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Kronos Quartet

Author of Pieces of Africa

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Works by Kronos Quartet

Pieces of Africa (1992) — Artist — 31 copies
Black Angels (1990) 28 copies
Reich: Different Trains, Electric Counterpoint / Kronos Quartet, Pat Metheny (1989) — Artist — 27 copies, 1 review
Kronos Quartet Performs Philip Glass (sound recording) (1995) — Author — 25 copies
Early Music (1997) 23 copies
Philip Glass: Dracula (1999) 23 copies
Kronos Quartet : Winter Was Hard (1988) 16 copies
Ghost Opera (1997) — Author — 14 copies, 1 review
Howl U.S.A. (1996) 12 copies, 1 review
Kronos Caravan (2000) — Author — 11 copies
Night Prayers (1994) 11 copies
White Man Sleeps (1987) 11 copies
Short Stories [sound recording] (1993) — Performers — 10 copies
Folk Songs (2017) 9 copies
Requiem for a Dream: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2000) — Composer — 8 copies
Released 1985-1995 (1995) — Author — 8 copies
Nuevo (2002) — Author — 7 copies
Henryk Górecki: String Quartets No. 1 and No. 2 (1993) 7 copies
Landfall (2018) — Artist — 7 copies
Music Of Bill Evans (1986) 7 copies
Floodplain (2009) 6 copies
Kronos Quartet: At The Grave of Richard Wagner (1993) 6 copies
Alban Berg: Lyric Suite (2003) 5 copies
Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector (2015) 5 copies
Terry Riley: Requiem for Adam (2001) — Artist — 4 copies
cadenza on the night plain (1985) — Artist — 4 copies, 1 review
Music Of Vladimir Martynov (2012) 4 copies
In Formation (1979) (1982) 3 copies
Long Time Passing: Kronos Quartet and Friends Celebrate Pete Seeger (2019) 3 copies
A Vrebalov - The Sea Ranch Songs (2016) [Hi-Res] (2016) 3 copies
Complete Landmark Sessions 3 copies
You've Stolen My Heart: Kronos Quartet with Asha Bhosle. Songs from R. D. Burman's Bollywood. CD (2005) 3 copies
Terry Riley: Sun Rings (2019) 3 copies
25 Years of the Kronos Quartet [BOX SET] (1998) 3 copies
Osvaldo Golijov : The Dream and Prayers of Isaac the Blind (1997) 2 copies
Noah: Music from the Motion Picture (2014) 2 copies
T Riley - The Cusp Of Magic (2008) (2008) 2 copies
Kronos Quartet, with Alim and Fargana Qasimov and Homayun Sakhi - Rainbow (2010) 2 copies
A Thousand Thoughts (2014) (2014) 2 copies
Placeless (music CD) (2019) 2 copies, 1 review
Gordon: Clouded Yellow (2018) 2 copies
Uniko 2 copies
MUGAM SAYAGI: MUSIC OF FRANGHIZ ALI-ZADEH (2005) 1 copy
Five Tango Sensations 1 copy
Immeasurable Light 1 copy
Monk Suite 1 copy
Various Composers - Glorious Mahalia (2026) [Hi-Res] 1 copy
Plays Music Of Thelonious Monk - Monk Suite (2004) 1 copy
Kronos Quartet [sound recording] 1 copy
Kronos on Stage 1 copy
Partch - U.S. Highball: A Musical Account Of Slim’s Transcontinental Hobo Trip (2003) 1 copy
Gubaidulina : Quartet no.4 [sound recording] — Performers — 1 copy, 1 review
Bob Ostertag: All The Rage (1993) 1 copy
Tundra Songs [Music by Derek Charke] (2015) 1 copy
My Lai (2022) 1 copy
Various Composers - Forgive Us For (2025) [Hi-Res] 1 copy
T Riley - Salome Dances for Peace 1 copy
Under 30 Project- 1-4 - A du Bois - Oculus pro oculo totum orbem terrae caecat (“An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind”), String Quartet No. 1; FP Santiago -… 1 copy
P Sculthorpe - String Quartet No. 8; A Sallinem - String Quartet No. 3; P Glass - Company; C Nancarrow - String Quartet; & J Hendrix - Purple Haze (1986) 1 copy
Ladilikan (2017) [HD] 1 copy
Tiny desk concert : Kronos Quartet 1 copy
Reich: Triple Quartet, Music for a Large Ensemble, Electric Guitar Phase (2001) 1 copy
Cadenza on the Night Plain: Introduction 1 copy
Morton Feldman : Piano and String Quartet 1 copy
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Associated Works

Folklore (2003) — Contributor — 26 copies
The Gorey End (2003) — Artist — 7 copies
Big Bad Love: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack (2002) — Contributor — 3 copies, 1 review
Healing the divide : a concert for peace and reconciliation — Contributor — 2 copies

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Common Knowledge

Gender
n/a
Awards and honors
Rolf Schock Prize (Musical Arts, 1999)
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
San Francisco, California, USA
Associated Place (for map)
California, USA

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7 reviews
HowlAtCLP58 reviews
Howl, U.S.A [sound recording] by Kronos Quartet
Music on CD. Kronos musically accompanies a recording of Ginsberg reading 'Howl' -- including 'Footnote to Howl.'
Dec 13, 2009
carptrash3,135 reviews
Placeless (music CD) by Kronos Quartet
1 Placeless
Arranged By [Arrangement] – Sahba Aminikia
Music By [Melody] – Mahsa Vahdat
Vocals – Mahsa Vahdat
Words By [Poem] – Rumi*
3:10
2 My Ruthless Companion
Arranged By [Arrangement] – Sahba Aminikia
Music By [Melody] – Mahsa Vahdat
Vocals – Mahsa*, Marjan Vahdat
Words By [Poem] – Rumi*
3:16
3 My Tresses In The Wind
Arranged By [Arrangement] – Jacob Garchik
Music By [Melody] – Mahsa Vahdat
Vocals – Marjan Vahdat
Words By [Poem] – Forough Farrokhzad
3:32
4 I Was Dead
Arranged By show more [Arrangement] – Atabak Elyasi*
Music By [Melody] – Mahsa Vahdat
Vocals – Mahsa Vahdat
Words By [Poem] – Rumi*
3:12
5 Endless Embrace
Arranged By [Arrangement] – Atabak Elyasi*
Music By [Melody] – Mahsa Vahdat
Vocals – Mahsa Vahdat
Words By [Poem] – Atabak Elyasi*
3:45
6 Fate Astray
Arranged By [Arrangement] – Jacob Garchik
Music By [Melody] – Mahsa Vahdat
Vocals – Marjan Vahdat
Words By [Poem] – Hafez
2:58
7 The Sun Rises
Arranged By [Arrangement] – Sahba Aminikia
Music By [Melody] – Mahsa Vahdat
Vocals – Mahsa*, Marjan Vahdat
Words By [Poem] – Forough Farrokhzad
5:44
8 Vanishing Lines
Arranged By [Arrangement] – Sahba Aminikia
Music By [Melody] – Mahsa Vahdat
Vocals – Mahsa Vahdat
Words By [Poem] – Hafez
5:25
9 The Might Of Love
Arranged By [Arrangement] – Atabak Elyasi*
Music By [Melody] – Mahsa Vahdat
Vocals – Mahsa Vahdat
Words By [Poem] – Hafez
3:05
10 Far Away Glance
Arranged By [Arrangement] – Aftab Darvishi
Music By [Melody] – Mahsa Vahdat
Vocals – Marjan Vahdat
Words By [Poem] – Atabak Elyasi*, Mohammed Ibrahim Jafari*
3:13
11 Leyli's Nightingales
Arranged By [Arrangement] – Atabak Elyasi*
Music By [Melody] – Mahsa Vahdat
Vocals – Mahsa*, Marjan Vahdat
Words By [Poem] – Atabak Elyasi*
3:36
12 The Color Of Moonlight
Arranged By [Arrangement] – Atabak Elyasi*
Music By [Melody] – Mahsa Vahdat
Vocals – Mahsa Vahdat
Words By [Poem] – Atabak Elyasi*, Mohammed Ibrahim Jafari*
4:18
13 Lover, Go Mad
Arranged By [Arrangement] – Sahba Aminikia
Music By [Melody] – Mahsa Vahdat
Vocals – Marjan Vahdat
Words By [Poem] – Rumi*
3:23
14 Eternal Meadow
Arranged By [Arrangement] – Sahba Aminikia
Music By [Melody] – Mahsa Vahdat
Vocals – Mahsa Vahdat
Words By [Poem] – Rumi*
3:19
Credits:
Cello – Sunny Yang
Ensemble – Kronos Quartet
Performer [Kronos Quartet] – David Harrington, Hank Dutt, John Sherba, Sunny Yang
Text By [English Translation (Tracks 1, 3 to 6, 9 to 14)] – Erik Hillestad, Mahsa Vahdat
Text By [English Translation (Tracks 2, 7, 8)] – Sohrab Mahdavi
Text By [Quote On Cover (English)] – Rumi*
Viola – Hank Dutt
Violin – David Harrington, John Sherba show less
Apr 20, 2023
VPALib10,112 reviews
Cadenza on the Night Plain by Terry Riley
CHECK SHELVES
Mar 6, 2019
VPALib10,112 reviews
Quartet No. 4 by Kronos Quartet
CHECK SHELVES
Mar 6, 2019
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Awards

By AwardBy Work
Grammy Award
Library of Congress National Recording Registry

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Associated Authors

John Sherba Contributor, Performer
Hank Dutt Contributor, Performer
David Harrington Contributor, Performer
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Kayhan Kalhor Contributor
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Statistics

Works
64
Also by
4
Members
388
Popularity
#62,337
Rating
½ 4.5
Reviews
6
ISBNs
17
Languages
2

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