Calliope_(band)

Calliope (band)

Calliope (band)

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Calliope is a New York City-based band which plays Renaissance music and modern music using early musical instruments, such as the sackbut, shawm, viol, and the hurdy-gurdy.[1]

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Calliope won the Naumburg Chamber Music Award in 1975.[2][3] The band performed at the 1977 U.S. Presidential inauguration[4] and later contributed to the soundtrack for R O Blechman's 1978 PBS holiday special Simple Gifts.

The band released three albums: Calliope Dances: A Renaissance Revel (Nonesuch,[5] 1982); Calliope Festival (Nonesuch, 1984); and Diversions (Summit, 1990). The band recorded Peter Schickele's composition Bestiary in 1984.

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References

  1. [1]
    Page, Tim (15 November 1983). "Schickele's 'Bestiary' With Calliope Band". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Calliope To Offer Concert". Reading Eagle. 1977-07-31. p. 68. They won the Naumburg Chamber Music Award in 1975.
  3. [3]
    "The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation - Previous Winners". The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation, Inc. Archived from the original on 11 December 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  4. [4]
    Library of Congress recording record
  5. [5]
    Johnson, Lawrence B. (1982-12-24). "Classical Delights Bid For Holiday Green". The Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 17. Digital stereo sound provides Calliope with a rewarding balance between spaciousness and detail (Nonesuch)


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