath (15:12)

04. John Jenkins - Fantasia: Newark Siege (5:45)

05. G F Handel - La Réjouissance (2:19)

Now YOU get the benefit of the hassle.

See you on Thursday!
 

I Like Plaid Better

This 1989 album is supposed to take you to cosmic places when you listen to it.  I say, "Ehhh."

Now, Jonn Serrie.  THAT's groovy space music!

That's not to say that Markoe's not a gazillion lightyears past anything I could do.  But as a consumer, I'm not thrilled.  You may feel differently.  After all, that's what makes America great!

01. The Pleiades (3:06)

02. Stars on a Clear Night (4:06)
03. Extraterrestrial Encounter (4:28)
04. Pleiadian Harp (2:25)
05. Journey Through the Stars (2:57)
06. Awakening (5:01)
07. A New Vision of Time (2:32)
08. In the Temple of Initiation (3:08)
09. Sacred Ceremony in the Cave of Windchimes (6:05)
10. Prayer for Earth (2:23)
11. Journey Home (3:48)
12. The Pleiades (Reprise) (3:15)

Try it yourself.

See you on Monday, campers!

All the Day Long: A Collection of Unaccompanied Hymns

This is stirring music.  The human voice by itself is the greatest instrument.  These "unprofessional" performances ought to get you "right here," regardless of your membership in the fellowship of the Son.

01. When Morning Gilds the Skies (2:46)

02. To Thy Pastures Fair and Large (1:54)

03. For the Beauty of the Earth (2:00)

04. On the Mountain Top (2:11)

05. O Worship the King (2:10)

06. O God, Our Help in Ages Past (1:28)

07. Fairest Lord Jesus (2:21)

08. A Mighty Fortress (2:25)

09. When We All Get to Heaven (2:09)

10. Blessed Assurance (2:16)

11. More Love to Thee (2:50)

12. Nearer, My God, to Thee (2:24)

13. O Love That Will Not Let Me Go (2:35)

14. Be Still, My Soul (2:47)

15. Now the Day Is Over (1:19)

16. The Lord Bless You and Keep You (1:22)

All the Day Long

See you on Thursday.