This is the live recording of the Gavin Bryars' minimalist masterpiece from 1975, utilizing the help of sound collage artiste Philip Jeck and the Italian classical sextet Alter Ego.
The story behind the record goes like this: the band on the Titanic played the as the ship sank to help calm the passengers and ease the transition to the lifeboats; all eight musicians went down with the ship. Bryars' piece is meant both as an homage to the heroism of the musicians as well as what it may have sounded like- they chose Amazing Grace and another hymn Autumn as well as interspersing actual sound clips from survivors.
Take a dive into this heartbreaking and haunting solemn work of sound art.
Gavin Bryars, Alter Ego & Philip Jeck - The Sinking of the Titanic (1969-) 2007; Touch
The story behind the record goes like this: the band on the Titanic played the as the ship sank to help calm the passengers and ease the transition to the lifeboats; all eight musicians went down with the ship. Bryars' piece is meant both as an homage to the heroism of the musicians as well as what it may have sounded like- they chose Amazing Grace and another hymn Autumn as well as interspersing actual sound clips from survivors.
Take a dive into this heartbreaking and haunting solemn work of sound art.
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