| Beginnings | ||||
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| Released | November 24, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 1966–1980 | |||
| Genre | Minimalism | |||
| Length | 57:39 | |||
| Label | Tzadik | |||
| Producer | Meredith Monk | |||
| Meredith Monk chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Beginnings is a compilation album by Meredith Monk, released on November 24, 2009 through Tzadik Records.
All tracks are written by Meredith Monk, except "Candy Bullets and Moon" co-written with Don Preston
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Greensleeves" | 4:07 |
| 2. | "Nota" | 1:41 |
| 3. | "Duet for Voice and Echoplex" | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Candy Bullets and Moon" | 4:26 |
| 5. | "Trance" | 5:17 |
| 6. | "Epic I" | 3:20 |
| 7. | "Paris" | 3:23 |
| 8. | "Biography" | 7:49 |
| 9. | "Mill" | 2:18 |
| 10. | "The Tale" | 1:48 |
| 11. | "Quarry Weave" | 2:51 |
| 12. | "Epic II" | 1:58 |
| 13. | "Tower" | 1:39 |
| 14. | "Mill" | 1:44 |
| 15. | "Do You Be?" | 3:28 |
| 16. | "Quarry Procession" | 5:05 |
| 17. | "Porch" | 3:24 |
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