Popol vuh and the choir organ sound in aguirre dreams precede. It certainly belong to the great works of world literature. The great classic of central american spirituality, translated from the original maya text. Discover music on discogs, the largest online music database. In the nineteenth century a copy of the the popol vuh the book of council surfaced in highland guatemala. The great classic of central american spirituality, translated from the original maya text allen j. Fricke named the band after the mayan book of the people, and used a love of spiritualism, modern art and philosophy to inform decades of. The popol vuh is the mayan story of the creation and of the hero twins and their victory over the lords of xibalba the underworld. A comparison the origins of life have always fascinated scientists, and though society seems to be closer than ever to uncovering earths secrets, humanity may never know how it came to be. I made a blog post and collected everything i could find online about the lost choir organ, so maybe there is more about i havent stumbled upon. The french spalaxlabel did a first try rereleasing the complete popol vuhcatalogue. Yet the album is so loved these days, an epic masterpiece from another time existing outside of any referens. Recorded in bavarias baumberg cathedral, in the gardens of pharao is a remarkable illustration of the many moods that the synthesizer and piano are able to express.
Between 2004 and 2006 they rereleased all original albums on 19 cds, except four. As a guestplayer, jimmy jackson plays choirorgan and piano on wolf city. Earths ancient history a website dedicated to ancient times. Popol vuh s theme, played on a choir organ a handbuilt instrument that played tape loops of choir recordings, similar to a mellotron lends an air of holy. Here we shall gather the manifestation, the declaration, the account of the sowing and the dawning by the framer and the shaper, she who has borne children and he who has begotten sons, as they are called. The name popol vuh is usually translated as book of the council, but opinions differ 2. Because one of the primary problems the gods face is the question of how to create humans, the popol vuh is necessarily concerned with discovering what makes humans humanlike, gods godlike, and what makes either humans or gods into the best version of themselves. Theres also uncredited oboe and violin on the album, presumably the work of hosianna mantraera popol vuh players. Popol vuh and the choir organ sound in aguirre dreams. This is the beginning of the old traditions of this place.
This generation of humans were made out of mud, but were weak and. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. The choirorgan was a unique, handmade instrument capable of producing sounds similar to a mellotron recorded with substantial tape echo. Popol is also defined as woven mat, and vuh vuj as book. Featured movies all video latest this just in prelinger archives democracy now. Elsewhere in the text it is referred to as popol vuh line 8278. Allthough it is evident that fricke disbanded the moog very soon and turned to acoustic instruments, another electronic instrument played subsequently an important role in his work. In an effort to make the popol vuh more widely available and reduce nonessential handling of the text, the newberry has worked with ohio state university to. The book was written in quiche maya but in the roman alphabet. Choose from 205 different sets of popol vuh flashcards on quizlet. As mysteriously as it appeared, it disappeared but was available long enough to be copied. Track a1 is music from the 1972 werner herzog film aguirre. Popol vuh biography founded in munich, germany in 1969 disbanded in 2001 florians death florian fricke was born by lake constance in 1944.
Popol vuh and the choir organ sound in aguirre posted on october 12, 2015 december 8, 2018 florian fricke 23 feb 1944 29 dec 2001 was among the first musicians to own a moog modular iii synthesizer in europe. The marriage of popul vuhs music and the films of werner herzog was one. We are talking here about a mellotronlike instrument, the so called choir organ. Kailash pilgrimage to the throne of gods piano recordings by popol vuh on bleep. Popol vuhs classic recordings, in the gardens of pharao and aguirre, are combined in this breathtakingly dramatic release. Abbandonata lelettronica, poco adatta al clima misticoreligioso che ha in mente, cambia strumentazione e propone una musica incentrata su pianoforte e strumenti acustici, chitarra elettrica, oboe, clavicembalo e violino. The story is written in mythological form and contains one of the deepest and most complete cosmogonies of the worlds literature. At the beginning of the popol vuh, after the gods draw land out of the ocean, they decide that they must next create humans to take. I made a blog post and collected everything i could find online about the lost choir organ, so maybe there is more about i. Kailash pilgrimage to the throne of gods piano recordings by popol vuh on amazon music.
I knew right away when i heard that choir organ that it wasnt a mellotron, as the choir organ could hold those notes indefinitely, while you can only hold a note up to 8 seconds long with a mellotron. The choir organ instrument is an important component adding a spacey atmosphere and ambience unique in time then and now. Note the solar ray glyph on the wristbands, the ear ornaments, and the headdress. Popol vuh biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. The facts are that it was released in 1976 on the italian pdu label as a popol vuh album. The films ethereal title theme was played by florian fricke on a choirorgan, a mysterious mellotronlike instrument which had previously. Part of the popol vuh recounts the highland mayas version of the story of creation.
In this story, the creators, heart of sky and six other deities including the feathered serpent, wanted to create human beings with hearts and minds who could keep the days. Popol vuh, the quiche mayan book of creation, is not only the most important text in the native languages of the americas, it is also an extraordinary document of the human imagination. It is one of the best works of popol vuh and it sticks out due to the choir organ, that one of the kind sound from an instrument well never see or hear from again. Florian fricke piano 4, spinet 5, choirorgan 1,3,5,6, moog, arrangements robert eliscu flute. In paul cronins book of interviews herzog on herzog, the director says.
But most mystifying of all is the absence of any mention of the two electronic keyboards fricke used on the majority of the album to dazzling effect. To top that, not even all the tracks from the film were released. Mayan book from whose title popol vuh book of the community took. Portada comic popol vuh, mawizoa, planeta anawak capitulo 1, fundacion donde. The definitive edition of the mayan book of the dawn of life and the glories of gods and kings, translated by dennis tedlock new york. Then they made the small wild animals, the guardians of the woods, the spirits of the mountains, 1 the deer, the birds, pumas, jaguars, serpents, snakes. The popol vuh the popol vuh meaning book of the community. From what herzog says in the book herzog on herzog 2002, it is clear that. The popol vuh kiche for council book or book of the community. Other salient facts, however, are that the album contains primarily indian musicians with florian fricke playing only harmonium and organ. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The german spv label did a more ambitious second attempt.
From 1959 till 1963 he studied music in munich, where he was a pupil of rudolph hindemith paul hindemiths. The popol vuh the sacred book of the mayas the book of the community english version by delia goetz and sylvanus g. Buy and sell music with collectors in the marketplace. Popol vuh also popol wuj or popul vuh or pop vuj is a text recounting the mythology and history of the k. The album spirit of peace is not included due to problems with rights celestial harmonies. This video is dedicated to florian fricke 23 feb 1944 29 dec 2001. The popol vuh, meaning book of the community, narrates the maya creation account, the tales of the hero twins, and the kiche genealogies and land rights.