{"product_id":"a-gardner-perseids-murphy","title":"A. Gardner: Perseids","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposer\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003ca href=\"\/ja\/collections\/alexandra-gardner\"\u003eAlexandra Gardner\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cstrong class=\"original-instrumentation-title\"\u003eInstrumentation\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan class=\"original-instrumentation\"\u003eConcert Band\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWork\u003c\/strong\u003e: Perseids (2015)\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\u003eThe Perseids are a meteor shower visible in the Northern Hemisphere during the months of July and August. Each year at that time, the earth passes through a cloud of debris left from the Comet Swift-Tuttle, creating a prolific display of natural fireworks as the rubble enters the earth's atmosphere and burns through the sky. for the past several years, a group of friends and I have taken a summertime trip to Ocracoke Island in North Carolina, where we spend hours every night watching this natural display of fireworks from a crow's nest deck. Far from city lights, it is possible to see deeply into the night sky, which is punctuated by \"shooting stars\" from every direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI am fascinated by the idea of the sky as time machine—that most of what we are seeing is infinitely old because the light from those stars has been traveling for eons. By the time it reaches our eyes, the star may have transformed completely, or it might not exist at all. Perhaps this is why the fleeting sight of a meteor feels like a special event: It is science of the present moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe music of \u003cem\u003ePerseids\u003c\/em\u003e draws upon experiences of those nighttime sky-watching sessions—the glowing band of the Milky Way, pulsing satellites moving quickly across the sky, constellations, and layers of clouds, and of course, plenty of shooting stars. Beginning with slow, overlapping layers of sound underneath a melody that works its way through the wind instruments, the music gradually coalesces into a vigorous, celebratory verse-chorus song structure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Murphy Music Press","offers":[{"title":"Score \u0026 Set of Parts","offer_id":68058536706127,"sku":"W-565","price":212.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Full Score","offer_id":68058536738895,"sku":"W-565A","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/1828\/files\/21baf13f9f9f6540ee1c130559899916.png?v=1793999840","url":"https:\/\/www.ficksmusic.com\/ja\/products\/a-gardner-perseids-murphy","provider":"Ficks Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}