On the Transmigration of Souls
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On the Transmigration of Souls is a Pulitzer Prize–winning commemorative work for orchestra, chorus, and prerecorded sounds by John Adams, written to honor the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| On the Transmigration of Souls canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
choral work
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commemorative composition ⓘ musical composition ⓘ orchestral work ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | September 11, 2001 attacks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Pulitzer Prize for Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| commemorates | victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Lincoln Center
NERFINISHED
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New York Philharmonic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | John Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conductorAtPremiere | Lorin Maazel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dedicatedTo | memory of the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 25 minutes ⓘ |
| features |
recorded street sounds
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recorded voices ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
children's chorus
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large orchestra ⓘ mixed chorus ⓘ pre-recorded tape ⓘ |
| hasPart |
choral climaxes
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orchestral introduction ⓘ sections with spoken names ⓘ |
| isPartOf | John Adams’ orchestral and choral output ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movementStructure | single-movement work ⓘ |
| notablePerformance | New York Philharmonic 2002 premiere ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 2002-09-19 ⓘ |
| premieredBy | New York Philharmonic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premierePlace | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereVenue | Avery Fisher Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Boosey & Hawkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | New York Philharmonic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedLabel | Nonesuch Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
chorus
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orchestra ⓘ pre-recorded sounds ⓘ |
| style | postminimalism ⓘ |
| subject | September 11 attacks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textSource |
interviews with New Yorkers
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missing-persons posters ⓘ names of victims of the September 11 attacks ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
sound collage
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spatialized sound ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition | 2002 ⓘ |
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