Special offer. Derek Bermel: Canzonas Americanas
Alarm Will Sound
Bermel tends to build his music layer by layer, creating exhilaratingly complex instrumental textures, which Alarm Will Sound realise with great panache. It's not always clear whether some of...
Special offer. Derek Bermel: Canzonas Americanas
Alarm Will Sound
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Bermel tends to build his music layer by layer, creating exhilaratingly complex instrumental textures, which Alarm Will Sound realise with great panache. It's not always clear whether some of...
About
Canzonas Americanas marries two postmodern forces – American composer/clarinetist ‘Derek Bermel’ and the contemporary chamber band ‘Alarm Will Sound’.
Sharing a joy for stylistic eclecticism, complexity, and clashing dissonances, they form a remarkable recording that combines Bermel’s wild range of instrumental colors with the tight rhythmic ensemble that his music demands.
Contents and tracklist
- Alarm Will Sound
- Alan Pierson
- Alarm Will Sound
- Alan Pierson
- Alarm Will Sound
- Alan Pierson
- Alarm Will Sound
- Alan Pierson
Awards and reviews
3rd January 2013
Bermel tends to build his music layer by layer, creating exhilaratingly complex instrumental textures, which Alarm Will Sound realise with great panache. It's not always clear whether some of the more cheesy moments (like the ending of that first Canzona) are tongue-in-cheek or not, but there's no doubt about the wit of the song cycle Natural Selection
