The Sinking of the Titanic
by Gavin Bryars
- Type: Album
- Released: 1975
- Label: Obscure
- Country: United Kingdom
- Community rating: 4.11/5 from 7 ratings
Artists on this release: The Cockpit Ensemble, Michael Nyman, Derek Bailey, John Nash, John White, Sandra Hill
Album Notes & Community Reviews
A defining monument of the British experimental avant-garde, Gavin Bryars' conceptual piece imagines the ship's hymn-playing string ensemble continuing to perform as they descend into the ocean. 'The Sinking of the Titanic' is a remarkably sombre, intensely atmospheric masterwork of acoustic minimalism, utilizing highly repetitive, beautifully melancholic tape loops and deeply sentimental orchestration.
Genres
Descriptors: repetitive, atmospheric, sampling, instrumental, christian, experimental, minimal, conceptual, long-form, orchestral, choral
Tracklist
Credits
- Gavin Bryars - primary artist, written-by, conductor, piano
- John Bonis - artwork
- Angela Bryars - illustration [liner illustrations], musical box [music box]
- Brian Eno - producer
- Howard Davidson - directed by [director]
- Howard Rees - directed by [director]
- Sandra Hill - double bass
- The Cockpit Ensemble - strings, orchestra
- John Nash - violin
- Eva Hart - voice [spoken]
- Derek Bailey - guitar
- Michael Nyman - organ
- John White - tuba