Tag Archives: Adams
John Luther Adams–Become Desert
Part of his trilogy about nature, this is a 40 min. piece celebrating and despairing deserts (human-made). Spacey, quiet, beautiful for symphony.
John Luther Adams–Everything That Rises
One single piece for strings, ambient, building slowly over time. Sample!
John Adams–Alarm Will Sound Meet the Composers
With explanations of the works, two pieces by Adams, Chamber Symphony and Son of Chamber Symphony–gracious, busy, repetitive.
John Luther Adams–Ilimaq
Surreal, eerie, otherworld tonescapes for electro-acoustic percussion
John Luther Adams–The Wind in High Places
Mr. Adams’ follow-up to his Pulitzer winning album Become Ocean, is also minimalist, eerie, dark and beautiful. String quartet with cello ensemble, only open strings used in an attempt to copy the Aeolian harp. Play!
John Luther Adams–Become Ocean
This is the Pulitzer Prize winning composition performed by the Seattle Symphony–one long piece, minimalist, a little eerie, mimicking water and being underwater reflecting global warming and rising ocean levels.
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