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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Predicate Object
instanceOf choral work
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
New York Philharmonic NERFINISHED
composer John Adams NERFINISHED
conductorAtPremiere Lorin Maazel NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
dedicatedTo memory of the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks
duration approximately 25 minutes
features recorded street sounds
recorded voices
genre contemporary classical music
hasInstrumentation children's chorus
large orchestra
mixed chorus
pre-recorded tape
hasPart choral climaxes
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
orchestra
pre-recorded sounds
style postminimalism
subject September 11 attacks NERFINISHED
textSource interviews with New Yorkers
missing-persons posters
names of victims of the September 11 attacks
usesTechnique sound collage
spatialized sound
yearOfComposition 2002

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John Adams (composer) notableWork On the Transmigration of Souls