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1979 studio album by Meredith Monk
Songs from the Hill/Tablet
Studio album by Meredith Monk
Released1979
Recorded1976 (1976)–1977 (1977) at Soundmixers, New York City
GenreModern classical, minimalism
Length49:13
LabelWERGO
ProducerRichard Einhorn
Meredith Monk chronology
Our Lady of Late
(1973) 		Songs from the Hill/Tablet
(1979) 		Dolmen Music
(1981)

Songs from the Hill/Tablet is an album by the American composer Meredith Monk. It was released in 1979 through WERGO.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Meredith Monk

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Lullaby No. 4"1:43
2."Mesa"2:09
3."Jade (Old Woman's Song)"2:27
4."Wa-lie-oh"3:48
5."Insect"1:52
6."Descending"1:50
7."Silo"2:17
8."Bird Code"1:52
9."Jew's Harp"2:27
10."Prairie Ghost"5:42
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Tablet"23:06

Personnel

Musicians
  • Andrea Goodman – piano and voice (B)
  • Susan Kampe – piano and voice (B)
  • Meredith Monk – vocals, piano (B)
  • Monica Solem – voice (B)
Production
  • Bob Bielecki – engineering (A1-A3, A5-A10)
  • Neal Ceppos – engineering (B), mixing
  • Richard Einhorn – production
  • Sally Levine – design
  • Kurt Munkacsi – engineering (A4)
  • Sarah Van Ouwerkerk – photography
  • Ed Trabanco – mixing (A1-A10)

References

  1. Page, Tim (7 Jan 1996). "The Age of Dissonance". The Washington Post. p. G1.
  2. Barone, Joshua (26 June 2023). "Meredith Monk Remains Herself". The New York Times. p. C1.
  3. Twentieth-Century Music in the West: An Introduction. Cambridge University Press. 2022. p. 173.

External links

Meredith Monk
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Compositions


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