Concert Band (SCORE) - Grade 5 SKU: HL.4007251
Movement 4 from Suspended for Symphonic Band and Pre-recorded Soundscape. Composed by Alex Shapiro. Activist Music. Concert. Softcover. Duration 360 seconds. Published by Activist Music (HL.4007251). UPC: 840126969504. 9.0x12.0x0.126 inches.
“Viral” by Alex Shapiro is an energetic, percussively driven seven-part Rondo. Light is trying to break through the weight of the times in a frenzied and unresolved push to the final exuberant, insistent notes. This is one of four movements in Suspended, a piece is composed in the tradition of an 18th century Classical symphony: four contrasting movements which serve specific functions and reveal a story. The work begins in absolute rage and chaos, then alternates between moments of grief and bleakness. Grim reality shifts to a macabre, circus-like insanity, and by the end, flickers of genuine hope contrast a pervasive sense of dread, and finally arrive at more optimistic possibilities. To perform the piece, you'll need an audio system capable of playing the prerecorded audio tracks from a laptop computer via a small digital audio interface connected to an audio mixer. Download information is provided in the printed piece.
