Asyla

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Asyla is a critically acclaimed orchestral work by contemporary British composer Thomas Adès, noted for its complex textures, rhythmic innovation, and evocative exploration of urban and psychological landscapes.

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instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
associatedWithConductor Simon Rattle ⓘ
associatedWithOrchestra City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
commissionedBy City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
Simon Rattle ⓘ
composer Thomas Adès ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception critically acclaimed ⓘ
genre contemporary classical music ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ
hasKey no fixed key ⓘ
hasRecording recordings by leading British orchestras ⓘ
recordings conducted by Simon Rattle ⓘ
includedInRepertoireOf major symphony orchestras ⓘ
influencedBy 20th-century orchestral tradition ⓘ
inspiredBy psychological states ⓘ
urban landscapes ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
movement I ⓘ
II ⓘ
III ⓘ
IV ⓘ
notableFeature complex orchestral textures ⓘ
expanded percussion section ⓘ
large orchestra ⓘ
rhythmic innovation ⓘ
use of piano within the orchestra ⓘ
numberOfMovements 4 ⓘ
partOfCareerPhase early major orchestral works of Thomas Adès ⓘ
premiereConductor Simon Rattle ⓘ
premiereDate 1997 ⓘ
premierePerformer City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
publisher Faber Music ⓘ
style complex modernist idiom ⓘ
postmodern ⓘ
titleAlludesTo places of confinement ⓘ
places of refuge ⓘ
titleMeaning plural of asylum ⓘ
usesTechnique abrupt contrasts of texture ⓘ
dense orchestration ⓘ
polyrhythms ⓘ

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Thomas Adès → notableWork → Asyla ⓘ