The Dharma at Big Sur

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The Dharma at Big Sur is a contemporary orchestral work for electric violin and orchestra by John Adams that blends minimalist techniques with West Coast and Indian musical influences.

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instanceOf concerto ⓘ
orchestral work ⓘ
associatedWith West Coast school of American composers ⓘ
commissionedBy Los Angeles Philharmonic ⓘ
commissionedFor opening of Walt Disney Concert Hall ⓘ
composer John Adams ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dedicatedTo Tracy Silverman ⓘ
duration approximately 30 minutes ⓘ
features just intonation ⓘ
microtonal writing ⓘ
genre contemporary classical music ⓘ
hasKeyConcept landscape-inspired soundscape ⓘ
spiritual journey ⓘ
influencedBy Indian classical music ⓘ
West Coast musical traditions ⓘ
inspiredBy Beat Generation literature ⓘ
linked to: Beat Generation

Jack Kerouac ⓘ
instrumentationIncludes electric violin ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
label Nonesuch Records ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
movement A New Day ⓘ
A New Dharma ⓘ
orchestrationFeatures expanded percussion section ⓘ
harp ⓘ
piano ⓘ
premiereCity Los Angeles ⓘ
premiereCountry United States ⓘ
premiereDate 2003-09-04 ⓘ
premiereLocation Walt Disney Concert Hall ⓘ
publisher Boosey & Hawkes ⓘ
recordingConductor John Adams ⓘ
recordingFeatures BBC Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
Tracy Silverman ⓘ
scoredFor electric violin and orchestra ⓘ
soloistAtPremiere Tracy Silverman ⓘ
structure two-movement work ⓘ
style minimalism ⓘ
titleReferences Big Sur, California ⓘ
tonalLanguage modal ⓘ
post-minimalist ⓘ
usesTechnology amplification for electric violin ⓘ
yearOfComposition 2003 ⓘ

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