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  2. Reception

  3. Recording

  4. References

{{For|other compositions|Play (disambiguation){{!}}Play}}Play is a symphony for orchestra in three movements by the American composer Andrew Norman. The work was commissioned by the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, for whom Norman was then composer-in-residence. It was first performed on May 17, 2013 by the orchestra under the conductor Gil Rose.[1] The revised version was premiered by the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Gustavo Dudamel October 28, 2016.[2]

Composition

Play has a duration of roughly 45 minutes and is composed in three movements:

  1. Level 1
  2. Level 2
  3. Level 3

Norman scholar and collaborator Anne Lanzilotti writes, "Structured in three movements—or 'Levels,' as they are titled—it is an intricately planned work dealing with themes of control, free will, hidden messages, and of course, playfulness. The key elements of Play are the things that inspire me in Norman’s music: physicality, the use of form to create narrative, and an interest in the experience of live performance."[2]

The composition also utilizes various extended techniques for strings. 

Reception

Play has received an extremely positive critical response. Reviewing the world premiere, David Wright of the Boston Classical Review wrote, "No matter how complex and seemingly chaotic the music became, Norman's contrapuntal skill and imaginative handling of the large orchestra were evident throughout." He added, "A single hearing can hardly do a piece like Play justice, but the work's ambition and brilliant performance earned it warm and prolonged applause."[1] Reviewing a recording of the work, the music critic Alex Ross called it "a sprawling, engulfing, furiously unpredictable piece in three symphonic movements."[3] Tom Huizenga of NPR similarly called it "witty, playful, surprisingly transparent — aside from the bazillion little things going on — and probably thrillingly difficult to pull off."[4] David Weininger of The Boston Globe wrote:{{quote|Play [...] is being talked about as the most important long orchestral work of the 21st century. That kind of hype can often be misleading, but in this case it's quite likely accurate. The 45-minute, three-movement work, which encompasses various meanings of play — some lighthearted, some sinister — begins in an almost spastic fit of energy; musical ideas ricochet off one another furiously, almost too quickly. But embedded in the chaos are two scales: one ascending, the other descending. Their interaction and gradual transformation create the piece's overarching structure as the music progresses through three "levels," though it never loses its reckless feel.[5]}}

In 2017, Play won the Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition.

Recording

The Boston Modern Orchestra Project launched a Kickstarter campaign on June 13, 2013 to raise $8,000 for a recording of Play, in addition to Norman's orchestral work Try. The campaign closed on June 30, 2013 having successfully raised $9,525.[6] A recording of the work was subsequently released through the orchestra's label BMOP/Sound.[5] The BMOP recording was later named one of the best classical music recordings of 2015 by David Allen of The New York Times and was nominated for the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition.[7][8][9]

References

1. ^1 {{cite web |last=Wright |first=David |title=BMOP celebrates youngish composers in season closer |work=Boston Classical Review |date=May 18, 2013 |url=http://bostonclassicalreview.com/2013/05/bmop-celebrates-youngish-composers-in-season-closer/ |accessdate=December 24, 2015}}
2. ^1 {{Cite journal|last=Lanzilotti|first=Anne|date=October 25, 2016|title="Cut to a Different World": Andrew Norman|url=http://www.musicandliterature.org/features/2016/10/25/cut-to-a-different-world-andrew-norman|journal=Music & Literature|volume=|pages=|via=}}
3. ^{{cite web |last=Ross |first=Alex |authorlink=Alex Ross (music critic) |title=CD of the Week: Andrew Norman's Play |work=The Rest is Noise |date=January 5, 2015 |url=http://www.therestisnoise.com/2015/01/cd-of-the-week-andrew-normans-play.html |accessdate=December 24, 2015}}
4. ^{{cite web |last=Huizenga |first=Tom |title=Bach, Brits And A Bodacious Boston Orchestra: New Classical Albums |work=Deceptive Cadence |publisher=NPR |date=January 31, 2015 |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2015/01/31/382130287/bach-brits-and-a-bodacious-boston-orchestra-new-classical-albums |accessdate=December 24, 2015}}
5. ^1 {{cite web |last=Weininger |first=David |title=Andrew Norman, 'Play' |work=The Boston Globe |date=March 15, 2015 |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/2015/03/14/andrew-norman-play/P1wguypapg0twdPwjXDUuL/story.html |accessdate=December 24, 2015}}
6. ^{{cite web |title=Andrew Norman - Play |work=Kickstarter |url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bmopsound/andrew-norman-play |accessdate=December 24, 2015}}
7. ^{{cite web |title=The Best Classical Music Recordings of 2015 |work=The New York Times |date=December 10, 2015 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/11/arts/music/best-classical-recordings-2015.html |accessdate=January 15, 2016}}
8. ^{{cite web |title=2016 Grammy Awards: Complete list of nominees |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 7, 2015 |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-grammys-2016-nominees-winners-list-story.html |accessdate=January 15, 2016}}
9. ^{{cite web |last=Oteri |first=Frank J. |title=About Those 2016 Grammy Nominations |work=NewMusicBox |date=December 7, 2015 |url=http://www.newmusicbox.org/articles/about-those-2016-grammy-nominations/ |accessdate=January 15, 2016}}
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