Transits: Volume 1, by Michael Ranta

Transits: Volume 1

by Michael Ranta

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1.	Mharuva 25:30	buy track
2.	Seven Pieces For Three Percussionists: 1 04:12	buy track
3.	Seven Pieces For Three Percussionists: 2 03:11	buy track
4.	Seven Pieces For Three Percussionists: 3 04:43	buy track
5.	Seven Pieces For Three Percussionists: 4 03:27	buy track
6.	Seven Pieces For Three Percussionists: 5 03:31	buy track
7.	Seven Pieces For Three Percussionists: 6 06:19	buy track
8.	Seven Pieces For Three Percussionists: 7 06:42	buy track
9.	Continuum II 43:02	buy track

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American percussionist and composer Michael Ranta is a legendary figure who has worked with some of the most significant names of 20th century music but despite this and impressive body of work of his own, he has remained an obscure figure.

Important Records and is pleased to present Transits: Volume 1 the first in a series of releases by composer/percussionist Sarah Hennies documenting never before heard chamber works mostly composed in the 1970s while Ranta was living in Taiwan.

Mastered by Tom Eaton at Sounds & Substance.

Based overseas since the late 60s, Ranta is known primarily as a percussionist who worked closely with Harry Partch, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Helmut Lachenmann, Toru Takemitsu and Jean-Claude Ã‰loy but is also an accomplished artist himself with a vast body of work spanning improvisation, electronic music, and composition. The works in the â€œTransitsâ€ series comprise a dozen works of scored compositions for solo and chamber ensembles almost all of which are completely unknown with no known performances or recordings since their original premieres. Volume 1 includes Mharuva, a 30-minute marathon tour-de-force for solo marimba, Seven Pieces for Three Percussionists, and the 40-minute Continuum II, a stunning display of virtuosity for two bass clarinets, percussion, and electronics.

Transits, Volume 1 features performances by Sarah Hennies, NYC clarinetists Madison Greenstone and Katie Porter, and the Bard College Conservatory Percussion Ensemble.

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released November 22, 2024

Transits, Volume 1 features performances by Sarah Hennies, NYC clarinetists Madison Greenstone and Katie Porter, and the Bard College Conservatory Percussion Ensemble.

Mastered by Tom Eaton at Sounds & Substance.

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