America: A Prophecy

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America: A Prophecy is a contemporary orchestral and vocal work by British composer Thomas Adès that reflects on themes of apocalypse and the fall of civilizations.

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instanceOf orchestral work
vocal work
commissionedBy New York Philharmonic NERFINISHED
composer Thomas Adès NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Thomas Adès NERFINISHED
genre choral-orchestral work
contemporary classical music
orchestral music
hasPart chorus
mezzo-soprano soloist
orchestra
hasTitle America: A Prophecy NERFINISHED
language English
notablePerformance New York Philharmonic NERFINISHED
period 21st-century classical music
premiereLocation New York City NERFINISHED
scoredFor large orchestra
mezzo-soprano voice
mixed chorus
style expressionist
modernist
subject America NERFINISHED
civilization
destruction
theme apocalypse
catastrophe
fall of civilizations
historical decline
prophecy

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Thomas Adès notableWork America: A Prophecy