Divinities: Twelve Dances with God
Encyclopedia
Divinities: Twelve Dances with God (1995) is the 2nd solo album
by Jethro Tull
frontman Ian Anderson
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All 12 tracks are instrumental
and are influenced by different ethnical musical traditions: Celtic ("In The Grip Of Stronger Stuff"), Spanish ("In The Pay Of Spain"), African ("En Afrique") and so on.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Jethro Tull
Jethro Tull (band)
Jethro Tull are a British rock group formed in 1967. Their music is characterised by the vocals, acoustic guitar, and flute playing of Ian Anderson, who has led the band since its founding, and the guitar work of Martin Barre, who has been with the band since 1969.Initially playing blues rock with...
frontman Ian Anderson
Ian Anderson (musician)
Ian Scott Anderson, MBE is a Scottish singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work as the leader and flautist of British rock band Jethro Tull.-Early life:...
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All 12 tracks are instrumental
Instrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
and are influenced by different ethnical musical traditions: Celtic ("In The Grip Of Stronger Stuff"), Spanish ("In The Pay Of Spain"), African ("En Afrique") and so on.
Track listing
- "In A Stone Circle" – 3:25
- "In Sight Of The Minaret" – 3:54
- "In A Black Box" – 3:24
- "In The Grip Of Stronger Stuff" – 2:48
- "In Maternal Grace" – 3:21
- "In The Moneylender's Temple" – 3:19
- "In Defence Of Faiths" – 3:11
- "At Their Father's Knee" – 5:43
- "En Afrique" – 2:54
- "In The Olive Garden" – 2:50
- "In The Pay Of Spain" – 4:05
- "In The Times Of India (Bombay Valentine)" – 8:09
Personnel
- Ian Anderson — concert and bamboo fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
s - Andrew GiddingsAndrew GiddingsAndrew Giddings Born July 10, 1963 in Pembury, Kent) is an English keyboardist and was a member of classic rock band Jethro Tull from 1991 to 2007.-Early life:...
— keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Doane PerryDoane PerryDoane Ethredge Perry is an American musician, composer and author. He has been working since 1984 as drummer and percussionist with Grammy award winning band Jethro Tull.-Early life:...
— tuned and untuned percussion - Douglas Mitchell — clarinetClarinetThe clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
- Christopher Cowrie — oboeOboeThe oboe is a double reed musical instrument of the woodwind family. In English, prior to 1770, the instrument was called "hautbois" , "hoboy", or "French hoboy". The spelling "oboe" was adopted into English ca...
- Jonathon Carrey — violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
- Nina Gresin — celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
- Randy Wigs — harpHarpThe harp is a multi-stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicularly to the soundboard. Organologically, it is in the general category of chordophones and has its own sub category . All harps have a neck, resonator and strings...
- Sid Gander — french horn
- Den Redding — trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...