'The Missouri Harmony was written in 1984 and 1985 for the Dutch organist Huub ten Hacken who gave the first performance on the organ of St. Janskathedraal in' s-Hertogenbosch on 10th October 1985. ' I had completely forgotten: I did indeed hear this wonderful piece of 'ambient' once in Den Bosch, although I am not sure whether it was during the 1985 premiere. Anyway: I didn't like it much during
… a concert. And now? The music is not what it was then: with its understated minimalism, it recalls a time when history seemed to have come to rest. Now that history has started alarmingly again, The Missouri Harmony looks like something from a long time ago. Yet these post-postmodern considerations don't have much to do with the world Christopher Fox wants to evoke with his music. Ironically, his music refers not so much to the end of an era, but to the beginning: to the pioneering spirit of British Protestants in young America, to the mild and pragmatic anarchy of William Billings (an early American composer of a certain type of hymns). ), and the experiments of John Cage and Christian Wolff. In addition to the aforementioned organ work, this CD contains choral works and cycles such as A Glimpse of Sion's Glory and American Choruses (after lyrics by Allen Ginsberg). (HJ) In addition to the aforementioned organ work, this CD contains choral works and cycles such as A Glimpse of Sion's Glory and American Choruses (after lyrics by Allen Ginsberg). (HJ) In addition to the aforementioned organ work, this CD contains choral works and cycles such as A Glimpse of Sion's Glory and American Choruses (after lyrics by Allen Ginsberg). (HJ)more
