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The Kyffhauser is a mountain located at the border of Thuringia. The mountain has significance in German traditional
myth as the resting place of Holy Roman Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa, a charismatic leader who died in 1190 while on
a crusade.
According to legend, Barbarossa is not in fact dead, but sleeps in a hidden chamber underneath the Kyffhauser mountain, sitting at a stone table. His beard has supposedly grown so long over the centuries that it grew through the table. As in the similar legend of King Arthur, Barbarossa supposedly awaits his country's hour of greatest need, when he will emerge once again from under the mountain.
The presence of ravens circling the Kyffhauser summit is said to be a sign of Barbarossa's continuing presence.
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Steve Coleman
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This is some excellent material. Not just the music, but the written content is really worth the read.
Free Percussion Music.
In 1999, Greg Osby gave some of the best advise I have ever heard. He said (and I paraphrase, here), "Always keep a sketch book". By this, I gathered, he was refering to an audio diary, a chronology of music and creativity.
At that time, I had neither the inclination (I was young and too stupid to heed the advice) nor the resources (computers were not affordable to me and it is much easier to keep a diary when you have rocording equipment) to keep such a diary.
Today, however, I have the wisdom of years (heh) AND the basic recording equipment that enables me to immortalize these tidbits of musical memory. And so, I share them with the world.
A few disclaimers.....
I said "BASIC recording equipment" and I meant basic. I have a computer with a soundcard that creates a great deal of noise. These are not meant to be professional quality recordings..... so, yull have to deal.
Most of this is, unless otherwise noted, a single take of improvisation. very little, if any, is prepared. No practicing or rehearsing parts. Just the moment.
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Title: "Santa Maria Strela do Dia"
Artist: My UnNamed Trio
Date: 2006/10/14
Description: This is the trio I am playing with. It consist of cello, vocal/flute, and percussion. This piece, along
with others we are doing, is of a collection from Spain called the Cantigas de Santa Maria. The works total more than 400
and were commissioned in the 12th century by King Alfonso the Wise.
Read more about King Alfonso X
Read more about the Cantigas de Santa Maria
Instruments:
Cello - Tom Kersey
Vocals - Misti Bernard
Percussion - Christopher Austin
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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License.
Title: "Objective Consciousness"
Artist: Christopher Logan Austin
Date: 2006/09/04
Description: A laid back groove where frame drum is the primary soloing instrument. The mix is a little odd as I am
still getting used to mixing percussion.
All instruments performed by:
Christopher Logan Austin
Instruments:
Frame Drum, Dun dun, Darabouka, Darabouka shell, Cymbol, Shaker
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Title: "Electronic Rain"
Artist: Christopher Logan Austin
Date: 2006/09/04
Description: Basically, a sonic texture. Mood music you could say.
All instruments performed by:
Christopher Logan Austin
Instruments:
Dun dun, Jembe, Conga, Daraboukas, Cow Bell, Shakers
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Title: "Da Pacem"
Arranged by: Christopher Logan Austin & Misti Bernard
Date: 2006/09/06
Description:A little more than a sketch, this is a beautiful vocal round with percussion and a didge underneath.
All percussion played by Christopher Logan Austin
All vocals by Misti Bernard
Instruments:
Voice, Dun dun, Frame Drum, Didge
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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License.