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Shaker Loops is a 1978 composition by American composer John Adams, originally written for string septet. The original "modular" score, published by Associated Music Publisher, has since been withdrawn and replaced by a 1983 string orchestra version.
Algunas de sus primeras composiciones, como Shaker Loops (1978), Harmonium (1981), Harmonielehre (1985) y The Chairman Dances (1985), están entre las más conocidas y frecuentemente interpretadas de la música contemporánea estadounidense
Harmonium is a composition for chorus and orchestra by the American composer John Adams, written in 1980-1981 for the first season of Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, California. The work is based on poetry by John Donne and Emily Dickinson and is regarded as one of the key compositions of Adams' " minimalist " period.
Adams: Harmonium; Shaker Loops by John Adams released in 1999. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
Sobre esta pieza. Compuesto: 1980-1981. Duración: c. 32 minutos. Orquestación: 4 flautas (3 = flautín), 3 oboes, 3 clarinetes (3º = clarinete bajo), 3 fagotes (3º = contrafagot), 4 trompas, 4 trompetas, 3 trombones, tuba, timbales, percusión (bombo, crótalos, glockenspiel, metalófono, campanas tubulares, platillo suspendido, címbalo de ...
29 de abr. de 2024 · His works encompass a wide range of genres and include Shaker Loops (1978), chamber music for string septet; Harmonium (1980), a cantata for chorus and orchestra using the poetry of John Donne and Emily Dickinson; Grand Pianola Music (1981–82), a reworking of early 20th-century American popular music for instrumental ensemble, three sopranos ...
Shaker Loops (1978) Shaker Loops began as a string quartet with the title Wavemaker. At the time, like many a young composer, I was essentially unaware of the nature of those musical materials I had chosen for my tools. Having experienced a few of the seminal pieces of American Minimalism during the early 1970's, I thought their combination of ...
