norman beede's -

modern dance environments

"craig kupka and myself, norman beede approached this album with the concept that most modern dance teachers would prefer long cuts that could be left on for warm up, across the floor or even for an environment for improvisation. most of the tracks on this cd are from 9 to 13 minutes long. we also attempted to create music that we would like to listen to and could be used for choreography assignments or in concert. two of the cuts were originally performed live as music for local dance companies in southern california. mde 1 has a lot of acoustic material book-ended by a synth track at the top for slow movement and a short, swift all synth piece at the end. the musicians on this CD are norman beede: piano, keyboards and percussion, craig kupka: percussion and trombone, kenny sawhill: bass guitar and percussion and roland tripp: vibes, marimba, bells, traps and percussion." - norman

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