By the Dawn's Early Light

by Harold Budd

By the Dawn's Early Light cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 23 July 1991
  • Label: Opal
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 54:16
  • Community rating: 3/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Expanding upon his signature 'soft pedal' piano technique, the acclaimed ambient composer incorporates spoken word poetry and delicate chamber instrumentation into this highly evocative suite. 'By the Dawn's Early Light' constructs a lush, melancholic, and mysterious atmosphere, featuring subtle contributions from frequent collaborator Bill Nelson.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, morning

Tracklist

  1. Poem: Aztec Hotel (1:33)
  2. Boy About 10 (4:59)
  3. Arcadia (2:00)
  4. Dead Horse Alive With Flies (3:40)
  5. The Photo Of Santiago Mckinn (6:55)
  6. The Corpse At The Shooting Gallery (2:57)
  7. Albion Farewell (homage To Delius For Gavin Bryars) (2:38)
  8. Poem: Distant Lights Of Olancha Recede (1:27)
  9. Down The Slopes To The Meadow (7:39)
  10. She Dances By The Light Of The Silvery Moon (2:12)
  11. Blind Bird (2:03)
  12. Saint's Name Spoken (3:59)
  13. The Place Of Dead Roads (4:49)
  14. A Child In A Sylvan Field (3:36)
  15. Poem: Boy About 10 (1:18)
  16. Poem: Wings (0:37)
  17. Poem: No Name (0:55)
  18. Poem: Advent (0:49)

Credits

  • Bill Nelson - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, composed by [co-composed]
  • Susan Allen - harp
  • BJ Cole - pedal steel guitar
  • Mabel Wong - viola

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