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Beginnings (Meredith Monk album)

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Beginnings
Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 24, 2009
Recorded1966 (1966)–1980 (1980)
GenreMinimalism
Length57:39
LabelTzadik
ProducerMeredith Monk
Meredith Monk chronology
Impermanence
(2008)
Beginnings
(2009)
Songs of Ascension
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Beginnings is a compilation album by Meredith Monk, released on November 24, 2009 through Tzadik Records.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Meredith Monk, except "Candy Bullets and Moon" co-written with Don Preston

No.TitleLength
1."Greensleeves"4:07
2."Nota"1:41
3."Duet for Voice and Echoplex"3:21
4."Candy Bullets and Moon"4:26
5."Trance"5:17
6."Epic I"3:20
7."Paris"3:23
8."Biography"7:49
9."Mill"2:18
10."The Tale"1:48
11."Quarry Weave"2:51
12."Epic II"1:58
13."Tower"1:39
14."Mill"1:44
15."Do You Be?"3:28
16."Quarry Procession"5:05
17."Porch"3:24

Personnel

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Musicians
  • Andrea Goodman – vocals (11)
  • Lanny Harrison – percussion (5)
  • Susan Kampe – vocals (11)
  • Meredith Monk – vocals (1–6, 8–17), piano (7–10, 16), organ (6, 12–15), guitar (1, 2), bass guitar (4), Jew's harp (5), production
  • Don Preston – drums (4), organ (4), recording (4)
  • Monica Solem – vocals (11)
  • Collin Walcott – percussion (5)
Production

References

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  1. ^ Eddins, Stephen. "Meredith Monk: Beginnings". Allmusic. Retrieved July 4, 2013.