Volume Three

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A wide range of artists and genres are featured in MakeaStar.com compilations. Volume Three features artists from PA, FL, GA, CA, NY, MD, and Canada, Norway, Australia, and England.

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Average customer rating: great music Music for the Mozart Effect Mozard Effect... Which Songs? Important to remember it's not proven Virtual wonder for academic excellence! Timeless CD!

Music For The Mozart Effect, Volume 1, Strengthen the Mind Manufacturer: Spring Hill ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Divertimentos | Serenades & Divertimentos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Music For The Mozart Effect, Volume 2, Heal the Body Music For The Mozart Effect, Volume 4, Focus & Clarity Music For The Mozart Effect, Volume 3, Unlock the Creative Spirit Music For The Mozart Effect, Volume 5, Relax & Unwind Tune Your Brain with Mozart ASIN: B000006Q4C Release Date: 1998-04-28

Tracks:

1. Allegro From The Violin Concerto #3 In G Major
2. Allegro From The Piano Concerto #1 In D Major
3. Rondo-Allegretto Grazioso From The Sonata In F Major
4. Rondo - Allegretto From Ein Kleine Nachtmusik
5. Andante Grazioso From The Lodron Night Music #1
6. Molto Allegro From Symphony #14 In A Major
7. Presto From The Divertimento In D Major
8. Allegro From The Violin Concerto #4 In D Major
9. Church Sonata In C Major

Amazon.com

Volume I of the immensely popular Mozart Effect series of music attempts to do no less than "strengthen the mind." One thing is for certain: the music chosen on the disc by author and scholar Don Campbell--excerpts from Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 1; Violin Concerto, No. 3; Ein kleine nachtmusik; and others--includes some of the strongest pieces the composer wrote. Though the performers on this disc (Capella Istropolitana, Northern Chamber Orchestra, and violinist Takako Nishizaki) are far from world-class, this is still a delightful collection and one that--at least according to the liner notes--will increase your alertness and perhaps your IQ. Volume II features music for "rest and relaxation," while volume III will "unlock creative spirit." With music this entertaining, who can dispute these claims? --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

great music.......2007-02-19

CD arrived in excellent condition. The music is very uplifting, soothing and relaxing. Well worth the purchase

Music for the Mozart Effect.......2006-03-19

This CD is a compilation of various tunes geared to stimulate the mind. I really enjoy listening to it!

Mozard Effect... Which Songs?.......2005-12-03

It's also important to remember that the Mozard Effect... was mostly studied using Mozart's Sonata in D for two pianos. Although all classical music may have good side effects when it comes to learning and concenrtration and stimulating of the mind, most studies used Mozart's two pianos sonata. Which isn't on this album. And the reasoning behind it's benefits are possibly due to the nature of having "dueling" pianos making complex harmonics. Just remember to buy this because you like Mozard, not because you think you are going to make your children geniouses. That's just a bunch of hype.

Important to remember it's not proven.......2005-05-22

It's important to remember that the Mozart effect has not been proven. The behavioural consequences of listening to Mozart is not unique, and can be achieved with any classical music, since the mozart effect has nothing to do with behavioural consequences, but subtle changes in the brain. The pattern of Mozart's music is thought to correspond to a coding mechanism of brain cells that created more dynamic circuits...but remember, it's not proven.

Virtual wonder for academic excellence! Timeless CD!.......2002-02-23

If there is one music CD that will change every person's life, this is it. It is known to enhance a person's concentration. What more could you ask - learning while listening to music. Advice to students: if you want to accumulate academic medals of excellence from grade school to college, if you want to be the best worker you can be - a doctor, a lawyer, programmer, this is the CD to buy. Not even other kind of music - pop, ballad, rock and roll, rap, jazz, can equal the impact this can bring. Taking and passing board examinations, certifications will be a breeze when one combines the Mozart CD with great effort (which becomes effortless) of studying.

Average customer rating: one 3rd of the greatest album of all time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Music for concentration and focus good news, bad news

Music For The Mozart Effect, Volume 2, Heal the Body Manufacturer: Spring Hill ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Divertimentos | Serenades & Divertimentos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: Music For The Mozart Effect, Volume 1, Strengthen the Mind Music For The Mozart Effect, Volume 3, Unlock the Creative Spirit Music For The Mozart Effect, Volume 5, Relax & Unwind Music For The Mozart Effect, Volume 4, Focus & Clarity The Mozart Effect: Tapping the Power of Music to Heal the Body, Strengthen the Mind, and Unlock the Creative Spirit ASIN: B000006Q4E Release Date: 1998-04-28

Tracks:

1. Piano Concerto #21 In C Major, K 467: Andate
2. String Quartet #16 In Eb Major, K 428: Andate con moto
3. Concerto For Flute And Harp In C Major, K 299: Andantino From The Concerto For Flute And Harp In C Major, K 299
4. Flute Quartet In D Major, K 285: Adagio From The Flute Quartet In D Major, K 285
5. Violin Sonata In C Major, K 296: Andante sostenuto From The Violin Sonata In C Major, K 296
6. Piano Concerto #20 In D Minor, K 466: Romance
7. Clarinet Quintet In A Major, K 581: Larghetto From The Clarinet Quintet In A Major, K 581
8. 'Posthorn' Serenade #9 In D Major, K.320: Concertante- Andante grazioso
9. Andante In C For Flute, K 315
10. Divertimento In D Major, K 205: Adagio
11. Sonate #1 For Organ And Orchestra In Eb Major, K 67

Customer Reviews:

one 3rd of the greatest album of all time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2005-08-18

this is the 1st ever musical geniuses slow collection.it was designed by a scientist who recognized musics power on the mind and harnessed it.this album has been proven to stimulate the same part of the brain that relaxes you.or for you brainy types,it gets your dopamine flowing.then theres the fact that this music is like pure ear sweetness.it will send all your nuerons off to dreamland and you will feel a dramatic physical change.my favorite song on this one is the violin concerto.extremely relaxing and great for the soul.everybody with anything from a cramp to cancer should put this one on.besides all that,its exquisitely beautiful youll fall instantly in love!an abselute tresure and blessing to music and the world!

Music for concentration and focus.......2001-05-14

I first read the research on the positive effects of classical music at 60 beats per minute many years ago. With no commercial options available then, I made my own tape from excerpts of world class recordings I own, largely of Mozart. I rarely tolerate background music while I work because it distracts and diffuses focus. The slow Mozart movements have an astonishingly opposite and positive effect, enhancing concentration and mental clarity. For listening pleasure, I prefer the complete works with all movements, as a prior reviewer noted. However, for calmed focus and concentration, by removing the alternate movements this recording serves that purpose with excellence.

There is sufficient variety to avoid monotony, and while the musicianship will not garner critical acclaim it is competent and acceptable for the purpose of this recording. I enjoy it immensely. It is one of the rare pieces I will play in the background while doing work that requires serious focus.

good news, bad news.......2000-07-23

Good news: contains famous works of Mozart for a very small cost. The music is eloquent and perhaps stimulates the brain with the Mozart effect. It is definitly good to listen while commuting and stuck an a traffic jam.

Bad news: These music are so well known that to many, it feels redundant. These are not world-class performers or conductors, so the music doesn't have a new intereptation or anything out of the ordinary. Also, I tend to like to have the entire three (or four) movements of the song, not just one movement. And practically all of these songs are the slow movement so it gets redundant.

I would recommend this to any beginning listeners but for more experienced listners, try investing in a slightly more expensive but better performed recordings.

Average customer rating: Now it's possible to get your Partch all in a row

The Harry Partch Collection, Volume 1 Manufacturer: New World Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Harry Partch Collection, Volume 2 The Harry Partch Collection Volume 3 The Harry Partch Collection, Volume 4 Genesis of a Music: An Account of a Creative Work, Its Roots and Its Fulfillments (Da Capo Paperback) Harry Partch: Enclosure 7 ASIN: B0002WZTKC Release Date: 2004-09-28

Tracks:

1. Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
2. Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
3. Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
4. Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
5. Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
6. Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
7. Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
8. Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
9. Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
10. Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
11. Eleven Intrusions (1949-50)
12. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Castor & Pollux---A Dance for the Twin Rhythms of Gemini
13. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Castor & Pollux---A Dance for the Twin Rhythms of Gemini
14. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Ring Around the Moon---A Dance for Here and Now
15. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Ring Around the Moon---A Dance for Here and Now
16. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Ring Around the Moon---A Dance for Here and Now
17. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Ring Around the Moon---A Dance for Here and Now
18. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Even Wild Horses---Dance Music for an Absent Drama
19. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Even Wild Horses---Dance Music for an Absent Drama
20. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Even Wild Horses---Dance Music for an Absent Drama
21. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Even Wild Horses---Dance Music for an Absent Drama
22. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Even Wild Horses---Dance Music for an Absent Drama
23. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Even Wild Horses---Dance Music for an Absent Drama
24. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Even Wild Horses---Dance Music for an Absent Drama
25. Plectra and Percussion Dances-Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theatre (1952)- Even Wild Horses---Dance Music for an Absent Drama
26. Ulysses at the Edge (1955)

Album Description

This newly remastered reissue marks a welcome return to the catalog of the first volume of the classic 4-CD collection that was formerly available on the CRI label. The works recorded on this disc span the first six years of what Harry Partch (1901-1974), slightly tongue-in-cheek, called the "third period" of his creative life. They show him moving away from the obsession with "the intrinsic music of spoken words" that had characterized his earlier output (the vocal works of 1930-33 and 1941-45) and towards an instrumental idiom, predominantly percussive in nature. This path was to take him through the "music-dance drama" King Oedipus (1951)—-the culmination of his "spoken word" manner—to the "dance satire" The Bewitched (1954-55), in which his new percussive idiom manifests itself. The three works on this disc show Partch before, during, and after this period of transition. In their quiet, forlorn way, the Eleven Intrusions are among the most compelling and beautiful of Partch's works. The individual pieces were composed at various times between August 1949 and December 1950, and only later gathered together as a cycle. Nonetheless they form a unified whole, with a nucleus of eight songs framed by two instrumental preludes and an essentially instrumental postlude. Although foreshadowed by the dance sequences of King Oedipus, the Plectra and Percussion Dances (1952) are the first of Partch's major works to be wholly instrumental in conception. They stand in relation to Oedipus as a satyr play in relation to a Greek tragedy—hence the work's subtitle, "Satyr-Play Music for Dance Theater." He felt that after the prolonged period of composition and production of Oedipus it was "almost a necessity to give vent to feelings and ideas, whims and caprices, even nonsense, that seem to have no place in tragedy." The final work on this disc is Ulysses at the Edge, written at Partch's studio at Gate 5 in July 1955. Ulysses, which Partch describes as a "minor adventure in rhythm," is unique among his mature compositions in that, in its original form, it did not call for any of his own instruments. The version recorded here, for alto and baritone saxophones, Diamond Marimba, Boo, Cloud-Chamber Bowls, and speaking voice, is considered the third version of the piece.

Customer Reviews:

Now it's possible to get your Partch all in a row.......2006-02-20

Harry Partch is the quintissential mad genius of music--his image of music that was non-Eurocentric led to him devising his own tonal scale based on ancient Greek and Asian methods and then creating his own instruments. This series release of Partch music lets one organize his Partch tastes and get a real sense of his progress through time. This disc is superb for the Intrusions, ghostly little pieces that were my first introduction to this fine composer. I would also highly recommend volume 3, which has Barstow, one of my favorite Partch pieces.

Be prepared. This is classical music you have not been prepared for. If you're already a fan of Partch, aren't you glad SOMEONE is getting all his amazing stuff together in one tightly knit package?

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Vintage Vineyard Music: Glory ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: Draw Me Closer Hymns in the Vineyard ASIN: B000GGY720

Average customer rating: Spaghetti Western Soundtrack Death Rides a Horse...While Listening to This! Great!

Spaghetti Westerns, Volume Three (Film Score Compilation) Various Artists - Soundtracks Manufacturer: Drg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Soundtracks | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Soundtracks General | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Soundtracks General | Soundtracks | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Soundtracks | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Spaghetti Westerns, Volume Four (Film Score Compilation) Spaghetti Westerns, Volume Two (Film Score Compilation) Spaghetti Western: The Ennio Morricone Collection Ennio Morricone: The Thriller Collection Morricone Kill: Spaghetti Western Magic from the Maestro ASIN: B00000IWOF Release Date: 1999-05-18

Tracks:

1. Gunfight At Red Sands: A Gringo Like Me
2. A Pistol For Ringo: Main Titles
3. Seven Guns For The Mac Gregors: Santa Fe Express
4. The Return Of Ringo: The Return Of Ringo
5. Death Rides A Horse: Death Rides A Horse
6. The Days Of Violence: The Days Of Violence-Finale - Bruno Nicolai
7. I Don't Forget...I Kill: I Don't Forget...I Kill - Piero Piccioni
8. The Two Ringos From Texas: The Two Ringos From Texas - Carlo Savina
9. Seven Guns For A Killing: Seven Guns For A Killing-Orchestral Suite - Francesco De Masi
10. Sugar Cold: Sugar Colt-Orchestral Suite - Luis Bacalov
11. Blood & Guns: Half Of The Way-Alternate Version
12. Blood & Guns: A Rose-Alternate Version
13. A Professional Gun: Main Titles
14. Face To Face: Main Titles
15. Gold Of The Proud Ones: Gold Of The Proud Memories-Memories - Luis Bacalov
16. Companeros: Companeros-Main Titles Alternative Version
17. Life Is Tough, Eh Providence?: Main Titles
18. My Name Is Shanghai Joe: Departure - Bruno Nicolai
19. The Man Called Noon: The Man Called Noon-Suite - Luis Bacalov
20. My Name Is Nobody: My Name Is Nobody-Alternate Version

Amazon.com

This addition to DRG's Classic Italian Soundtracks series captures spaghetti Westerns at their eeriest and funniest. Ennio Morricone is predominant, of course, with tracks to such films as A Pistol for Ringo and Blood and Guns, and vocal themes to The Return of Ringo and Death Rides a Horse. A rarely heard voice-free version of "My Name Is Nobody" has the virtue of sounding like a soda pop commercial. Other pasta-and-pistols maestros such as Piero Piccioni ("I Don't Forget... I Kill"), Carlo Savina ("The Two Ringos from Texas"), and Luis Bacalov ("Gold of the Proud Ones") make an impressive showing, though there are some dull moments. In contrast to our domesticated Tiomkin-style Hollywood clichés, these eccentric to melancholy flourishes represent fantasies of the American West nurtured by a pastry-crazed European imagination. --Joseph Lanza

Customer Reviews:

Spaghetti Western Soundtrack.......2007-02-02

This is a great cd. If you like Italian Western music, this is one to get and check out. Sure, there is some fillers in here but mostly true Ennio Morricone and others that make up most of this cd and is a delight to listen to.

Death Rides a Horse...While Listening to This!.......2005-07-10

This CD is labeled "Volume Three," but it works best as "Volume Two B," believe you me. Let me explain.

I do have to say, this album almost stands as the best single album of the series (so far). Partially, this is the problem. All the other albums in the series were two CD's. This is just one. Even though all the tracks are very, very listenable, there are only half of them. And, as any good gunslinger knows, two revolvers just aren't as effective if only one of them's loaded...

Despite the slight bump, the album really does hold up well. It continues the tradition of including pieces of music from some of the lesser known films of the spaghetti western genre. At the same time, it gives us alternative versions (the Ennio Morricone alternative versions, for example, provide a much simpler, more streamlined, and sometimes longer, view of his music), or continuations of tracks from some of the movies of Volume Two of this series. In this way, to fully appreciate this CD, you'd best to buy the one previous. Of course, if you haven't done that, why are you even reading this?

And for those keeping score, the only music in this album that I recognize from the video game Red Dead Revolver is (and I could be wrong) located in the track "Seven Guns for a Killing." Just one left; I'm tired.

Great!.......2005-06-02

I have a very extensive music collection, and was looking for something missing: that beautiful but haunted and lonely sound of Ennio Morricone's music: spaghetti westerns!
I was simply looking for all the soundtracks from those countless obscure Italian Westerns that where made in the 60s and 70s. But how to find them, or worse, the titles?
This collection, as well as Part 2, 3, and 4, hosts them probably all. It also has an extensive booklet with very good info on the music, as well as the movies that made them, or is it the other way around? This set is simply the best Italian Western music money can buy, and should be famous and sold-out!
I recommend to buy all 4 sets!

Average customer rating: Very nice collection Best in series! A "Relic" from it's era? Not to these ears! Mostly excellent ambient techno Waveform does it again in the "Ambient Dub" department!

Three A.D.: A Waveform Compilation (Volume Three Ambient Dub). Various Artists Manufacturer: Waveform ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ambient | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Electronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Ambient | Compilations | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Compilations | Rock | Styles | Music 1990s | By Decade | Pop | Styles | Music 1990-1999 | Decades | Compilations | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Ambient | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Four A.D. Two A.D.: A Waveform Compilation One A.D. Zero One Luminal ASIN: B000003CA9 Release Date: 1996-03-19

Tracks:

1. Shark Infested - Real Life
2. Skank - Higher Intelligence Agency
3. Drawn To The Woman - Sounds From The Ground
4. Lighten Up! - A Positive Life
5. In 7 - Another Fine Day
6. Sign - Cold Cut
7. Oracle - Space Time Continuum
8. Solar Prophet - Insanity Sect
9. Regina From The Future - Starseeds

Customer Reviews:

Very nice collection.......2005-08-30

I like this compilation very much but not enough to rate it a classic. However, you should buy one in this ambient dub series. A sampling of various artists keeps this play list from sounding homogeneous.

Best in series!.......2004-02-23

Well I will say ONE A.D. has the classic early nineties sound where TWO A.D. is simular. I recently purchased 4 A.D. 2 weeks before 3 A.D. and it was good but tended to be more along the Jamaican dub scene. Three A.D. on the other hand has a mystical property and the artwork on the case and the CD itself is absolutely stunning. "Another Fine day" took me on a magical journey through the clouds of Jupiter where i floated blissfully out of no consequence of gravity.

A "Relic" from it's era? Not to these ears!.......2001-05-31

The Waveform label has yet to release a weak album, and this is one of my top five faves from them. An "old" realse dating WAAAAAAY back to Clinton/Dole years, (amazing that's considered antiquated isn't it) I can't see how this kind of music can ever become dated. Each track selected works, not a weak one in the bunch, but some truly stand-out. "Shark Infested" from REAL LIFE kicks things off and it's a doozy. Somehow it manages to be forbodeing, energizeing and erotic. It's worth the CD purchase alone. "Drawn to the Woman" is from Sounds From the Grounds "Kin" album" and is easily one of the top two or three pieces from that album. "Oracle" from Space Time Continum is a real pleasure. There's a sense of "intellectual playfullness". Finally things get dreamy-etheral with the final track from The Starseeds "Regina From the Future".

Like a previous review said, this genre of music hit it's peak by the mid-ninties and somewhat piddled away, at least in "popularity", and that's a shame. This stuff is timeless.

Mostly excellent ambient techno.......2000-03-25

Previously, I had purchased and enjoyed two other Waveform releases, "Zero One" and "Kin," so I went ahead and purchased this compilation disc. "Three A.D." has all of the advantages (and disadvantages) of a "sampler" type collection. Most of the tracks are to my liking (I won't use terms like "good" or "bad" here, as all of the tracks seem well-produced; it's mainly a matter of personal preferences). The works by Real Life, Higher Intelligence Agency, A Positive Life, and Another Fine Day all share in common an ethereal feel: rhythmic yet not driving, musical and yet not "melodic" in the sense that top forty music is melodic. The music is relaxing, yet lively enough not to put one to sleep.

The two tracks I found wanting were the ones by Coldcut and The Starseeds. Coldcut, known for its breakbeat rhythms, has produced other tracks that I have found more interesting than "Sign." The Starseeds track is simply too "spacey" for my tastes.

Overall, this is a fine sampler of the ambient electronic music for which the Waveform Label has become known. What's interesting (and also puzzling) is that this style of music seems to have reached its zenith of popularity during the mid-nineties, and is no longer being produced much. To some extent, it has been supplanted by "trip-hop," which has a similarly relaxed, chillout feel, but which to my mind, relies wayyyy too much on a formulaic hip-hop-type beat and bassline. I'd love to find some RECENT compilations that exhibit the style of music presented in "Three A.D."

Waveform does it again in the "Ambient Dub" department!.......1999-08-27

Three A.D. seems to have a more psychidelic feel to it than it's preceeder Two A.D. and is a bit less "etherial" sounding with more condenced atmospheres. Nevertheless, it is still exceptionally good and one the best of compilations in this genre of music. If you like this album and/or this sort of music I especially urge you to check out the following Waveform Records releases:

One A.D. (volume one Ambient Dub), Two A.D. (volume two Ambient Dub), Ancient Alien (various artists), Slumberland (various artists), Earthjuice (various artists - more reggae style dub), Sounds from the Ground "Kin", Loop Guru "Duniya", Higher Intelligence Agency "Colourform" & "Freefloater", A Positive Life "Synaesthetic", Open Canvas "Nomadic Impressions", Zero One "Zero One", Liquid Zen "Liqued Zen"

Other compilations cds not on Waveform you might like are:

all three "Barramundi" samplers, the "Logic Trance" series (more dance/trance beats), and the "Feed your head" series

Average customer rating: Monuments of 20th century quartet writing

Martinu: String Quartets Volume 1 Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Martinu | Martinu, Bohuslav | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | 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 Similar Items: String Quartets 3 String Quartets 2 Martinu: Chamber Music Martinu: Symphonies Martinu: Flute Trios; Promenades; Madrigal Sonata ASIN: B00004TTJL Release Date: 2000-06-13

Tracks:

1. String Quartet No. 1: Moderato - Allegro Ma Non Troppo
2. String Quartet No. 1: Andante Moderato
3. String Quartet No. 1: Allegro Non Troppo
4. String Quartet No. 1: Allegro Con Brio
5. String Quartet No. 2: Moderato (Andante) - Allegro Vivace
6. String Quartet No. 2: Andante - Moderato
7. String Quartet No. 2: Allegro - Scherzando
8. String Quartet No. 2: Tri Jezdci (Three Horsemen)

Customer Reviews:

Monuments of 20th century quartet writing.......2000-07-01

It's sometimes difficult to figure how the major recording labels think. They deluge us with recordings of the complete Bartok Quartets (great music, no doubt, but dour and not easy to grasp), but ignore the approachable quartets of a fascinating composer like Martinu. (There are only couple of complete cycles of his 7 quartets.)

Once again it's up to the smaller labels to fill the breach. This is Vol. 1 of the Martinu quartets and if the rest match the quality of this recording there will be inexpensive way to explore these wonderfully rich pieces.

The first quartet, written in 1918, mixes a number of the styles of music then being composed. It has echoes of Ravel, Debussy, Dvorak, Janacek & Nielsen. Although it lacks the distintive stamp of Martinu's later music, there is a wonderful spacious quality to much of the music in the first two movements. The third movements reminds one of Dvorak. Perhaps the finale is a bit long, but overall the quartet holds the imagination.

The second quartet is much terser (about half as long as the first) and more characteristic. The winding theme which opens the first movement is immediately memorable and the piece is replete with the bouncy rhythms one associates with this composer.

The disc also includes a 12-minute piece written by the composer at age 12, which suggests that we may get all Martinu's music for string quartet.

The playing of the Martinu Quartet is vital and focused, meeting the composer's varied moods. Perhaps they are not the most plush group, but this is a small quibble. They will win many adherents to Martinu's music with this disc. Bravo Naxos!

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The Complete Hildegard von Bingen, Volume Three: O Nobilissima Viriditas Manufacturer: Celestial Harmonies ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Hildegard of Bingen | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Hymns | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Complete Hildegard von Bingen, Volume Two: Aurora The Complete Hildegard von Bingen, Volume One: Symphony of the Harmony of Celestial Revelations Hildegard von Bingen: Canticles of Ecstasy Hildegard von Bingen: Voice of the Blood Feather on the Breath of God ASIN: B00005YFTT Release Date: 2004-03-30

Tracks:

1. O Beata Infantia
2. Columba Aspexit
3. O Nobilissima Viriditas
4. O Cohors Milicie Floris Virge
5. O Viridissima Virga Ave
6. Hodie Aperuit Nobis
7. O Euchari
8. O Successores Fortissimi Leonis
9. O Successores (Instrumental)
10. O Bonifaci
11. O Speculum Columbe
12. O Presul Vere Civitatis
13. O Mirum Admirandum
14. O Vos Felices Radices
15. Mathias Sanctus Per Electionem

Album Description

O nobilissima viriditas is the third volume of The Complete Hildegard von Bingen, following Symphony of the Harmony of Celestial Revelations and Aurora, released in 1996 and 1999 respectively.

Hildegard von Bingen was born in 1098 as the tenth and last child of a noble family. In 1106 at age eight she was entrusted to Jutta of Spondheim's convent which was attached to the Benedictine monastery of Disibodenberg on the mountain of St. Disibod. After Jutta's death in 1136, Hildegard became abbess and she subsequently established her own convent on the Rupertsberg near Bingen in the late 1140s.

Although she had had visions since childhood, it was only after 1141, following a divine call, that she dedicated herself to document her visions in the book Scivias. During her mature life she produced a prolific and varied range of writings, including two more books of visions, and she continued to compose the music and the poetry of her songs.

At a time when few women were accorded respect, she lived to become a highly respected writer, poet, composer and visionary, much sought-after for her counsel by popes, regents and bishops.

Viriditas was to inspire some of Hildegard's most imaginative and passionate song poetry and music. Her lyrics are all in Latin and they abound with images from nature, using leaves, branches and flowers to communicate overlapping themes of energy, vigour, blooming, manhood, virginity and virtue.

This recording is a musical response to the concept of viriditas - songs celebrating the greenness so fundamental to Hildegard's music as the vigour or source of life.

Average customer rating: Excellent, peaceful and not distracting

The Sounds of Source - Volume Three ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | New Age | Styles | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Sounds of Source - Volume Two The Sounds of Source - Volume Four The Sounds of Source - Volume Five The Sounds of Source - Volume One Collaborations - One Heart ASIN: B00004XOLF Release Date: 1998-11-01

Tracks:

1. Return to Silence
2. Out of Emptiness

Album Description

The Sounds of Source Series - is the most balancing, meditative music available. Each sixty-minute soundtrack delivers an expansive Theta level meditative experience when used with headphones, or a relaxed and soothing ambient background for yoga, massage, or any activity, when used with speakers. These all-instrumental soundtracks deliver a medium level meditation, accessing blissful, creative states of holistic consciousness.

Sounds of Source Volume 3 - RETURN TO SILENCE includes flute, voice, whale songs and soothing ocean waves.

Performers Master Charles in collaboration with musician Kip Mazuy.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent, peaceful and not distracting.......2006-06-22

I teach meditation and have used this CD in my workshops. Although it contains music, it is relaxing and the melody is not distracting. It is very gentle, peaceful and a good resource for relaxation.

While there are claims that it affects brainwaves in certain ways, I can't attest to that. However, I personally find it relaxing and have enjoye using it. That has been my experience of the students in my workshops as well.

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The Ongaku Masters, An Anthology of Japanese Classical Music, Volume Three: Modern Japan Manufacturer: Celestial Harmonies ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Shakuhachi - The Japanese Flute ASIN: B0007G6S1W Release Date: 2005-01-06

Tracks:

1. haru-no-umi (YOSHIMURA Nanae)
2. muju shin kyoku (MITSUHASHI Kifu)
3. tennyo (YOSHIMURA Nanae)
4. isuzugawa (KOGA Michio)
5. shikyoku ichiban (KIMURA Reiko, TAJIMA Tadashi)
6. kamu-ogi-guoto (YOSHIMURA Nanae)

Album Description

The Ongaku Masters: An Anthology of Japanese Classical Music, a five-CD edition presented in a black linen box, spans 1,000 years of Japanese classical/traditional music, from early Buddhist Shomyo chant to late 20th century Takemitsu. It touches on every relevant stage in the development of Japanese music from the distant origins on the Asian mainland to contemporary expressions. Leading scholars from universities on three continents contributed to extensive and informative booklet notes which also contain images from several leading Japanese museums. Close to 100 musicians are singing and playing on these recordings. The musical material presented in this collection has been drawn from the Celestial Harmonies catalogue and spans two decades of work. When approaching the music of a cultural bloc, there is an understandable tendency to treat the traditions of that bloc as a unified entity: one speaks of Western music, Indian music, Chinese music, African music, and so on. Of necessity, such a monolithic viewpoint is a vast oversimplification, ignoring the differentiations, for example, between Western Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and other musical genres, or between Indian Hindustani and Karnatic musics, or in the present case, between the large variety of differing genres that are together referred to as hogaku, literally "music of the homeland (Japan)", or Japanese traditional music. There are a number of intersecting ways of catagorising hogaku. One is to view the various styles according to their social role. Another possibilty is to distinguish genres where music is presented in a context with other art forms—theatre or dance—from genres in which instrumental and vocal performance are the sole presentation. This collection concentrates on the various streams of Japanese instrumental and vocal music leaving the theatrical forms of No, Kabuki, Bunraku and others for a later project. Volume 3: Modern Japan concerns itself with the developments of these genres by Japanese composers from the late 19th century into the late 20th century, revealing a spectrum of directions in modern (gendai) hogaku.

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7. Yemenite Songs [Import]
8. Young Forever
9. 1 Love [Import]
10. All Killer No Filler [Import]

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