The Galaxy Playlist

April 11th, 2005

Some new, some old, some old that's new, some new that's old

Composer's name is listed where notable (i.e. Classical Performance, Jazz Performance).

Composer Performer Title Genre Label Notes
The Dave Brubeck Quartet Blue Rondo a la Turk Jazz, 60's/"Cool" Columbia, 1959
Take Five
Kathy's Waltz
Camper Van Beethoven Take the Skinheads Bowling Rock/Pop, '80s/Indie Rough Trade, 1985
I Love Her All The Time Rough Trade, 1987
Where The Hell is Bill Rough Trade, 1985
ZZ Top Goes to Egypt Rough Trade, 1987
Hank Williams, Sr. My Bucket's Got A Hole In It Country, 50's/Classic Mercury, 1949
Take These Chains From My Heart Mercury, 1953
Patsy Cline She's Got You Country, Classic MCA, 1961
Why Can't He Be You MCA, 1962
Sanjeeb Sircar Rag Todi - Vilambit and Drut Gat In Teental Indian Classical (not sure of record labels)
Murali Krishna Anta Rama Mayam
Sanjoy Bandopadhyay Anandi-Kalyan
Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina
c.1525 - 1594
Choir of Wesminster Abbey, Simon Preston, dir. Missa Papae Marcelli (Mass of Pope Marcellus) Classical, late Rennaisance/Choral/Religious Polydor, 1986 Mass written in honor of Pope Marcellus (Marcello Cervini), who served as Pope for three weeks in April, 1555. Date of composition estimated to be circa 1562-1563. Piece thought by some scholars to have been written at a time when the Catholic hierarchy was placing pressure on composers to simplify music, eliminating complex harmonies and context in favor of clarity of words (keep in mind that at that point in time, most music was written for religious purposes). As such, With this mass, Palestrina is given credit for alleviating the pressure on composers to abide by conservative Vatican edicts (re: Galileo), thereby allowing musical stylistic progression and innovation to continue (thus allowing for the dawn of the Baroque era, the Enlightenment, etc.).
Rush Bastille Day Rock, Hard/Progressive Anthem/Mercury, 1976 Recorded live in Toronto, June, 1976
Anthem
Fly By Night/In the Mood
Something for Nothing

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