• Terry Riley
  • Cadenza on the Night Plain (1983)

  • Associated Music Publishers Inc (World)
  • 2vn, va, vc
  • 37 min

Programme Note

This epic quartet features cadenzas for each player that are subsequently elaborated on by the ensemble. This work was written as a tribute honoring Native American culture.

Sections:
   1. Cadenza on the Night Plain
   2. Where Was Wisdom When We Went West?
   3. March of the Old Timers Reefer Division
   4. Tuning to Rolling Thunder
   5. The Night Cry of Black Buffalo Woman
   6. Gathering of the Spiral Clan
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Discography

Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector

Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector
  • Label
    Nonesuch
  • Catalogue Number
    7559-79503-8
  • Ensemble
    Kronos Quartet
  • Released
    23rd June 2015

Cadenza on the Night Plain

Cadenza on the Night Plain
  • Label
    Hannibal
  • Catalogue Number
    HNCD 1509
  • Ensemble
    Kronos Quartet
  • Released
    31st January 2006

25 Years: Retrospective

25 Years: Retrospective
  • Label
    Nonesuch
  • Ensemble
    Kronos Quartet
  • Released
    27th October 1998