Traced Overhead

E606232

Traced Overhead is a virtuosic piano composition by contemporary British composer Thomas Adès, noted for its intricate textures and shimmering, atmospheric sound world.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Traced Overhead canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf piano composition ⓘ
solo piano work ⓘ
composer Thomas Adès ⓘ
compositionalTechnique coloristic use of piano register ⓘ
complex rhythmic layering ⓘ
extended harmonic language ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticalReception praised for its originality ⓘ
praised for its pianistic imagination ⓘ
dedicatedTo Emmanuel Ax ⓘ
durationApproximate about 15 minutes ⓘ
genre contemporary classical music ⓘ
hasMovement Aerial ⓘ
Aloft ⓘ
Overheard ⓘ
hasRecording recordings by Emmanuel Ax ⓘ
recordings by Thomas Adès ⓘ
recordings by other contemporary pianists ⓘ
inCatalogueOf Faber Music catalogue of Thomas Adès ⓘ
instrumentation solo piano ⓘ
isPartOfRepertoire contemporary concert piano repertoire ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
notableFeature complex figuration ⓘ
demanding piano technique ⓘ
intricate textures ⓘ
layered sound world ⓘ
performanceContext contemporary music festivals ⓘ
recital repertoire ⓘ
period late 20th century ⓘ
premiereLocation New York City ⓘ
premierePerformer Emmanuel Ax ⓘ
premiereVenue Carnegie Hall ⓘ
premiereYear 1996 ⓘ
publisher Faber Music ⓘ
requires advanced piano technique ⓘ
high level of rhythmic control ⓘ
sophisticated pedaling ⓘ
style atmospheric ⓘ
shimmering sonorities ⓘ
texturally intricate ⓘ
virtuosic ⓘ
texture highly detailed ⓘ
multi-layered ⓘ
titleConnotation suggests images of flight and height ⓘ
workNumberInComposerOutput early piano work of Thomas Adès ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thomas Adès → notableWork → Traced Overhead ⓘ