Sheet Music

Hangs and Crashes - for Symphonic Band

SM-000253814
Alternative title I.Thrashing, II.Infinite Loop, III.BSoD (Blue Screen of Death)
ComposerJason McChristian
PublisherJason McChristian
Genre Classical
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 forSymphonic band
Type of scoreFull 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.

Upload date 20 Aug 2016

Sheet music file 120.00 USD
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