Ruth Crawford Seeger - Modern Music CDs
Ruth Crawford Seeger - Her Music
For information on Ruth Crawford Seeger and her compositions, please contact Kim Seeger KSeeger@hvc.rr.com
The Adventures of Tom ThumbThe Adventures of Tom Thumb is an annotated performance edition of
this early Ruth Crawford work, for which she wrote the text and music.
It is edited by Larry Polansky, Amy Beal, Jenny Lin (who first recorded
the work), Bruno Ruviaro, and Peggy Seeger (who completed the text for
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The World of Ruth Crawford SeegerJenny Lin and Timothy JonesBIS Records 2001 BIS-CD-1310. Available in music stores. The piano music of Ruth Crawford Seeger is extremely varied, ranging from delightful works for children to avant-garde pieces that have been recognized as vital contributions to the history of 20th-century music. Performed by Jenny Lin, a gifted young musician and a brilliant pianist. Timothy Jones, bass-baritone, narrates the children's suite, The Adventures of Tom Thumb. |
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Ruth Crawford Seeger PortraitOliver KnussenLucy Shelton Einbert de Leeuw New London Chamber Choir James Wood Schonberg Ensemble Oliver Knussen on Ruth Crawford Seeger: Ruth Crawford Seeger's music grows in stature the more one gets to know it. At first it is the astonishing prescience of her musical ideas that commands attention-virtually every movement of every piece embodies an utterly original conception; often anticipating comparable discoveries elsewhere by decades. (excerpt from liner notes) |
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Pulse works for percussion and strings
with John Cage, Lou Harrison, Henry Cowell, Ruth Crawford Seeger. The New Music Consort. New World Records NWDC 315 |
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CRi American MastersSuite for Wind QuintetThree Carl Sandburg SongsStudy in mixed accents & nine preludes sonata for violin and piano. Diaphonic Suite No. 1 |
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9 PreludesRuth Crawford Seeger (1901 - 1953) Study in mixed accents
Dissonant Counterpoint Gebrauchs-Musik
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American ClassicsA Continuum Portrait - 6Ruth Crawford Seeger Violin Sonata Piano Pieces Two Ricercari Sandburg Songs Contiumum Cheryl Seltzer and Joel Sachs, Directors |
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Ruth Crawford SeegerKaleideoscopic ChangesSelections from 19 Amerian Folk Songs for Piano Virginia Eskin, piano Arnold Steinhardt, viola Charletston String Quartet Marion Bauer From the New Hampshire Woods, Op. 12 Sonata for Viola & Piano, Op.22 Four Piano Pieces, Op. 21 |
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Lucille Field Sings Songs by American Women ComposesHarriet Wingreen, Piano
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Ruth Crawford SeegerString Quartet - Chamber WorksPelligrini Quartet Ensemble Adventure CPO |
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WHITE MOONby Dawn Upshaw featuring the song "White Moon" by Ruth Crawford Seeger |
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