Become Ocean

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Become Ocean is a Pulitzer Prize–winning orchestral composition by John Luther Adams that evokes the vast, immersive power and slow, tidal movements of the sea.

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instanceOf contemporary classical composition
orchestral composition
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Pulitzer Prize for Music
awardYear 2014
commissionedBy Alaska’s Anchorage Symphony Orchestra
Oregon Symphony
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
linked to: Seattle Symphony
composer John Luther Adams
countryOfOrigin United States
describedAs a slowly shifting tidal sound mass
evoking the vast, immersive power of the sea
duration approximately 42 minutes
form arch-like form
genre contemporary classical music
orchestral music
program music
GrammyAwardYear 2015
hasInstrumentation brass
harp
large symphony orchestra
percussion
piano
strings
woodwinds
influencedBy environmental concerns
inspiredBy Alaskan seascapes
the sea
languageOfWork none (instrumental)
notableFeature gradual dynamic and harmonic shifts
three large orchestral groups spatially separated
premiereCity Seattle
premiereConductor Ludovic Morlot
premiereCountry United States
premiereDate 2013-06-17
premiereEnsemble Seattle Symphony Orchestra
linked to: Seattle Symphony
premiereLocation Benaroya Hall, Seattle
linked to: Benaroya Hall
recordedBy Seattle Symphony Orchestra
linked to: Seattle Symphony
recordedForLabel Cantaloupe Music
releaseYear 2014
reviewedBy The New York Times
The New Yorker
structure single continuous movement
subjectMatter climate change
nature
ocean
texture dense orchestral sonorities
slowly evolving
yearOfComposition 2013

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John Luther Adams notableWork Become Ocean
John Luther Adams workAwarded Become Ocean
John Luther Adams notableWork Become Ocean
subject linked to: John
Become River relatedWork Become Ocean
Become Desert follows Become Ocean
Become Desert relatedWork Become Ocean