Rituals (album)

Rituals
Studio album by John Zorn
Released February 22, 2005
Recorded October, 2004
Genre Avant-garde, Contemporary classical music
Length 26:36
Label Tzadik TZ 8011
Producer John Zorn
John Zorn chronology
50th Birthday Celebration Volume 10
(2005)
Rituals
(2005)
Filmworks XV: Protocols of Zion
(2005)

Rituals is an album of contemporary classical music by American avant-garde composer John Zorn.[1] The piece takes the form of an opera in five parts and was premiered at the Bayreuth Opera Festival in 1988.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Pitchfork Media[3]

The Allmusic review by Dan Warburton awarded the album 3½ stars stating "It's a well-crafted work, superbly performed".[2]

Writing for Pitchfork Media, Matthew Murphy stated "for established Zorn enthusiasts, Rituals is replete with moments to confound, enrich and delight, and will surely lure you to its darkened altar for frequent repeat ceremonies".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn.

  1. "I" - 4:48
  2. "II" - 7:45
  3. "III" - 4:21
  4. "IV" - 5:21
  5. "V" - 4:19

Personnel

Production

References

  1. Tzadik catalogue
  2. 1 2 Warburton, D. Allmusic Review accessed August 2, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Murphy, M. Pitchfork Media review April 24, 2005
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