Harmonium
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Harmonium is a large-scale choral-orchestral work by American composer John Adams that sets poetry by Emily Dickinson and John Donne in his distinctive post-minimalist style.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral-orchestral work
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composition ⓘ |
| basedOnPoem |
“Because I could not stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson
NERFINISHED
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“Negative Love” by John Donne NERFINISHED ⓘ “Wild Nights – Wild Nights!” by Emily Dickinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | John Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerWorkNumber | early major orchestral-choral work by John Adams ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| duration | approximately 30 minutes ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary classical music
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post-minimalism ⓘ |
| hasChoralForces | SATB chorus ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
brass
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keyboards ⓘ percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement |
“Because I could not stop for Death”
NERFINISHED
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“Negative Love” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Wild Nights” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
San Francisco Symphony conducted by Edo de Waart
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San Francisco Symphony conducted by John Adams ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 3 ⓘ |
| partOfRepertoire | late 20th-century choral-orchestral repertoire ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Edo de Waart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1981-04-15 ⓘ |
| premiereEnsemble |
San Francisco Symphony
NERFINISHED
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San Francisco Symphony Chorus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premierePlace | San Francisco, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereVenue | Davies Symphony Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Boosey & Hawkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
large orchestra
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mixed chorus ⓘ |
| style | post-minimalist ⓘ |
| textLanguage | English ⓘ |
| usesPoetryFromPeriod |
17th century
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19th century ⓘ |
| usesTextBy |
Emily Dickinson
NERFINISHED
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John Donne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition |
1980
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1981 ⓘ |
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