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Salome dances for peace, Terry Riley

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Salome dances for peace

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20803027

Written for the Kronos Quartet, and recorded Aug. 1988 at Skywalker Ranch, Nicasio, Calif

Terry Riley

1. Anthem of the Great Spirit. The summons (4:56) ; Peace dance (11:02) ; Fanfare in the Minimal Kingdom (4:30) ; Ceremonial night race (4:39) ; At the ancient Aztec corn races Salome meets Wild Talker (2:06) ; More ceremonial races (:51) ; Oldtimers at the races (3:50) ; Half Wolf dances mad in moonlight (9:06) -- 2. Conquest of the war demons. Way of the warrior (5:08) ; Salome and Half Wolf descend through the gates to the underworld (4:36) ; Breakthrough to the realm of the war demons (2:38) ; Combat dance (3:54) ; Victory : Salome re-enacts for Half Wolf her deeds of valor (:43) ; Discovery of peace (3:40) ; The underworld arising (10:08) -- 3. The gift. Echoes of primordial time (11:14) ; Mongolian winds (4:10) -- 4. The ecstasy. Processional (2:10) ; Seduction of the Bear Father (3:12) ; The gathering (5:42) ; At the summit (5:24) ; Recessional (1:53) -- 5. Good medicine. Good medicine dance (13:28)