{"product_id":"li-the-last-hive-mind-shuying-li-music","title":"Li: The Last Hive Mind","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/shuying-li\"\u003eShuying Li (1989-)\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Full Score - \u003ca href=\"\/es\/pages\/format-descriptions\"\u003eFormat guide\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003eSaxophone Ensemble\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: The Last Hive Mind (Version for Saxophone Ensemble)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli class=\"binding hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: \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\u003eCommissioned by Carrie Koffman and the Hartt Saxophone Studio, this work for saxophone dectet is an adaptation of an earlier ensemble piece inspired by the Black Mirror episode \"Metalhead\" and the broader societal implications of artificial intelligence. The composition pits two contrasting musical forces against one another: a robotic, highly rhythmic \"hive mind\" texture, and a warm, melodic lullaby quoted from the composer's mini piano concerto, Canton Snowstorm. Throughout the piece, these textures illustrate a stark struggle between artificial intelligence and fading humanity, ultimately depicting the inevitable triumph and subsequent collapse of the machine mind.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Shuying Li Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67930672857167,"sku":"SLM1013","price":55.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/d019d91429e25df7439dd633c816d776.png?v=1793327221","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/es\/products\/li-the-last-hive-mind-shuying-li-music","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}