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Slonimsky's Earbox is an orchestral work written in 1996 by American composer John Adams. The world premiere was given by the Halle Orchestra, conducted by Kent Nagano on September 11, 1996 as part of the opening night celebrations for Manchester's Bridgewater Hall. The piece is based on Igor Stravinsky's work Le chant du rossignol, as Adams was drawn to the modal harmonies that Stravinsky employed. It is a step toward integrating standard minimalist techniques with a more complex contrapuntal style. It is approximately 13 minutes in length.
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| dbo:abstract | Slonimsky's Earbox est une pièce pour orchestre composée en 1996 par le compositeur américain John Adams, créée 11 septembre 1996 par le Hallé Orchestra sous la direction de Kent Nagano, lors du concert pour l'inauguration du Bridgewater Hall de Manchester. L'œuvre est construite à partir du Chant du rossignol de Stravinsky, John Adams montrant un intérêt pour les harmonies modales employées par le compositeur russe. Le style minimaliste est soumis à des techniques de contrepoint plus avancées. L'exécution en concert dure environ 13 minutes. Par son titre, Slonimsky's Earbox (littéralement, « la boîte à oreilles de Slonimsky ») rend hommage à un ami du compositeur, le musicologue Russo-Américain Nicolas Slonimsky, qui venait de mourir. Slonimsky, longtemps éditeur du Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, était encore l'auteur du Thésaurus de gammes et progressions mélodiques (Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns), ouvrage de référence dont John Adams n'a pas manqué de tirer parti. Le compositeur décrit Slonimsky comme « un personnage d'une capacité intellectuelle déconcertante », et considère que Slonimsky's Earbox « témoigne de son esprit vif et de son inépuisable activité musicale ». (fr) Slonimsky's Earbox is an orchestral work written in 1996 by American composer John Adams. The world premiere was given by the Halle Orchestra, conducted by Kent Nagano on September 11, 1996 as part of the opening night celebrations for Manchester's Bridgewater Hall. The piece is based on Igor Stravinsky's work Le chant du rossignol, as Adams was drawn to the modal harmonies that Stravinsky employed. It is a step toward integrating standard minimalist techniques with a more complex contrapuntal style. It is approximately 13 minutes in length. Adams wrote the piece in tribute to his friend, the Russian-American composer, critic and musicologist Nicolas Slonimsky, who had recently died. Slonimsky, the long-time editor of Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, was the author of The Thesaurus of Scales and Melodic Patterns, a book of which Adams has made frequent use. Adams describes Slonimsky as "a character of mind-boggling ability", and says that Slonimsky's Earbox "memorializes his wit and hyper-energetic activity." (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | Slonimsky's Earbox is an orchestral work written in 1996 by American composer John Adams. The world premiere was given by the Halle Orchestra, conducted by Kent Nagano on September 11, 1996 as part of the opening night celebrations for Manchester's Bridgewater Hall. The piece is based on Igor Stravinsky's work Le chant du rossignol, as Adams was drawn to the modal harmonies that Stravinsky employed. It is a step toward integrating standard minimalist techniques with a more complex contrapuntal style. It is approximately 13 minutes in length. (en) Slonimsky's Earbox est une pièce pour orchestre composée en 1996 par le compositeur américain John Adams, créée 11 septembre 1996 par le Hallé Orchestra sous la direction de Kent Nagano, lors du concert pour l'inauguration du Bridgewater Hall de Manchester. L'œuvre est construite à partir du Chant du rossignol de Stravinsky, John Adams montrant un intérêt pour les harmonies modales employées par le compositeur russe. Le style minimaliste est soumis à des techniques de contrepoint plus avancées. L'exécution en concert dure environ 13 minutes. (fr) |
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