Gravity of light emerging
The preferred typography of this title is ...gravity of light emerging.... The lower case and ellipses are intentional.
General Info
Year: 2009
Duration: c. 7:11
Difficulty: V
Publisher: James Sproul
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $40.00
Instrumentation
Flute I-II
Oboe
Clarinet in Bb I-II
Bass Clarinet
Bassoon I
Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
Horn I-II
Trumpet in Bb I-II-III
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Contrabass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbal
- Crotales
- Gong, large
- Marimba
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Tom-Toms (4)
- Triangle, large and small
- Vibraphone
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
...gravity of light emerging... is a thought experiment about the moment a particle of light, if it were able, broke free from the event horizon of a massive black hole.
- Program Note by James Sproul
...gravity of light emerging...' was commissioned by Dr. Doug Davis at California State University, Bakersfield, whose wind ensemble gave its premiere in 2009.
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- California State University, Bakersfield, Concert Band (Doug Davis, conductor) – May 2009 *Premiere Performance*
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Dappled with Blue Shades (2015)
- Fracture (2016)
- Gravity of light emerging (2009)
- Monolithic Sundial (2011)
- Pendulation (2003)
Resources
- James Sproul website Accessed 19 May 2017