Name: Eteokles (Shattered Sun) by TheBlackbird in Music for Theatre and Dance
Duration: 3 min 25 s
Description: These eight songs were all written for theater of dance companies over the years, and are newly recorded here.

These eight songs were all written for theater of dance companies over the years, and are newly recorded here.

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Music for Theatre and Dance

Music For Theatre and Dance

Eteokles

Eteokles (Shattered Sun)

The Forest at the Edge of the World

The Forest at the Edge of the World (The Immortal Hour)

The Shredding Song

The Shredding Song (The Bacchae)

Ask (Antigone)

Jiva Dances for Atman

Jiva Dances with Atman

Mad in Craft

Mad in Craft (Hamlet)

A sad jazzy love song with voice and guitar, recorded live, one take, no edits. The guitar is acoustic, custom made by Michael Dunn in Vancouver, Canada.

TILL IT RAINED

Jenny To The Rescue

Where It Comes From

Volume 2 of The Blackbird's Definitive Collection

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Moonrise

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This Woman, This Time and This Space

This Woman, This Time & This Space

Moonset

The 73 stringed psaltery is a table-harp. I designed this one years ago, and it has been used on albums, in movies, and on various CDs. What you hear is the unprocessed natural acoustic sound of the instrument, recorded with one microphone. Yes, it really sounds like that, live.

PSALTERY by R J Stewart

Played on a 5-course lavta made by Thanasis Giannopoulos

Variations Airs and Sabots

A meditative stroll with the 5-course lavta. An original creation played live.

Meander

An early experimental track on a Fairlight Digital synth (1976). Part of an  exploratory music structure commissioned by the Henson Organization for The Dark Crystal. This track was created at Crescent Studios in Bath. Jim Henson asked me to create a sound-world for the Dark Crystal, and I suggested that we use the (newly created) Fairlight Digital synth. The music for the final film was a beautiful and moving  score by Trevor Jones. While some years have past, I think that the voice of the Mystics chanting in the final cut of the film is my voice, through the Fairlight Synth, from this early experimental sound-world.

lost in the swamp

Lost in the Swamp

Bold songwriting, masterful guitar work and dangerous lyrics for those who may enjoy the occasional wander outside their comfort zones.

Eteokles (Shattered Sun)

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