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Cantaloupe Music

26 Little Deaths

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Details

Composer
Carla Kihlsetdt
Artist
Carla Kihlstedt, Present Music
Format
CD
Label
Cantaloupe Music
Released
Jun 20, 2025
Catalog #
CA21209
UPC
713746320928

About

26 Little Deaths - the new album from composer, singer and violinist Carla Kihlstedt and the contemporary ensemble Present Music - celebrates the macabre wit of iconic writer and illustrator Edward Gorey (1925-2000), whose 100th birthday fell on February 22, 2025. The album is an hour-long set of 26 miniatures for singing violinist and chamber orchestra, inspired by Gorey's macabre children's book, The Gashlycrumb Tinies. Following in the footsteps of Hanns Eisler and Kurt Weill, who moved seamlessly between art song, pop song and cabaret, Kihlstedt has created a work that captures the pathos, humor and wit of Gorey's indelible images.

Tracklist 26 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. A - Girl Descending a Staircase 00:31
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. A - Girl Descending a Staircase
    Duration
    00:31
    Composer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Performer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Ensemble
    Present Music Ensemble
  2. 2 No. 2. B - Childhood Friends 01:58
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. B - Childhood Friends
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Performer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Ensemble
    Present Music Ensemble
  3. 3 No. 3. C - Wasted 01:46
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. C - Wasted
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Performer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Ensemble
    Present Music Ensemble
  4. 4 No. 4. D - One-Horse Open Sleigh 00:42
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. D - One-Horse Open Sleigh
    Duration
    00:42
    Composer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Performer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Ensemble
    Present Music Ensemble
  5. 5 No. 5. E - Death by Peach 04:26
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. E - Death by Peach
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Performer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Ensemble
    Present Music Ensemble
  6. 6 No. 6. F - Sucker 03:03
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. F - Sucker
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Performer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Ensemble
    Present Music Ensemble
  7. 7 No. 7. G - Hide 'n Seek 02:09
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7. G - Hide 'n Seek
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Performer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Ensemble
    Present Music Ensemble
  8. 8 No. 8. H - Waiting (arr. H. McNulty) 01:58
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8. H - Waiting (arr. H. McNulty)
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Performer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Ensemble
    Present Music Ensemble
  9. 9 No. 9. I - Ida and the Undines 01:28
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9. I - Ida and the Undines
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Performer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Ensemble
    Present Music Ensemble
  10. 10 No. 10. J - Cabinet of Curiosity 01:02
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 10. J - Cabinet of Curiosity
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Performer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Ensemble
    Present Music Ensemble
  11. 11 No. 11. K - New Moon (arr. M. Orton) 02:12
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 11. K - New Moon (arr. M. Orton)
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Performer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Ensemble
    Present Music Ensemble
  12. 12 No. 12. K - L - Pica 01:16
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 12. K - L - Pica
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Performer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Ensemble
    Present Music Ensemble
  13. 13 No. 13. M - Frisson (arr. J. Flower) 02:54
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 13. M - Frisson (arr. J. Flower)
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Performer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Ensemble
    Present Music Ensemble
  14. 14 No. 14. N - Ennui (arr. A. Chais, J. Flower, B. Goldberg, A. Jaffe, C. Kihlstedt and A. Ortiz) 03:34
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 14. N - Ennui (arr. A. Chais, J. Flower, B. Goldberg, A. Jaffe, C. Kihlstedt and A. Ortiz)
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Performer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Ensemble
    Present Music Ensemble
  15. 15 No. 15. O - Awl and Nothing (arr. R. Zahab) 01:20
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 15. O - Awl and Nothing (arr. R. Zahab)
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Performer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Ensemble
    Present Music Ensemble
  16. 16 No. 16. P - Knock, Knock! (arr. H. Netsky) 01:50
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 16. P - Knock, Knock! (arr. H. Netsky)
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Performer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Ensemble
    Present Music Ensemble
  17. 17 No. 17. Q - Quagmire 01:49
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 17. Q - Quagmire
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Performer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Ensemble
    Present Music Ensemble
  18. 18 No. 18. R - In Flagrante 02:30
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 18. R - In Flagrante
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Performer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Ensemble
    Present Music Ensemble
  19. 19 No. 19. S - Stupid Fort (words and melody by V. Bossi) 02:41
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 19. S - Stupid Fort (words and melody by V. Bossi)
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Performer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Ensemble
    Present Music Ensemble
  20. 20 No. 20. T - Wooden Boxes 02:05
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 20. T - Wooden Boxes
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Performer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Ensemble
    Present Music Ensemble
  21. 21 No. 21. U - I Don't Mean Gurgle 03:16
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 21. U - I Don't Mean Gurgle
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Performer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Ensemble
    Present Music Ensemble
  22. 22 No. 22. V - Train of Thought (arr. M. Orton) 02:33
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 22. V - Train of Thought (arr. M. Orton)
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Performer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Ensemble
    Present Music Ensemble
  23. 23 No. 23. W - Ice Cathedral 03:26
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 23. W - Ice Cathedral
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Performer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Ensemble
    Present Music Ensemble
  24. 24 No. 24. X - Gnaw (arr. M. Orton) 01:37
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 24. X - Gnaw (arr. M. Orton)
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Performer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Ensemble
    Present Music Ensemble
  25. 25 No. 25. Y - The Problem of the Tower and the Clouds (arr. M. Orton) 04:02
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 25. Y - The Problem of the Tower and the Clouds (arr. M. Orton)
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Performer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Ensemble
    Present Music Ensemble
  26. 26 No. 26. Z - Love Song for Dolly (arr. M. Orton) 04:01
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 26. Z - Love Song for Dolly (arr. M. Orton)
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Performer
    Carla Kihlstedt
    Ensemble
    Present Music Ensemble