Kronos Quartet Plays Terry Riley: Salome Dances for Peace

Kronos Quartet Plays Terry Riley: Salome Dances for Peace is a 1989 album by the string quartet Kronos Quartet. In 1989, the album was nominated the Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition.

Kronos Quartet Plays Terry Riley: Salome Dances for Peace
Studio album by Kronos Quartet
Released	October 27, 1989
Recorded	August 1988 at "Skywalker Ranch", Nicasio, California
Genre	Experimental music Western classical music Minimalist music Electronic music
Length	1:58:33
Label	Nonesuch
Producer	Robert Hurwitz, Judith Sherman
Kronos Quartet chronology
Different Trains/Electric Counterpoint (1989) Kronos Quartet Plays Terry Riley: Salome Dances for Peace (1989) Black Angels (1990)

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Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

Disc one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I. Anthem of the Great Spirit: The Summons"	4:55
2.	"I. Anthem of the Great Spirit: Peace Dance"	10:57
3.	"I. Anthem of the Great Spirit: Fanfare in the Minimal Kingdom"	4:29
4.	"I. Anthem of the Great Spirit: Ceremonial Night Race"	4:42
5.	"I. Anthem of the Great Spirit: At the Ancient Aztec Corn Races Salome Meets Wild Talker"	2:02
6.	"I. Anthem of the Great Spirit: More Ceremonial Races"	0:50
7.	"I. Anthem of the Great Spirit: Oldtimers at the Races"	3:48
8.	"I. Anthem of the Great Spirit: Half Wolf Dances Mad in Moonlight"	8:12
9.	"II. Conquest of the War Demons: Way of the Warrior"	5:08
10.	"II. Conquest of the War Demons: Salome and Half Wolf Descend Through the Gates to the Underworld"	4:35
11.	"II. Conquest of the War Demons: Breakthrough to the Realm of the War Demons"	2:37
12.	"II. Conquest of the War Demons: Combat Dance"	3:52
13.	"II. Conquest of the War Demons: Victory: Salome Re-enacts for Half Wolf Her Deeds of Valor"	0:43
14.	"II. Conquest of the War Demons: Discovery of Peace"	3:36
15.	"II. Conquest of the War Demons: The Underworld Arising"	10:08

All music is composed by Terry Riley

Disc two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"III. The Gift: Echoes of Primordial Time"	11:13
2.	"III. The Gift: Mongolian Winds"	4:12
3.	"IV. The Ecstasy: Processional"	2:09
4.	"IV. The Ecstasy: Seduction of the Bear Father"	3:11
5.	"IV. The Ecstasy: The Gathering"	5:40
6.	"IV. The Ecstasy: At the Summit"	5:22
7.	"IV. The Ecstasy: Recessional"	2:02
8.	"V. Good Medicine: Good Medicine Dance"	13:25

Personnel

Kronos Quartet Hank Dutt – viola David Harrington – violin Joan Jeanrenaud – cello John Sherba – violin

Production Erwin Blumenfeld – photography Michele Clement – photography Henrik Drescher – illustrations Robert Hurwitz – production Robert C. Ludwig – mastering Manhattan Design – art direction, design Michael McIntyre – photography John Newton – engineering Frank Olinsky – art direction, design Judith Sherman – production

References

1. Jurek, Thom. "Salome Dances for Peace". Allmusic. Retrieved July 25, 2012.