| 词条 | Soundings (Williams) |
| 释义 |
CompositionSoundings has a duration of roughly 15 minutes and is composed in one continuous movement divided into five sections:
Williams described his inspiration for the piece in the score program notes, remarking, "In writing Soundings, I've tended to think of it as an experimental piece for Walt Disney Concert Hall in which a collection of colorful sonorities could be sampled in the Los Angeles Philharmonic's new environment."[5] InstrumentationThe work is scored for a large orchestra consisting of four flutes (3rd and 4th doubling piccolo), three oboes (3rd doubling English horn), three clarinets (2nd doubling E-flat clarinet; 3rd doubling bass clarinet), three bassoons (3rd doubling contrabassoon), six horns, three trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, piano, synthesizer, celesta, and strings.[5] ReceptionReviewing the world premiere, Mark Swed of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "If not strong on musical ideas, Soundings, which opened the program, was strong on sound. It began in silence -- a silence broken by the whirring noise of fans from the television lights (the PBS broadcast is Wednesday). Flutes and percussion then rustled to represent the hall awakening. As he is in film scores, Williams is most successful in creating a sense of expectation." He continued:{{quote|Once wide-eyed, the hall, through Williams' score, quivered, trembled, pulsated, throbbed. There were eerie and extravagant effects I couldn't quite identify. Once it sounded as if a battery of glass harmonicas surrounded the audience. Williams cleverly created the amazing illusion of instruments traveling about this listening space. A deep electronic organ note made the ground on which we sat feel alive. (The real organ will be ready next year.)[1]}} However, Zachary Woolfe of The New York Times was considerably less enthusiastic about the piece. Reviewing a 2016 performance at David Geffen Hall, Woolfe described the music as being "thoroughly outclassed" by other works on the program (which included Alberto Ginastera's Piano Concerto No. 1 and Andrew Norman's Play), adding that it was "never less and never more than professional, without a moment of the sparkling originality that permeates the work of Ginastera and Mr. Norman."[6] See also
References1. ^1 {{cite web |last=Swed |first=Mark |title=Williams Evokes Hall's Steel Beginnings in 'Soundings' |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 26, 2003 |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2003/oct/26/entertainment/et-review26 |accessdate=September 21, 2015}} {{italic title}}2. ^{{cite web |last=Swed |first=Mark |title=Review John Williams' mastery on display at L.A. Philharmonic season opener |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 1, 2014 |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-la-phil-gala-review-20141002-column.html |accessdate=September 21, 2015}} 3. ^{{cite web |title=Dudamel Conducts a John Williams Celebration with the LA Phil |publisher=PBS |date=July 24, 2015 |url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/dudamel-conducts-john-williams-celebration-la-phil/4038/ |accessdate=September 21, 2015}} 4. ^{{cite web |last=Swed |first=Mark |title=Review: As the Los Angeles Philharmonic tours, Gustavo Dudamel seems determined to shake up his audiences |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 26, 2016 |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-dudamel-phil-review-20160227-column.html |accessdate=August 27, 2016}} 5. ^1 {{cite web |last=Williams |first=John |authorlink=John Williams |title=About the piece: Soundings |publisher=Los Angeles Philharmonic |url=http://www.laphil.com/philpedia/music/soundings-world-premiere-john-williams |accessdate=September 21, 2015}} 6. ^{{cite web |last=Woolfe |first=Zachary |title=Review: Los Angeles Philharmonic Makes the Familiar Feel Fresh |work=The New York Times |date=March 15, 2016 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/16/arts/music/review-los-angeles-philharmonic-makes-the-familiar-feel-fresh.html |accessdate=August 24, 2016}} 4 : Compositions by John Williams|2003 compositions|Compositions for symphony orchestra|Music commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic |
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