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Hangs and Crashes - for Symphonic Band
SM-000253814
Alternative title |
I.Thrashing, II.Infinite Loop, III.BSoD (Blue Screen of Death) |
Composer | Jason McChristian |
Publisher | Jason McChristian |
Genre |
Classical
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Instrumentation |
Piano, Flute, Flute piccolo, Clarinet, Bassoon, Oboe, Trombone basso, Euphonium, Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Double bass, Timpani, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Drum set, Percussion |
Scored for | Symphonic band |
Type of score | Full score, Parts |
Movement(s) |
1 to 3 from 3 |
Duration |
13'0" |
Difficulty |
Advanced |
Year of composition |
2016 |
Description |
A hang is a computer term for the failure of a program to continue to respond to signals, causing the operating system to freeze. Hangs occur in different ways, but this work depicts two common symptoms of the hang: "thrashing", the exhaustion of memory from rapidly exchanging data and "infinite loop", where a sequence of instructions is in no condition to stop. The work ends with the death knell to any operating system, a crash aptly named, Blue Screen of Death. Depicting failing machines, this is music marked by frequent reboots, constant bleeps, bops, clicks, the occasional rude interruption, and makes use of ever-repeating musical figures to help depict an eternal state of stuck. |
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