Oscillate
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ARP-4006s
$125.00
$125.00
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String Orchestra, 3 Percussion, & Piano
17 min
Commission & Premiered by the New York Philharmonic
Alan Gilbert, Music Director
December 21, 2012
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
December 22, 2012
Peter Norton Symphony Space
New York Philharmonic Contact! Series
Jayce Ogren, Conductor
RENTAL PARTS: Click here for rental inquiry form.
17 min
Commission & Premiered by the New York Philharmonic
Alan Gilbert, Music Director
December 21, 2012
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
December 22, 2012
Peter Norton Symphony Space
New York Philharmonic Contact! Series
Jayce Ogren, Conductor
RENTAL PARTS: Click here for rental inquiry form.
Score Only Option: 1 Score (12x18" Spiral-Bound)
Parts Rental Option: Parts (10x13" Staple-Bound) + 2 Scores (12x18" Spiral-Bound)
World Premiere - December 21 & 22, 2012 - New York, NY
Metropolitan Museum of Art & Peter Norton Symphony Space
NY Philharmonic - Alan Gilbert, Music Director
Jayce Ogren, Conductor
West Coast Premiere - January 15 & 16, 2016 - San Francisco, CA
Sound Box at Davies Symphony Hall
SF Symphony - Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director
Christopher Roundtree, Conductor
About Oscillate:
Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic for the 2012 Contact! Series, Oscillate was composed in September–October 2012. It is for string orchestra, piano, and three percussionists, who play instruments ranging from traditional percussion to flower pot and wine glasses (which are broken during the performance). As its title suggests, the piece explores oscillations in pitch, rhythm, timbre, and dynamics. Mr. Akiho wrote to New York Philharmonic Program Annotator James M. Keller that the word “Oscillate” is an anagram for “Tesla coil,” named for Nikola Tesla, and added that that the work reflected how the scientist-inventor became a touchstone during composition. Like Tesla and his “sleepless persistence,” Mr. Akiho can stay awake several nights in a row, obsessed with pursuing an idea. The composer wrote: “Oscillate is an autobiographical composition divided into three continuous parts representing three continuous sleep-deprived days of inspiration, perseverance, and blissful confusion!”
Parts Rental Option: Parts (10x13" Staple-Bound) + 2 Scores (12x18" Spiral-Bound)
World Premiere - December 21 & 22, 2012 - New York, NY
Metropolitan Museum of Art & Peter Norton Symphony Space
NY Philharmonic - Alan Gilbert, Music Director
Jayce Ogren, Conductor
West Coast Premiere - January 15 & 16, 2016 - San Francisco, CA
Sound Box at Davies Symphony Hall
SF Symphony - Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director
Christopher Roundtree, Conductor
About Oscillate:
Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic for the 2012 Contact! Series, Oscillate was composed in September–October 2012. It is for string orchestra, piano, and three percussionists, who play instruments ranging from traditional percussion to flower pot and wine glasses (which are broken during the performance). As its title suggests, the piece explores oscillations in pitch, rhythm, timbre, and dynamics. Mr. Akiho wrote to New York Philharmonic Program Annotator James M. Keller that the word “Oscillate” is an anagram for “Tesla coil,” named for Nikola Tesla, and added that that the work reflected how the scientist-inventor became a touchstone during composition. Like Tesla and his “sleepless persistence,” Mr. Akiho can stay awake several nights in a row, obsessed with pursuing an idea. The composer wrote: “Oscillate is an autobiographical composition divided into three continuous parts representing three continuous sleep-deprived days of inspiration, perseverance, and blissful confusion!”