Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Kline, Phil, 1953-
2. Bleckmann, Theo
3. Bleckmann, Theo
4. Griffin, Emma
5. Lauer, Andrea
6. Inwood, Mike
7. Eskridge, Todd
8. Reed, Glenn
9. Jones, W. Wilson
10. Burhans, Caleb
11. Russell, Ben
12. Dieffenbach, Keats
13. Sirota, Nadia
14. Jensen, Clarice
15. Coale, Logan
16. Sopp, Alexandra
17. Farah, Michelle
18. Andres, Timothy
19. Thompson, Chris
20. Kernaghan, Chloe
21. American Contemporary Music Ensemble, performer
22. Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival, producer
23. American Opera Projects, Inc., producer
24. Brooklyn Academy of Music, donor

Description

1. 1 videodisc (91 min.) : DVD video, sound, color; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

1. During the Vietnam War, American G.I.s inscribed their military issued lighters with poems. Zippo songs is a song cycle by Phil Kline based upon these poems.

Subject

1. Avant-garde (Music)
2. Rumsfeld, Donald, 1932- > Musical settings
3. Song cycles
4. Filmed performances
5. Iraq War, 2003-2011 > Songs and music
6. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Songs and music
7. Protest songs > United States
8. Shapiro, David, 1947- > Musical settings
9. Songs with instrumental ensemble

Genre/Form

1. Filmed performances.

Contents

1. Three Rumsfeld songs (premiere version for chamber ensemble). 1. As we know ; 2. That many vases ; 3. Near-perfect clarity -- Zippo songs. 1. Ours is not ; 2. Been to hell ; 3. Away from you ; 4. If I had a farm ; 5. We came because ; 6. My dead ass ; 7. You've never lived ; 8. The funeral of Jan Palach -- Intermission -- Out cold (world premiere). 1. On the bowery ; 2. Fall down dreaming ; 3. Million dollar bill ; 4. You again ; 5. A final toast ; 6. Where the rest of me ; 7. The season is over ; 8. Leap of faith ; 9. To the night ; 10. How long must I dream.

Call number

1. *LDV 2029

Note

1. BAM episode no. 2012n_15.
2. Program notes with biogrphical information about the performers available in *LDV 2029.
3. Co-commisioned and co-produced by American Opera Projects.
4. Text of the 1st work from Pentagon briefings given by Donald Rumsfeld; of the 2nd, from verses inscribed on government-issued lighters by American GIs in Viet Nam; of the 3rd, by David Shapiro.

Access (note)

1. Access restricted. Written permission from the Brooklyn Academy of Music required for viewing.

Credits (note)

1. Emma Griffin, stage director ; Andrea Lauer, production and costume designer ; Mike Inwood, lighting designer ; Todd Eskridge, sound engineer ; Glenn Reed, set builder coordinator ; W. Wilson Jones, production stage manager.

Event (note)

1. Recorded for the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Hamm Archives, October 26, 2012, 7:30 pm., at BAM Fisher (Fishman Space), Brooklyn, N.Y., as part of the 30th Next Wave Festival.

Source (note)

1. Brooklyn Academy of Music

Title

1. Out cold/Zippo songs / [presented by] Brooklyn Academy of Music ; Phil Kline, composer/lyricist.

Production

1. October 26, 2012.

Type of content

1. performed music
2. two-dimensional moving image

Type of medium

1. video

Type of carrier

1. videodisc

Credits

1. Emma Griffin, stage director ; Andrea Lauer, production and costume designer ; Mike Inwood, lighting designer ; Todd Eskridge, sound engineer ; Glenn Reed, set builder coordinator ; W. Wilson Jones, production stage manager.

Performer

1. Theo Bleckmann, vocalist/performer ; American Contemporary Music Ensemble ; Caleb Burhans, Ben Russell, Keats Dieffenbach, violins ; Nadia Sirota, viola ; Clarice Jensen, cello ; Logan Coale, bass ; Alex Sopp, flute ; Michelle Farah, oboe ; Timothy Andres, piano ; Chris Thompson, percussion ; Chloe Kernaghan, woman.

Event

1. Recorded for the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Hamm Archives, October 26, 2012, 7:30 pm., at BAM Fisher (Fishman Space), Brooklyn, N.Y., as part of the 30th Next Wave Festival.

Restricted access

1. Access restricted. Written permission from the Brooklyn Academy of Music required for viewing.

Local note

1. Service copy: 1 DVD, copied from AO 10/2013; on shelf.

Source

1. Gift ; Brooklyn Academy of Music, 2013.

Added author

1. Kline, Phil, 1953- lyricist.
2. Container of (work): Kline, Phil, 1953- Briefing.
3. Container of (work): Kline, Phil, 1953- Rumsfeld songs.
4. Container of (work): Kline, Phil, 1953- Incoming.
5. Container of (work): Kline, Phil, 1953- Zippo songs.
6. Container of (work): Bleckmann, Theo. Fever dream.
7. Container of (work): Kline, Phil, 1953- Funeral of Jan Palach.
8. Bleckmann, Theo, performer.
9. Griffin, Emma, director.
10. Lauer, Andrea, costume designer.
11. Inwood, Mike, lighting designer.
12. Eskridge, Todd, designer.
13. Reed, Glenn, designer.
14. Jones, W. Wilson, designer.
15. Burhans, Caleb, performer.
16. Russell, Ben, performer.
17. Dieffenbach, Keats, performer.
18. Sirota, Nadia, performer.
19. Jensen, Clarice, performer.
20. Coale, Logan, performer.
21. Sopp, Alexandra, performer.
22. Farah, Michelle, performer.
23. Andres, Timothy, performer.
24. Thompson, Chris, performer.
25. Kernaghan, Chloe, performer.
26. American Contemporary Music Ensemble, performer.
27. Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival, producer.
28. American Opera Projects, Inc., producer.
29. Brooklyn Academy of Music, donor.

Research call number

1. *LDV 2029