From Silence to Sorcery

Infobox Album |
Name = From Silence to Sorcery
Type = Album
Artist = John Zorn


Released = June, 2007
Recorded =
Genre = Avant-Garde
Length = 36 minutes
Label = Tzadik
Producer = John Zorn
Reviews =
Last album = "Six Litanies for Heliogabalus"
(2007)
This album = "From Silence to Sorcery"
(2007)
Next album = "" (2008)

'From Silence to Sorcery' is an album of contemporary classical music by John Zorn which features three instrumental works touching upon themes of magic and mysticism. "Goetia" is a set of variations for solo violin written in 2002. "Gris-Gris" (2000) is a work for thirteen tuned drums performed by William Winant inspired by the music of Korean Shamanism, Haitian Voodoo and a scene from Howard Hawks’ classic film "To Have and Have Not". Scored for clavichord, three muted strings and percussion, 'Shibboleth" (1997) is a tribute to the Jewish poet Paul Celan. [ [http://www.tzadik.com/index.php?catalog=8035 Tzadik catalogue] ]

Track listing

# "Goetia I" - 0:57
# "Goetia II" - 2:46
# "Goetia III" - 1:07
# "Goetia IV" - 1:42
# "Goetia V" - 1:12
# "Goetia VI" - 1:54
# "Goetia VII" - 2:53
# "Goetia VIII" - 1:20
# "Gris-Gris" - 9:41
# "Shibboleth" (i Abglanzbeladen; ii Im Leeren (in empty space); iii Mandelnde (almond-like); iv Hinterlassne (left back); v Etwas wie Nacht (something like night); vi Aus Verlorem (from things lost)) - 12:37

Personnel

*Jennifer Choi: Violin
*Brad Lubman: Conductor
*Lois Martin: Viola
*Fred Sherry: Cello
*William Winant: Drums, Percussion
*Steve Drury: Clavichord

References