Shaker Loops
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Shaker Loops is a 1978 minimalist composition for string ensemble by American composer John Adams, known for its pulsing rhythmic energy and shimmering, loop-based textures.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
minimalist composition
ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ |
| basedOn | earlier work “Wavemaker” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | John Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation | composer ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 1978 ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary classical music
ⓘ
minimalism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
“A Final Shaking”
NERFINISHED
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“Hymning Slews” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Loops and Verses” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Shaking and Trembling” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecording | Nonesuch Records recording ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
string orchestra version
ⓘ
string septet version ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American minimalism
NERFINISHED
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Steve Reich NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
string ensemble
ⓘ
string orchestra ⓘ string septet ⓘ |
| language | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| movementCount | 4 ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
loop-based textures
ⓘ
pulsing rhythmic energy ⓘ shimmering string sonorities ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | John Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | John Adams’s early minimalist period ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1978 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | San Francisco Bay Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Boosey & Hawkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rhythmicCharacteristic | repetitive rhythmic cells ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
cellos
ⓘ
double bass ⓘ violas ⓘ violins ⓘ |
| style | postminimalism ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
musicological analysis
ⓘ
record reviews ⓘ |
| tempoCharacteristic | fast pulsating patterns ⓘ |
| textureCharacteristic | layered ostinati ⓘ |
| tonalCharacteristic | modal harmony ⓘ |
| usedIn |
film “Baraka”
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
film “I Am Love” NERFINISHED ⓘ various ballet productions ⓘ |
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