Orchestra Bass Trombone, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Clarinet 1, Contrabass, Flute 2, ...(+)
Orchestra Bass Trombone,
Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2,
Clarinet 1, Contrabass,
Flute 2, Harp, Horn 1,
Horn 2, Oboe 2,
Percussion 1, Percussion
2, Piano, Piccolo,
Timpani, Trumpet 1,
Trumpet 2, Viola, Violin
1, Violin 2, Violoncello,
tenor Trombone
SKU:
PR.11640342S
For
Orchestra. Composed
by Clint Needham. Study
Score. 54 pages. Duration
9 minutes. Theodore
Presser Company
#116-40342S. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.11640342S).
UPC:
680160687749.
The
Body Electric draws its
inspiration from great
American poet, Walt
Whitman's work I Sing the
Body Electric. Two years
earlier, while writing a
setting of Whitman's
Crossing Brooklyn Ferry
for baritone and chamber
orchestra, I became
enamored with many of the
poems from his
collection, The Leaves of
Grass. I had not
revisited Whitman's
poetry since high school
and that distance
provided a fresh look at
Whitman's poetry. In the
spring of 2009, I came
back to this collection
and decided to write
another work inspired by
Whitman's poetry, this
time for chamber
orchestra alone. Writing
a work that attempted to
capture the mood of this
epic poem seemed
impossible. Because of
the inherent abstract
nature of text-less
music, writing a work
that was a musical
blow-by-blow of the poem
seemed equally
impossible. For me, the
solution was to take
three fragments of the
poem and focus on
conveying their
particular moods. In the
score, I have included
the following lines at
the beginning of each
section: the Body
electric, A divine nimbus
exhales, and the Body at
auction. the Body
Electric was written for
the 2009 Wellesley
College Composers
Conference and was
premiered on the final
concert of the conference
with Jim Baker
conducting. Clint
Needham.
the Body
Electric draws its
inspiration from great
American poet, Walt
Whitman’s work I
Sing theBody Electric.
Two years earlier, while
writing a setting of
Whitman’s Crossing
Brooklyn Ferry
forbaritone and chamber
orchestra, I became
enamored with many of the
poems from his
collection,The Leaves of
Grass. I had not
revisited
Whitman’s poetry
since high school and
that distanceprovided a
fresh look at
Whitman’s poetry.
In the spring of 2009, I
came back to this
collectionand decided to
write another work
inspired by
Whitman’s poetry,
this time for chamber
orchestraalone.Writing a
work that attempted to
capture the mood of this
epic poem seemed
impossible. Becauseof the
inherent abstract nature
of text-less music,
writing a work that was a
musical blow-by-blowof
the poem seemed equally
impossible. For me, the
solution was to take
three fragments of
thepoem and focus on
conveying their
particular moods. In the
score, I have included
the followinglines at the
beginning of each
section: the Body
electric, A divine nimbus
exhales, and the Bodyat
auction.the Body Electric
was written for the 2009
Wellesley College
Composers Conference and
waspremiered on the final
concert of the conference
with Jim Baker
conducting.Clint
Needham.