Ars Longa Vita Brevis
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1968 |
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admission |
November 1968 |
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| Label (s) | Immediate | |||
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LP |
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Title (number) |
6th |
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running time |
39:57 |
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The Nice |
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Ars Longa Vita Brevis is the second studio album by the English progressive rock group The Nice . It was released in 1968. The title refers to a quote from the Greek doctor Hippocrates . After guitarist David O'List was fired for drug problems, The Nice Ars Longa Vita Brevis recorded without a permanent guitarist.
Style and reception
With the absence of the guitarist, the album is dominated by Keith Emerson's keyboard playing . The first page contains three rather short pieces , some with a psychedelic , some with a jazzy note sung by Emerson and Lee Jackson , followed by a cover version of the intermezzo of the Karelia suite by Jean Sibelius . The title track recorded with orchestral accompaniment takes up the second page of the album. Emerson wrote:
“ Newton’s first law of motion states a body will remain at rest or continue with uniform motion in a straight line unless acted on by a force. This time the force happened to come from a European source. Ours is an extension of the original Allegro from Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 . Yesterday I met someone who changed my life, today we put down a sound that made our aim accurate. Tomorrow is yesterday's history and art will still be there, even if life terminates. "
“Newton's first law of motion says that a body rests or moves uniformly along a straight line, unless a force acts on it. This time the power comes from a European source. Ours is the extension of the original Allegro from the third Brandenburg Concerto. Yesterday I met someone who changed my life, today we're putting on a sound that makes our intentions clear. Tomorrow is the story of yesterday and art will still be there even when life ends. "
The concept of suite- like pieces was continued by The Nice with the Five Bridges Suite and later by Emerson, Lake and Palmer on the albums Tarkus and Brain Salad Surgery .
Bruce Eder from allmusic describes the album as "a genuinely groundbreaking effort" ('a real breakthrough').
Track list
Unless otherwise stated, the songs were written by Keith Emerson and Lee Jackson .
page 1
- Daddy Where Did I Come From - 3:44
- Little Arabella - 4:18
- Happy Freuds - 3:25
- Intermezzo from the Karelia Suite ( Jean Sibelius ) - 8:57
- Don Edito El Gruva (Emerson, Jackson, Brian Davison ) - 0:13
Page 2
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Ars Longa Vita Brevis - Symphony for Group and Orchestra - 19:20
- Prelude (Emerson) / 1st Movement - Awakening (Davison) - 5:50
- 2nd Movement - Realization (Jackson, David O'List , Emerson) - 4:54
- 3rd Movement - Acceptance “Brandenburger” (Davison, Emerson, Jackson) - 4:23
- 4th Movement - Denial (Davison, Emerson, Jackson) - 3:23
- Coda — Extension to the Big Note - 0:46
The US release of the album includes a cover version of Leonard Bernstein's America .
The 1998 CD release still contains
- Acceptance “Brandenburger” (single version, mono)
- Happy Freuds (single version, mono)
More musicians
- Malcolm Langstaff: guitar
- Robert Stewart: conductor / orchestral arrangements
Web links
- Reviews of Ars Longa Vita Brevis on the baby blue pages
- Ars Longa Vita Brevis at Allmusic (English)
- Ars Longa Vita Brevis at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ About The Nice ( Memento from June 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Keith Emerson on the LP cover
- ↑ Review at Allmusic (English)