Icarus. Winter, Paul. Common
Ground. Music by Ralph Towner. A&M Records, Beverly Hills, CA, 1978. AM SP 4698
"This is the 'Village' version of the song that has become the [Winter] Consort's
theme over the years. I wanted to take it back to its Brazilian roots, since there was a
taste of Bossa Nova influence when Ralph Towner wrote this in 1970. The snare-drum
patterns Steve Gadd plays imply the carnival rhythms that were the source of Bossa
Nova." Winter is pictured playing a saxophone to a howling creature that seems to be
a wolf; one of the pieces on the album is called "Wolf Eyes."
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Icarus. Hively, Wells
(1902-1969). 1961. Polish National Radio Orchestra, Vohdan Wodiczko, Conductor.
Composers Recordings, New York. CRI SD 254.
Hively is an organist, music teacher, composer, and conductor. From the album:
"'Icarus' was composed in 1961, after the sudden death in an automobile accident, of
a nephew. Before his death, Mr. Hively wrote the following explanation of the title of his
work: '....The sea where he fell is called the Icarian Sea, and the island where he was
washed ashore and buried (by Hercules) is Icaria.'"
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