Ars Nova
by Ars Nova
- Type: Album
- Released: May 1968
- Label: Elektra
- Country: United States
- Length: 34:34
- Community rating: 3.43/5 from 3 ratings
Artists on this release: Jonathan Raskin, Giovanni Papalia, Claudio Monteverdi, Paul A. Rothchild, Wyatt Day, Bill Folwell, Ars Nova, Maury Baker, Guillaume de Machaut, Jon Pierson
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Conceived by two former classical music students, the debut from this short-lived New York ensemble is a highly ambitious attempt to fuse rock with complex European compositional techniques. Utilizing a unique lineup that included prominent brass and string players, the highly conceptual album stands as an incredibly early, foundational pillar of symphonic progressive rock.
Genres
Descriptors: melodic, progressive, theatrical, experimental, accessible
Tracklist
- Pavan For My Lady (2:46)
- General Clover Ends A War (2:44)
- Entracte: Le Messe Notre Dame (2:44)
- And How Am I To Know (5:07)
- Entracte: Dancer (5:07)
- Album In Your Mind (3:03)
- Zarathustra (Instrumental)
- Fields Of People (3:39)
- Entracte: Vita De L'Alma Mia (3:39)
- Automatic Love (4:52)
- Entracte: A Thought (4:52)
- I Wrapped Her In Ribbons (After Ibiza)
- Entracte: Ada Wulff November 12, 1956
- Song To The City (3:04)
- Entracte: Aquel Cabellero (3:04)
- March Of The Mad Duke's Circus (3:09)
Credits
- Ars Nova - primary artist, arranged by
- Giovanni Papalia - lead guitar
- Jon Pierson - lead vocals, trombone [bass trombone], lyrics by, written-by
- Maury Baker - percussion, organ, composed by
- Jonathan Raskin - vocals, bass, guitar, written-by
- Wyatt Day - vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, organ, written-by, music by, lyrics by, music by, composed by
- Bill Folwell - vocals, trumpet, double bass [string bass]
- Greg Copeland - lyrics by
- Guillaume De Machaut - Composed By
- Claudio Monteverdi - Composed By
- Anonymous - Composed By [Spanish Renaissance]