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The Gown of Night (1988) […] is a setting of a poem by Muhammad Ghana'im, performed
in the original Arabic. A portion of the graphic score is reproduced in both physical and
digital formats of the album. […] It is a fine example of purely electronic music and was
composed using recordings of Bedouin children reciting the poem.
I was astounded and oh so pleased to learn that all of Fleischer's recorded output (including
liner notes) is available for free downloads via her website. Well, brava Maestra Fleischer for
striking a blow against obscurity.
https://newmusicbuff.com/2023/08/20/75-years-of-classical-music-in-israel/
Allan J. Cronin
I had expected more pieces like Tsippi Fleischer's cross-cultural The Gown of Night, an electronic collage that uses the singing, speaking, and whispering voices of 20 Arab school children from Rahat. The short text, which begins evocatively with "The Gown of Night envelops the desert", rises to become the single clear voice of a young girl. The piece seems ahead of its time for 1988, partly because its cultural implications remain very much alive in Israel today.
Huntley Dent, Fanfare
January, 2024
Tsippi Fleischer's The Gown of Night layers the voices of Bedouin school children in an electronic collage that's quite creative and artistic.
Take Effect
March 31, 2024
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