
The B-Sides
For orchestra and electronica - Proceed to purchase if you would like to buy a study score. Conductor's Score and Performance Parts for RENTAL ONLY. Please send an email to info@aphramusic.com to request a rental application form. Approximate Duration: 20' YouTube Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYpkGvtZzbM&feature=share&list=PL802C45C17418A6DB PROGRAM NOTES It was between Tchaikovsky and Brahms that Michael Tilson Thomas, surprisingly mellow in his dressing room during one intermission, broached the idea of a new work. Fresh off the podium after the concerto, and apparently undistracted by the looming symphony in the second half, he suggested a collection of five pieces focusing on texture and sonority - perhaps like Schoenberg's Five Pieces for Orchestra. Since my music had largely gone in the other direction - large works that bathed the listener in immersive experiences - the idea intrigued me. I had often imagined a suite of concise, off-kilter symphonic pieces tha