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The text of THE TRANSFORMATION OF ANI is taken from the Egyptian Book of the Dead, as translated into English by E. A. Budge. Most sounds in the piece were made from my own voice, speaking and singing the
words of the text. Each letter of the English translation was assigned a pitch, and each hieroglyph of the Egyptian was given a particular sound or short phrase, of mostly indefinite pitch. Each series, the one derived from the English translation, and the one derived from the original hieroglyphs, was then improvised upon to create material I thought appropriate to the way in which I wanted to develop the meaning of the text, which I divided
into three sections. — Alice Shields

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Saith Osiris, the scribe Ani:
I have obtained the mastery over the animals,
with the knife in their heads and their locks of hair,
who live among their emeralds,
the aged and shining beings who prepare the moment of
Osiris Ani,
triumphant in peace.

My seasons are in my body.
I do not speak evil in the place of right and truth,
every day advancing in right and truth,
being shrouded in darkness,
sailing to keep the festival of the dead one,
embracing the old man,
the guardian of the earth,
Osiris,
the scribe Ani,
triumphant.

I have not entered into the cavern of the starchy deities.
I ascribe glory to Osiris,
I have pacified the heart of those deities who follow him.
Not am I afraid of those who create terror,
or of those who live on their lands.
Behold me,
I am exalted up my standard,
upon my seat.
I am Nu,
not shall I be overcome by the doer of evil.
I am Shu of primaeval matter.
My soul is the God,
my soul is eternity.
I am the creator of the darkness,
making its place in the bounds of the sky,
the prince of eternity.

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from Columbia​-​Princeton Electronic Music Center 10th Anniversary, released January 1, 1971
Alice Shields

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CRI (Composers Recordings, Inc.) was founded in 1954 by Otto Luening, Douglas Moore and Oliver Daniel. CRI was dedicated to the promotion of new music by American composers, releasing over 600 recordings on LP, cassette and CD over its 49 year history, New World Records assumed ownership of CRI in 2006, since which time its entire catalog has been digitized for streaming, download & CD-R purchase. ... more

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