Music for Children

Music for Children
Studio album by John Zorn
Released	October 1998
Genre	Avant-garde
Length	49:11
Label	Tzadik TZ 7321
Producer	John Zorn
John Zorn chronology
The Bribe (1998) Music for Children (1998) Live in Jerusalem 1994 (1999)

Music for Children is the first release in John Zorn's Music Romance Series and features three Naked City compositions (written at the time of Torture Garden) performed by Zorn with the band Prelapse; a 20-minute composition for wind machines and controlled feedback systems dedicated to Edgar Varese, and a classical chamber music piece for violin, percussion and piano performed by the Abel-Steinberg-Winant Trio framed by a poly-rhythmic etude for percussion and celeste and a lullaby for music box.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The Allmusic review by Stacia Proefrock awarded the album 4 stars out of 5, stating "The adventurous parents who actually play this music for their child may be horrified to discover how much the little baby genius actually likes it. For those who are childless or simply less brave, this volume provides fascinating candy for adult ears."^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn

1. "Fils des Etoiles" – 2:16
2. "This Way Out" – 1:10
3. "Music for Children" – 14:17
4. "Bikini Atoll" – 0:46
5. "Bone Crusher" – 0:38
6. "Dreamer of Dreams" – 5:48
7. "Cycles du Nord" – 20:54
8. "Sooki’s Lullaby" – 3:17

Personnel

• Prelapse
• David Abel – violin
• Cyro Baptista – percussion, vocals
• Greg Cohen – bass
• Anthony Coleman – celeste, music box
• Erik Friedlander – cello
• Jeff Hudgins - alto saxophone
• Dane Johnson - guitar
• Alex Lacamoire - keyboards
• Lou Reed - vocals
• Marc Ribot – guitar
• Andy Sanesi - drums
• Julie Steinberg – piano
• Gwendolyn Wendell – bass, vocals
• William Winant – percussion
• John Zorn – alto saxophone, wind machines, acoustic feedback systems

References