Gongs and Bells

1. Hand Bells

2. Sound Bar

3. Floor Gongs

4. Church Gongs

5. Tibet Cymbals

6. Wind Pipes

7. Jingling Bells

8. Stick Gongs

9. Bamboo Chimes

10. Zen Bowls

11. Gong Song

12. Cowbell Solo

13. Double Sound Bar

14. Pastoral Bells

15. Pearl Chimes

16. Java Bells

Gongs and Bells,Michael Baird,Sharp Wood Records,Int'l & World Music,Pop

Average customer rating: Xumantra (shoo-mantra), cosmic voyagers

Sacred Singing Metals Xumantra Manufacturer: Xonic Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Tibet | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music Relaxation | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: Seven Metals Singing Bowls of Tibet Singing Bowls The Golden Portal SOUNDS OF LIGHT: The Pure Tones of Crystal Singing Bowls Tibetan Singing Bowls ASIN: B000028TXN Release Date: 2000-12-26

Tracks:

1. Xumantra
2. Welcome to Arcturus
3. Prayer for the Trees
4. The Virgin Dances
5. The Righteous Deities
6. The Wrathful Dieties
7. Amniotic Voyage

Customer Reviews:

Xumantra (shoo-mantra), cosmic voyagers.......2001-05-30

I have not read much about the members of Xumantra or their artistic aims, but fortunately, their music pretty much seems to speak for itself. This is not so much an album as it is a headspace- created by gongs, bells, bowls, and other metallic implements used in meditation and ritual in the east- which will serve to relax and center you, no matter what your beliefs may be. Buy this album, buy some incense (I recommend Nag Champa), turn out the lights, and just EXIST in the music, if you have the courage. This is not party music, and it is not 'easy listening'.. it is simply sculpted sound with magnificent power and scope. And yet it is extremely minimalistic. A person conditioned by commercial radio and television might call it boring, but the fact that Xumantra doesn't call to mind the flashing lights and flickering images of our modern world only adds to their appeal. If you like this, you may also want to look into the works of Steve Roach, Robert Rich, percussionists like Jim McGrath and tuvan singers like Jim Cole (Colescence).

Average customer rating: Very effective.

Xumantra: Healing Bells Various Artists Manufacturer: Xonic Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Similar Items: Singing Bowls What the Bleep!? - Down the Rabbit Hole (QUANTUM Three-Disc Special Edition) ASIN: B000BCE9AY Release Date: 2005-09-20

Tracks:

1. As Above, So Below
2. Miraculous Journey
3. Three Wise Women
4. Blissful Garden
5. Awakenings
6. Outer Banks
7. Prayer for Protection

Customer Reviews:

Very effective........2006-12-28

This is the best of the type I've tried so far. Not only does the sound make one relax, it does help reduce the feeling of pain. I frequently have pain in my joints and long bones--from years of lifting and turning patients--and look for alternatives to pain medication for relief. Meditation has been very helpful, and this CD has really had a phenomenal effect. Even my Great Danes when aggitated and rambunctious can be calmed by playing this CD.

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Gongs and Bells Michael Baird Manufacturer: Sharp Wood Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Africa | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B00009ATIL Release Date: 2003-05-06

Tracks:

1. Hand Bells
2. Sound Bar
3. Floor Gongs
4. Church Gongs
5. Tibet Cymbals
6. Wind Pipes
7. Jingling Bells
8. Stick Gongs
9. Bamboo Chimes
10. Zen Bowls
11. Gong Song
12. Cowbell Solo
13. Double Sound Bar
14. Pastoral Bells
15. Pearl Chimes
16. Java Bells

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John Tavener: A Portrait Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tavener | Tavener, John Kenneth | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Guitar | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Minnesota Orchestra | ( M ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music English | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Instructional | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B0001AXQI2 Release Date: 2004-04-20

Tracks:

1. In Alium - Eileen Hulse
2. To A Child Dancing In The Wind - Heidi Grant Murphy
3. The Lamb - Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge
4. The Tyger - Choir Of St. John's College, Cambridge
5. Movement 1: Fos I, Doxa - The Sixteen
6. Movement 2: Piu Intensita - The Sixteen
7. Mandelion For Organ (Extract) - Kevin Bowyer
8. Chant For Guitar (Extract) - Jonathan Richards
9. Ikon Of Saint Cuthbert Of Lindisfatne - Ian Shaw
10. The Protecting Veil For Cello And Orchestra - Maria Kliegel
11. Mary Of Egypt - Stephen Varcoe
12. Akhmatova Songs For Soprano And String Quartet - Patricia Rozario
13. Solemn - The Vanbrugh Quartet
14. [Rehearsal Letter I] - The Vanbrugh Quartet
15. Song For Athene - Choir Of St John's College, Cambridge

Tracks:

1. Zodiacs For Piano - Thalia Myers
2. Prayer Of The Heart - Brodsky Quartet
3. Movement 2: Eros - Jorja Fleezanis
4. Mother And Child - Nigel Short
5. 'My Earliest Musical Memories...' - John Tavener
6. 'I Saw In The Russian Orthodox Churck...' - John Tavener
7. 'I Think The Protecting Veil...' - John Tavener
8. 'The Icelandic Pop Singer Bjork...' - John Tavener
9. 'The Fact That I've Been Given...' - John Tavener
10. 'When My Publishers Ring...' - John Tavener
11. 'The Only Goal...' - John Tavener

Average customer rating: The Passions of the Christ An introduction to Tavener's work Take it with a pinch of salt

Tavener: Protecting Veil / In Alium Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Tavener | Tavener, John Kenneth | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000IX6P Release Date: 1999-06-01

Tracks:

1. The Protecting Veil For Cello And Orchestra: Section 1
2. The Protecting Veil For Cello And Orchestra: Annunciation
3. The Protecting Veil For Cello And Orchestra: The Incarnation
4. The Protecting Veil For Cello And Orchestra: Lament Of The Mother Of God At The Cross
5. The Protecting Veil For Cello And Orchestra: Christ Is Risen!
6. The Protecting Veil For Cello And Orchestra: The Dormition Of The Mother Of God
7. The Protecting Veil For Cello And Orchestra: The Protecting Veil
8. In Alium For Soprano, Tape And Orchestra: Section A
9. In Alium For Soprano, Tape And Orchestra: Section B
10. In Alium For Soprano, Tape And Orchestra: Section C
11. In Alium For Soprano, Tape And Orchestra: Section D

Customer Reviews:

The Passions of the Christ.......2005-08-14

I happened to buy this CD because it was on sale and I knew I really wanted to buy Protecting Veil (I heard YoYo's recording before). Then, I rented The Passion of the Christ. A complete wonderful experience... I would like to buy Steven Isserlis recording later because of his electrified scared taste for Tavener's Protecting Veil.

An introduction to Tavener's work.......2004-06-13

This recording provides an introduction to two differing periods of Tavener's work. The first work is from the period following his conversion to Orthodoxy. Following his reception into the Orthodox Church, Tavener's work begins to take on more or less overtly religious themes. For those who might be leery about putting down nearly $20 for a recording of The Protecting Veil, this is a perfectly acceptable substitute. I've not heard any other versions of this work as yet, but Yuasa and Kliegel do provide technically assured and sympathetic interpretations.

The second work, In Alium, is quite different from the first. In this second work, we see Tavener experimenting with electronics, tape, and other things that were de rigeur in the 1960s. It is a tonal piece. However, it does not seem to me as technically assured as the music of George Crumb, for instance. It is an interesting work, but I do believe that the first work is superior to In Alium. All in all, it is good fun, though. However, fans of Monty Python may find themselves a bit disconcerted in the fourth movement, as the soprano repeats "spem, spem, spem..."

Take it with a pinch of salt.......1999-11-05

This disc juxtaposes one of Tavener's recent masterpieces with one of his earliest successes. "The Protecting Veil" is a stunning concerto-like work demanding true virtuosity from the performer and a sensitive accompaniment. It is not always easy to get that mixture, but Maria Kliegel and the Ulster Orchestra seem assured. However, I feel that her performance, although technically sound, lacks the level of "spirit and soul" that previous interpreters have put into it- to perform Tavener successfully, one has to enter into the spiritual element of his writing. "In Alium" is a shorter work that proved most popular at its premiere in the 60s, although modern audiences (particularly if approaching this as dyed-in-the-wool Tavener) may be surprised. Eileen Hulse gives it her all in some very challenging solo vocal writing, and as with all music involving tape it is to Takao Yuasa's credit that the orchestra and the special effects are synchronised. My final word- a fine piece of recording, but "In Alium" may be a little off-putting, and there are more powerful renditions of "The Protecting Veil" than this (try Steven Isserlis' original recording or Yo-Yo Ma's very noble take with David Zinman).

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The Symphony of the Seasons Manufacturer: Kristi Lee Productions ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music ASIN: B00020M2PY

Product Description

The Symphony of the Seasons is a collage of sounds designed for healing meditation. The Kristi Lee Sound Collective weaves other-worldly sounds into a background that drones and hums, capturing the senses in an awareness of the power of change.

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Omniscient Om Meera Patricia Kerr Manufacturer: Gobu Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music ASIN: B0007VU5WK Release Date: 2002-03-05

Tracks:

1. Om

Product Description

Om is God's name as well as Form ~Patanjali

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