Songs from the Hill/Tablet

Songs from the Hill/Tablet
Studio album by Meredith Monk
Released	1979
Recorded	1976 (1976)–1977 (1977) at Soundmixers, New York City
Genre	Modern classical, minimalism
Length	49:13
Label	WERGO
Producer	Richard Einhorn
Meredith Monk chronology
Our Lady of Late (1973) Songs from the Hill/Tablet (1979) Dolmen Music (1981)

Songs from the Hill/Tablet is an album by the American composer Meredith Monk. ^{[1] [2]} It was released in 1979 through WERGO. ^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Meredith Monk.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Lullaby No. 4"	1:43
2.	"Mesa"	2:09
3.	"Jade (Old Woman's Song)"	2:27
4.	"Wa-lie-oh"	3:48
5.	"Insect"	1:52
6.	"Descending"	1:50
7.	"Silo"	2:17
8.	"Bird Code"	1:52
9.	"Jew's Harp"	2:27
10.	"Prairie Ghost"	5:42

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tablet"	23:06

Personnel

Musicians

• Andrea Goodman – piano and voice (B)
• Susan Kampe – piano and voice (B)
• Meredith Monk  – vocals, piano (B)
• Monica Solem – voice (B)

Production

• Bob Bielecki – engineering (A1–A3, A5–A10)
• Neal Ceppos – engineering (B), mixing
• Richard Einhorn  – production
• Sally Levine – design
• Kurt Munkacsi – engineering (A4)
• Sarah Van Ouwerkerk – photography
• Ed Trabanco – mixing (A1–A10)

References

1. Page, Tim (January 7, 1996). "The Age of Dissonance". The Washington Post. p. G1.
2. Barone, Joshua (June 26, 2023). "Meredith Monk Remains Herself". The New York Times. p. C1.
3. Twentieth-Century Music in the West: An Introduction. Cambridge University Press. 2022. p. 173.

External links

• Songs From The Hill / Tablet at Discogs (list of releases)