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Kronos Quartet: In the God-Music section of George Crumbs Black Angels, Jeffrey Zeigler, foreground, was joined by, from left, David Harrington, Hank Dutt and John Sherba bowing goblets at Zankel Hall. Credit David Goldman for The New York Times Anyone’s initial reaction to George Crumb’s 'Black Angels,' a 1970 composition for amplified string quartet meant to echo the dark mood of the Vietnam War era, is likely to be a strong one. When the violinist David Harrington first heard the piece, in 1973, his response was to form the Kronos Quartet, a group that used Mr. Crumb’s work as a springboard for an extraordinary career of boundary-breaking discovery and innovation. With its explosive use of noise and voices, resonant gongs and evocative borrowings from earlier music, “Black Angels” has always had an air of ritualistic drama.
That aspect was made explicit in a new staging conceived by Laurence Neff, with sound design by Brian Mohr, which Kronos presented during a concert at Zankel Hall on Friday night. Piercing amplification and harsh white lighting underscored the nattering shrieks and buzzes of the “Night of the Electric Insects” section, while subtler effects and choreography lent resonance to other passages — literally during the hushed “Pavana Lachrymae,” heard as if from a distant corner in a vast cathedral. A collective gasp was heard among audience members during “God-Music,” when Mr. Harrington, John Sherba and Hank Dutt, on raised platforms, bowed crystal goblets lighted from beneath as Jeffrey Zeigler played a haunting cello soliloquy. Recorded music was seamlessly integrated in at least one point to facilitate movement during this vivid, powerfully realized staging.
Advertisement Among the works on the first half of the program, the most anticipated was Glenn Kotche’s “Anomaly.” Mr. Kotche, a deft percussionist known for his work in the artful rock band Wilco, jumps from one bright idea to another with little feeling of continuity during this seven-movement piece for string quartet and percussion. Still, many arresting moments emerged. One had the Kronos players offering pealing tones on hand bells; in another, Mr. Kotche handled vigorous lines on glockenspiel and drums simultaneously. Raz Mesinai’s “Crossfader” was a tangle of stuttering rhythms and bits of keening melody meant to evoke sinuous electronic dance music.
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In Jacob Garchik’s arrangement of “Tashweesh,” by the collective Ramallah Underground, the Kronos players seemed nearly lost amid dense, crackling textures.
Abstract Described as “extraordinarily haunting” and “the intoxicating magic ofsound,”(Steinitz, 1978) the music of George Crumb is some of the most evocative and expressive music of the 20th century. His extensive use of extended techniques (many of which he pioneered) is in part what makes his music so memorable. Also known for its liberal use of theatricality, Crumb’s music has become a standard of the 20th century, as well as in the contemporary music canon overall.
“Black Angels” for Electric String Quartet, subtitled “Thirteen Images from the Dark Land” was written as a response to the Vietnam War and is one of Crumb’s best known and respected pieces. This paper will examine the compositional approach taken in “Black Angels,” as well as analyze the musical and harmonic structure governing the piece. Apr 20th, 1:40 PM Apr 20th, 2:00 PM Musica in Tempore Belli: An Analysis of “Black Angels” Cedarville, OH Described as “extraordinarily haunting” and “the intoxicating magic ofsound,”(Steinitz, 1978) the music of George Crumb is some of the most evocative and expressive music of the 20th century. His extensive use of extended techniques (many of which he pioneered) is in part what makes his music so memorable. Also known for its liberal use of theatricality, Crumb’s music has become a standard of the 20th century, as well as in the contemporary music canon overall. “Black Angels” for Electric String Quartet, subtitled “Thirteen Images from the Dark Land” was written as a response to the Vietnam War and is one of Crumb’s best known and respected pieces.
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This paper will examine the compositional approach taken in “Black Angels,” as well as analyze the musical and harmonic structure governing the piece.