It is a fun experiment, it is like there is a speaker glitching out and an orchestra is forced to play over the sounds it makes. It has a bit of humor to it too, I cracked up when the sampler played a car crash and a trombone plays an ambulance. Indeed it is an example of the "doubling up" strategy the piece is about
Incredible piece, I immediately thought of Halloween, I heard wind, bats, crows, cemetery, church, storm, haunted house, and ghosts speaking. I later found out what the meaning of Pneuma was, and I was right!
@@mclem7670 First of all, you didn't answer my question. Secondly, I find it ironic that you describe Babbitt's music in that way. Babbitt has been for decades criticized by some (and it's a ridiculous criticism, might I add, just to make that clear) as mathematical, hyper-precise, and so forth in his works. Carter, Stockhausen, and the rest have had similar animadversions levied against them. "Smearing" crap (I assume dung, feces, etc.) implies a lackadaisical, capricious action, at least to me. Anyway, I just found your statement more than a little funny in this regard. Thirdly, why can smearing crap on paper not be called art? Your comment indicates that you believe such a stance to be egregious. There have been artworks created in the past and present consisting of or incorporating excrement, not to mention smearing (a common technique used with paint and other materials), such as Manzoni's "Artist's Shit." I think you just dislike the piece on an ideological basis, which is lame, frankly. Give it a listen! You might be surprised.
Wonderful piece! If anyone is interested, here is a two-voice version of this piece: for solo Soprano and solo Soprano. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9boDwOu4SKQ.html
