Short Ride in a Fast Machine is a 1986 orchestral work by John Adams. Adams applies the description "fanfare for orchestra" to this work and to the earlier...
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John Adams (composer) (category Articles with short description)
include the fanfare Short Ride in a Fast Machine (1986) and the orchestral work El Dorado (1991). Adams's first opera was Nixon in China (1987), which...
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Perpetuum mobile (category Articles with short description)
Black "Canto Ostinato" by Simeon ten Holt (1976) John Adams's Short Ride in a Fast Machine (1986) "Perpetuum Mobile" by Penguin Cafe Orchestra (1987) "Velocities...
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Crotales (category Articles with short description)
them in many of his more colorful orchestral pieces such as Short Ride in a Fast Machine. Composer Julia Wolfe uses crotales in her oratorio Fire in my...
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San Francisco Symphony (category Musical groups established in 1911)
most current for its recording of John Adams’ Harmonielehre and Short Ride in a Fast Machine and seven for its recordings of MTT and the SFS performing all...
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On the Transmigration of Souls (category Articles with short description)
piece a 'memory space.' It's a place where you can go and be alone with your thoughts and emotions. The link to a particular historical event – in this...
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below is as seen on the televised version. Mars Symphony No. 5 Short Ride in a Fast Machine "Storm" from Peter Grimes - dance performed by the boys of St...
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National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (category Musical groups established in 2012)
musicians ages 16 to 19 attend a two-week residency at Purchase College, New York, followed by a national or international tour. In January 2012 Carnegie Hall...
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Phrygian Gates (category Articles with short description)
Phrygian Gates is a piano piece written by minimalist composer John Adams in 1977–1978. The piece, together with its smaller companion China Gates, written...
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instruments. Synthesizer (called for in some 20th- and 21st-century works, like John Adams's Short Ride in a Fast Machine and the Requiem Mass by Andrew Lloyd...
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List of entertainment affected by the September 11 attacks (category Articles with short description)
major program revisions including the removal of John Adams's Short Ride in a Fast Machine. The music video the song 'Piece by Piece' by welsh band Feeder...
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Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps (category Musical groups established in 1940)
Drum and Bugle Corps is a competitive junior drum and bugle corps. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the Boston Crusaders are a charter member of Drum Corps...
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55th Annual Grammy Awards (category 2013 in American music)
Players) Best Orchestral Performance "Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride In A Fast Machine" Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor (San Francisco Symphony) "Mahler:...
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Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance (category Awards established in 1959)
From 1959 to 1964 it was awarded as Best Classical Performance - Orchestra In 1965 it was Best Performance - Orchestra From 1966 to 1975 it returned to...
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Violin Concerto (Adams) (category Articles with short description)
and conducted by Kent Nagano, released as Nonesuch 79360–2. In 2017 Orchid Classics released a recording (coupled with the Korngold violin concerto), with...
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Seattle Cascades Drum and Bugle Corps (category Musical groups established in 1957)
Cascades Drum and Bugle Corps is a World Class competitive drum and bugle corps. Based in Seattle, Washington, the Cascades is a member corps of Drum Corps...
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is a composition for chorus and orchestra by the American composer John Adams, written in 1980-1981 for the first season of Davies Symphony Hall in San...
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Shaker Loops (section Appearances in other media)
has since been withdrawn and replaced by a 1983 string orchestra version. This version was first performed in April of that year at Alice Tully Hall, New...
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Hallelujah Junction (category Articles with short description)
two-piano writing which features short, highly rhythmicized motives bouncing back and forth between the two pianos in tightly phased sequences". The work...
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David Binder (category Articles with short description)
Nichols, among others. In 2011, Binder produced Short Ride in a Fast Machine, IBM's Centennial Celebration at Lincoln Center. In March 2012, Binder produced...
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(excerpt) Naumburg-Hallelujah Junction Adams / Arr. Antonsen: Short Ride in a Fast Machine Mary and Geraldine Peppin Claire and Antoinette Cann Ferhan &...
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The Wound-Dresser (category Articles with short description)
Retrieved 2 March 2018. "Adams: Shaker Loops / Wound Dresser / Short Ride in a Fast Machine". www.naxos.com. Naxos Records. Retrieved 2 March 2018. "John...
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Michael Tilson Thomas (category Articles with short description)
Conducting San Francisco Symphony, performing Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride in a Fast Machine 2006 Conducting San Francisco Symphony, performing Mahler: Symphony...
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The Death of Klinghoffer (category Operas set in the 20th century)
League", although there is no source for a group of that name. Archived October 7, 2015, at the Wayback Machine "Wuppertaler Bühnen - Digitale Bühne". www...
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Harmonielehre (category Articles with short description)
Harmonielehre is a 40-minute orchestral composition by the American composer John Adams, composed in 1985. In his memoir, Adams wrote that the piece "was a statement...
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List of concert band literature (category Articles with short description)
Mayol, Jean-Loup (ed.). 150 ans de musique à la Garde républicaine : mémoires d'un orchestre, discographie (in French). Paris: Nouvelle arche de Noé. p...
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Melody (TV series) (category Articles with short description)
co.uk. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015. "CBeebies - Melody, Series 1, Fast Little Train". BBC.co.uk. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015. "CBeebies -...
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Grand Pianola Music (category Articles with short description)
conducted. The work is in three movements: Part 1A (fast) Part 1B (slow) 'On The Dominant Divide' (fast) It is a typical phase music work in that it is distinctly...
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List of 20th-century classical composers (category Articles with short description)
This is a list of composers of 20th-century classical music, sortable by name, year of birth, year of death, nationality, notable works, and remarks....
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Lollapalooza (Adams) (category Articles with short description)
Lollapalooza is a short piece composed by American minimalist composer John Adams in 1995. The piece is based on the rhythm of the word 'Lollapalooza'...
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