Dictée/Liber Novus

Dictée/Liber Novus
Studio album by John Zorn
Released	May 21, 2010
Genre	Avant-Garde, Contemporary classical music
Length	39:19
Label	Tzadik
Producer	John Zorn
John Zorn chronology
Baal: Book of Angels Volume 15 (2010) Dictée/Liber Novus (2010) The Goddess — Music for the Ancient of Days (2010)

Dictée/Liber Novus is the twelfth studio album by John Zorn which features two compositions: Dictée (a homage to writer and conceptual artist Theresa Hak Kyung Cha) and Liber Novus (inspired by the Red Book of Carl Jung).^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars.^[2] All About Jazz stated "For adventurous listeners in search of new musical experience, it is an exciting experience that is vast in scope and full of delightful mysteries".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn

1. "Dictée" - 23:18
2. "Liber Novus" - 16:02

Personnel

• Sylvie Courvoisier - piano, French Narration
• Okkyung Lee - cello, Korean Narration
• John Medeski - organ
• Ned Rothenberg - Shakuhachi, bass flute, clarinet
• David Slusser - sound effects
• Kenny Wollesen - vibraphone, percussion, Wollesonics
• John Zorn - foley effects, samples, German Narration
• Stephen Gosling - piano

References

1. "Welcome to Tzadik". Tzadik.com. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
2. Allmusic listing, accessed November 11, 2013
3. Allen, W. All About Jazz Review, January 14, 2011