{"product_id":"chase-babel-aca","title":"Chase: Babel","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: Ryan Chase (1987-)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003eChamber Orchestra\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: Babel (2025) (1(+picc)1111(asax) - 1000 - 2 perc, prep pno, hp - 2110)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISMN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"book-barcode\"\u003e9790307301917\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"book-pages hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: None\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"one-half columns\"\u003e \u003ch4\u003eDescription\u003c\/h4\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"feature_divider\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cp\u003eComposer's Note:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am troubled by the state of the world and the general \"post-truthiness\" of things.\n\u003cem\u003eBabel\u003c\/em\u003e\nis the latest in a series of large ensemble pieces composed as coded responses to current events. The amorphous, brittle textures are a product of our uncertain present: I wanted to sonify the paranoia and disquietude characterizing the current moment. I wanted to give a voice to the anxieties of my students, my colleagues, friends, and family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA sonata form shattered upon recapitulation, most of the musical material is derived from a microtonal cantus that shrinks the diatonic scale to the span of in a Minor third. Rhythmicized as a garish ostinato on the piccolo, I was thinking about the evolution of marching bands from institutionally-sanctioned sounding boards to megaphones for civil disobedience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBabel\u003c\/em\u003e\nis dedicated to Francesca Zambello. Words are real. How we respond to them is real, too.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"American Composers Alliance (ACA)","offers":[{"title":"Full Score","offer_id":46627574415439,"sku":"ACA-CHAR-008s","price":80.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Set of Parts","offer_id":46627574448207,"sku":"ACA-CHAR-008p","price":158.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/0e108bde3ce65b933352ec58606fefbb.webp?v=1788551984","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/es\/products\/chase-babel-aca","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}