John
Luther Adams is an American composer whose music is highly influenced by
nature. His orchestral composition “Become Ocean” is inspired by the oceans of
Alaska.
The
play shows a lot of variation in style, speed and sounds. Furthermore, a great
number of different instruments are involved. For example, I was able to
recognize clarinets, harps, flutes, horns, trumpets, pianos, bass drums,
violins, and cellos.
“Become
Ocean” has a storytelling character due to its huge variation. It creates this
picture of being involved with nature, for example by spending time near the
ocean. Even though the play does not have specific ocean sounds, it still
creates this ocean-like atmosphere.
In
my opinion, nature sounds are one of the most beautiful and fascinating sounds
because they are created naturally and reflect true nature. It is almost
impossible to
completely
recreate nature sounds with instruments because no instrument is able to
imitate true nature.
Even
though this might be impossible, some plays are able to still create this
atmosphere and feeling of nature sounds. The human mind is able to recognize
these imitations and connect them to already known natural sounds. Thus, plays
like this feel like a depiction of a situation that involves nature and the
sounds of nature because the human mind is able to associate and connect them
to already known sounds of nature.
Probably
the only two things I did not like about the play are the long breaks in
between the different segments and the general length of the play. In my
opinion, the breaks should be shortened to maintain the harmony of the play
because the breaks, that are filled with complete silence, create a cut in the
harmony and unity of “Become Ocean”.
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