Description
Composer: Adam Scott Neal
Instrumentation: Orchestra
Format: Downloadable PDF — Score and Parts (2 files)
Score: Score is 28 pages total (including cover and front matter). Size: 8.5 x 14 in.
Parts: Parts are in one file of 32 pages total (each part is 2-3 pages). 10×13 in.
Duration: 6 minutes
Instrumentation:
- Winds: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet in B-flat, Bassoon
- Brass: Horn in F, Trumpet in C, Trombone
- Percussion: (1 player: Chimes, Glockenspiel, Suspended Cymbal), Timpani
- Strings: Violin I & II, Viola, Cello, Contrabass
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Recording
Program note
Philosopher Graham Harman’s “object-oriented ontology” describes the complex relationships that objects have with one another. To Harman, everything is an object, and every object is related to objects larger and smaller than itself. The orchestra is one such object – it is made of many objects (instruments and people, but also music stands, stages, paper, etc.) but is also part of a larger concept (music). A given composition can likewise be thought of as an object. It is made of many parts, but is part of the larger discourse of music. That is why each composition is only a “piece” of music.
Performances
- East Carolina University Orchestra, 11/5/16
- Alabama Symphony Orchestra (reading session), 5/6/15
About the Work
Object is an original composition for small intermediate to advanced orchestra. It should appeal to conductors interested in minimalist and timbre-focused contemporary repertoire, especially those who need pieces where winds and brass are one on a part. The piece is available exclusively as a digital download (PDF score and parts) directly from the composer’s catalog.
