The Not-Doings of an Insomniac: Bass Partita and Poetry

Album by Philip Glass & Robert Black

The Not-Doings of an Insomniac: Bass Partita and Poetry is an Orange Mountain Music release pairing Philip Glass’s Partita for Solo Double Bass, performed by Robert Black, with Glass’s own readings of poems from his The Not-Doings of an Insomniac. It belongs to contemporary classical and minimalist traditions, combining solo instrumental writing with spoken-word reflections on insomnia.
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  1. 1.
    The Not Doings of an Insomniac: Small Town
    0:13
  2. 2.
    The Not Doings of an Insomniac: Partita for Solo Double Bass: Movement I - Not Dreaming
    1:25
  3. 3.
    The Not Doings of an Insomniac: Telephone Song
    0:41
  4. 4.
    The Not Doings of an Insomniac: Partita for Solo Double Bass: Movement II - Not Tasting
    2:16
  5. 5.
    The Not Doings of an Insomniac: Shine, Shine
    0:28
  6. 6.
    The Not Doings of an Insomniac: Partita for Solo Double Bass: Movement III - Not Smelling
    2:50
  7. 7.
    The Not Doings of an Insomniac: Neighborhood
    1:24
  8. 8.
    The Not Doings of an Insomniac: Partita for Solo Double Bass: Movement IV - Not Hearing
    2:45
  9. 9.
    The Not Doings of an Insomniac: I Wonder How Many People in This City
    0:19
  10. 10.
    The Not Doings of an Insomniac: Partita for Solo Double Bass: Movement V - Not Seeing
    3:30
  11. 11.
    The Not Doings of an Insomniac: Babel
    0:34
  12. 12.
    The Not Doings of an Insomniac: Partita for Solo Double Bass: Movement VI - Not Touching
    2:30
  13. 13.
    The Not Doings of an Insomniac: Nobody Wants A Lonely Heart
    0:50
  14. 14.
    The Not Doings of an Insomniac: Partita for Solo Double Bass: Movement VII - Not Beginning, Not Ending
    3:44
  15. 15.
    Prelude to Endgame
    7:55

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