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America: A Prophecy

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America: A Prophecy (sometimes stylized as America (A Prophecy)) is a composition for mezzo-soprano and orchestra with an optional chorus by the British composer Thomas Adès. [1]

41 relations: Apocalypse, Bass clarinet, Bassoon, Beth Clayton, Cassandra, Chilam Balam, Choir, Clarinet, Contrabass clarinet, Contrabassoon, David Geffen Hall, French horn, Kurt Masur, List of compositions by Thomas Adès, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Times, Maya peoples, Mezzo-soprano, Modulation (music), Movement (music), New York Philharmonic, Oboe, Orchestra, Pedal harp, Piano, Piccolo, Piccolo trumpet, SATB, September 11 attacks, String section, The Guardian, The New York Times, Thomas Adès, Timpani, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Types of trombone, Western concert flute, Westminster Choir College, 3rd millennium.

Apocalypse

An apocalypse (Ancient Greek: ἀποκάλυψις apokálypsis, from ἀπό and καλύπτω, literally meaning "an uncovering") is a disclosure of knowledge or revelation.

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Bass clarinet

The bass clarinet is a musical instrument of the clarinet family.

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Bassoon

The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family that typically plays music written in the bass and tenor clefs, and occasionally the treble.

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Beth Clayton

Laura Beth Clayton is an American mezzo-soprano opera singer, and a native of Malvern, Arkansas.

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Cassandra

Cassandra or Kassandra (Ancient Greek: Κασσάνδρα,, also Κασάνδρα), also known as Alexandra, was a daughter of King Priam and of Queen Hecuba of Troy in Greek mythology.

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Chilam Balam

The Books of Chilam Balam are handwritten, chiefly 17th and 18th-centuries Maya miscellanies, named after the small Yucatec towns where they were originally kept, and preserving important traditional knowledge in which indigenous Maya and early Spanish traditions have coalesced.

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Choir

A choir (also known as a quire, chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers.

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Clarinet

The clarinet is a musical-instrument family belonging to the group known as the woodwind instruments.

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Contrabass clarinet

The contrabass clarinet and contra-alto clarinet are the two largest members of the clarinet family that are in common usage.

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Contrabassoon

The contrabassoon, also known as the double bassoon, is a larger version of the bassoon, sounding an octave lower.

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David Geffen Hall

David Geffen Hall is a concert hall in New York City's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts complex on Manhattan's Upper West Side.

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French horn

The French horn (since the 1930s known simply as the "horn" in some professional music circles) is a brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell.

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Kurt Masur

Kurt Masur (18 July 1927 – 19 December 2015) was a German conductor.

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List of compositions by Thomas Adès

This is a list of compositions by the composer Thomas Adès sorted by genre, date of composition, opus number, title and scoring.

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Los Angeles Philharmonic

The Los Angeles Philharmonic (LA Phil or LAP) is an American orchestra based in Los Angeles, California.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper which has been published in Los Angeles, California since 1881.

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Maya peoples

The Maya peoples are a large group of Indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica.

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Mezzo-soprano

A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types.

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Modulation (music)

In music, modulation is most commonly the act or process of changing from one key (tonic, or tonal center) to another.

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Movement (music)

A movement is a self-contained part of a musical composition or musical form.

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New York Philharmonic

The New York Philharmonic, officially the Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc., globally known as New York Philharmonic Orchestra (NYPO) or New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, is a symphony orchestra based in New York City in the United States.

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Oboe

Oboes are a family of double reed woodwind instruments.

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Orchestra

An orchestra is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which mixes instruments from different families, including bowed string instruments such as violin, viola, cello and double bass, as well as brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments, each grouped in sections.

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Pedal harp

The pedal harp (also known as the concert harp) is a large and technically modern harp, designed primarily for art music and may be played either solo, as part of a chamber ensemble, or in an orchestra.

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Piano

The piano is an acoustic, stringed musical instrument invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700 (the exact year is uncertain), in which the strings are struck by hammers.

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Piccolo

The piccolo (Italian for "small", but named ottavino in Italy) is a half-size flute, and a member of the woodwind family of musical instruments.

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Piccolo trumpet

The smallest of the trumpet family is the piccolo trumpet, pitched one octave higher than the standard B trumpet.

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SATB

In music, SATB is an initialism for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, defining the voice types required by a chorus or choir to perform a particular musical work.

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September 11 attacks

The September 11, 2001 attacks (also referred to as 9/11) were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001.

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String section

The string section is composed of bowed instruments belonging to the violin family.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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Thomas Adès

Thomas Adès CBE (born 1 March 1971) is a British composer, pianist and conductor.

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Timpani

Timpani or kettledrums (also informally called timps) are musical instruments in the percussion family.

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Trombone

The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family.

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Trumpet

A trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles.

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Tuba

The tuba is the largest and lowest-pitched musical instrument in the brass family.

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Types of trombone

There are many different types of trombone.

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Western concert flute

The Western concert flute is a transverse (side-blown) woodwind instrument made of metal or wood.

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Westminster Choir College

Westminster Choir College is a residential conservatory of music located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States.

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3rd millennium

In contemporary history, the third millennium is a period of time that started on January 1, 2001, and will end on December 31, 3000 of the Gregorian calendar.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America:_A_Prophecy

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