Inuksuit

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Inuksuit is a large-scale outdoor percussion composition by John Luther Adams that immerses listeners in a shifting soundscape inspired by natural landscapes and Inuit stone markers.

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Inuksuk 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical composition
percussion composition
approximateDuration 60 minutes
associatedWith environmentalism
site-specific music
soundscape composition
commissionedBy Banff Centre for the Arts NERFINISHED
composer John Luther Adams NERFINISHED
composerNationality United States NERFINISHED
designedFor outdoor performance
firstUSPerformanceCity New York City NERFINISHED
firstUSPerformanceDate 2011-06-21
firstUSPerformanceLocation Lincoln Center Out of Doors NERFINISHED
genre contemporary classical music
experimental music
inspiredBy Inuit inuksuk stone markers
natural landscapes
languageOfPerformanceDirections English
movementCount 3
notableRecording Cantaloupe Music 2013 recording
performancePractice flexible duration
musicians dispersed over large area
open instrumentation
variable number of performers
premiereCountry Canada NERFINISHED
premiereDate 2009-06-21
premiereLocation Banff National Park NERFINISHED
publisher C.F. Peters NERFINISHED
scoredFor air horns
bells
conch shells
cymbals
drums
gongs
hand percussion
percussion ensemble
piccolo
sirens
triangles
whistles
structure three-part form
thematicFocus listening to place
relationship between humans and environment
titleLanguage Inuktitut NERFINISHED
titleMeaning "in the likeness of a human"
titleRefersTo inuksuk
typicalPerformerCount 9 to 99 percussionists

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National symbols of Canada includes Inuksuit
this entity surface form: Inuksuk
John Luther Adams notableWork Inuksuit