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"Ashokan Farewell" / ə ˈ ʃ oʊ ˌ k æ n / is a musical piece composed by the American folk musician Jay Ungar in 1982. For many years, it served as a goodnight or farewell waltz at the annual Ashokan Fiddle & Dance Camps, run by Ungar and his wife Molly Mason, who gave the tune its name, at the Ashokan Field Campus of SUNY New Paltz (now the Ashokan Center) in Upstate New York.
Ungar was born in the Bronx, New York City. [2] He frequented Greenwich Village music venues during his formative period in the 1960s. In the late 1960s, he became a member of Cat Mother and the All Night News Boys and later, the Putnam String County Band. Although he performs with David Bromberg, he is probably best known for "Ashokan Farewell ...
Songs of the Civil War is a compilation album, released in 1991 by Columbia, that presents an assortment of contemporary performers recording period pieces and traditional songs, most of which date back to the American Civil War. [3]
Molly Mason. Molly Mason is an American musician and composer who performs as the duo Jay & Molly with her husband Jay Ungar. Jay's composition, Ashokan Farewell, became the title theme of Ken Burns' The Civil War [1] on PBS. The soundtrack won a Grammy and Ashokan Farewell was nominated for an Emmy. [2]
This is a list of compositions by Alan Hovhaness (1911–2000), ordered by opus number. [1] [2] Composition dates shown in Roman font are as given at Hovhaness.com, [3] while conflicting dates from Kunze [4] or New Grove [5] are shown in italics.
The album consists of 19 tracks, one of which contains vocals by King (Ashes), and another a violin solo (Ashokan Farewell) playing by King's close friend Linh Renken. The album is composed of tracks which are all imbued with King's renowned percussive acoustic style consisting of elements of Flamenco, Jazz, Celtic, Classical and African music.
Composer, oboist, and conductor. Heinz Robert Holliger (born 21 May 1939) is a Swiss composer, virtuoso oboist, [1] and conductor. Celebrated for his versatility and technique, Holliger is among the most prominent oboists of his generation. [1] His repertoire includes Baroque and Classical pieces, but he has regularly engaged in lesser known ...
The order of departure is: first oboe and second horn (solos), bassoon (no solo), second oboe and first horn (solos), double bass (solo), cello (no solo), orchestral violins (solos; first chair players silent), viola (no solo). As the number of remaining instruments dwindles, the sound emanating from the orchestra gradually becomes audibly thinner.