Gravity of light emerging

From Wind Repertory Project
James Sproul

James Sproul


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.

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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*


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