Escape from Chronopolis
from Music for Wind Ensemble, Concert Band and Percussion by Reber Clark
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Commissioned by the Ponaganset, Rhode Island Middle School Band. George Lessard, Director.
Published by C. Alan Publications, c-alanpublications.com.
Recorded by the Yale University Wind Ensemble, Thomas Duffy, Director
Featured in "Teaching Music Through Performance in Band" - GIA Corporation www.giamusic.com.
Notes for Escape from Chronopolis:
It is based on ideas from the short story Chronopolis by British author J. G. Ballard.
Chronopolis, the Time City , was once a bustling megalopolis ruled by clocks. Every single human activity was timed down to the millisecond and coordinated by one Master Clock. Eventually there was a revolt and clocks were outlawed. The story concerns one man's obsessive quest to restart the clocks and restore the overly organized world to its original oppressive complexity.
The music loosely refers to the time when people revolted against the clock and fled Chronopolis. Most things are rigidly timed in the work except for the rubato section in the middle. The flute solo might suggest "a flower in the desert" - possibly referring to the idea that there is value in untimed life and escape from the many rigidities and strictures of modern living.
The clockwork motives return at the end, however.
Published by C. Alan Publications, c-alanpublications.com.
Recorded by the Yale University Wind Ensemble, Thomas Duffy, Director
Featured in "Teaching Music Through Performance in Band" - GIA Corporation www.giamusic.com.
Notes for Escape from Chronopolis:
It is based on ideas from the short story Chronopolis by British author J. G. Ballard.
Chronopolis, the Time City , was once a bustling megalopolis ruled by clocks. Every single human activity was timed down to the millisecond and coordinated by one Master Clock. Eventually there was a revolt and clocks were outlawed. The story concerns one man's obsessive quest to restart the clocks and restore the overly organized world to its original oppressive complexity.
The music loosely refers to the time when people revolted against the clock and fled Chronopolis. Most things are rigidly timed in the work except for the rubato section in the middle. The flute solo might suggest "a flower in the desert" - possibly referring to the idea that there is value in untimed life and escape from the many rigidities and strictures of modern living.
The clockwork motives return at the end, however.
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from Music for Wind Ensemble, Concert Band and Percussion,
released January 12, 2012
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Reber Clark Chicago, Illinois
Reber Clark (1955 - )
Reber Clark (BMI) composes music for movies, live ensembles
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His works for concert band and wind ensemble are published and distributed worldwide by C. Alan Publications.
He has many projects in active development.
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