Cindy mctee asks, has anyone ever heard the term man composer. Einsteins dreams, alan lightman einsteins dreams is a 1992 novel by alan lightman that was an international bestseller and has been translated into thirty languages. Einsteins dreams used the same basic type of notation. Click on the speaker icon to listen via quicktime free. Inspired by alan lightmans 1993 novel, einstein s dreams, cindy mctee provides a composers perspective on time, recent music, and the creative process. Mctee taught at pacific lutheran university for three years before joining the faculty of the university of north texas college of music in 1984, where. Cindy mctees einsteins dream 2004 takes its inspiration from the physicists search for a grand unification theory. Integrating words, images, and live performance, she demonstrates that musical time is not like ordinary clock time, that women write. Published on sep 30, 2014 einsteins dream, for string orchestra, percussion, and computer music on cd composed by cindy mctee b. Double play, commissioned by the detroit symphony orchestra, hums with craftsmanship and a catholic array of influences across several centuries the washington post. Biography and work for cindy mctee, listen to classical music and albums or.
Einsteins dreams chronicles the dreams of albert einstein between april 14 and june 28, 1905, as he develops his theory of time as part of his theory of relativity. The author, alan lightman, is both a writer and thinker of exceptional talent, linking his own genius to that of einstein. Written for solo alto saxophone and cd accompaniment. He is also the author of three collections of essays and several books on science. The use of computer music in einsteins dream lends sonic complexity to a piece that celebrates the scientists work on quantum theory. The novel fictionalizes albert einstein as a young scientist who is troubled by dreams as he works on his theory of relativity in 1905. This piece is unrelated to the orchestral work einsteins dream. Einsteins dreams was also the march 1998 selection for national public radios talk of the nation book.
Mozart, a composer universally acknowledged to be a genius, and albert einstein, a scientist universally acknowledged to be a genius, will be brought together, after a fashion, on the next concert of the boulder symphony. The detroit symphony orchestra conducted by music director leonard slatkin plays cindy mctee s einstein s dream at orchestra hall, 2112012. Best things to do in denver this week, january 27 to february 2. This page lists all recordings of einsteins dream by cindy mctee b. Cindy mctee, leonard slatkin, detroit symphony orchestra. A recording of sounds began einsteins dream, and continued in and out through the piece, while the lsco added strings and percussion along with the electronic input. Einsteins dreams is based on a book of the same title written in 1993 by american physicist, alan lightman. This is an adults only infantilism and diaper fetish site.
As the defiant but sensitive young genius is creating his theory of relativity, a new conception of time, he imagines many possible worlds. Although einstein s dreams deals largely with how dreams may have helped einstein develop his theory of time, each dream also delves into the unique human perception and experience of time. So one way to hear this intriguing 14minute piece for string orchestra, percussion and prerecorded computerized sounds is as a journey toward a reconciliation of the tension between art and science. Cindy mctee born february 20, 1953 is an american composer and educator. Provided to youtube by naxos of america circuits detroit symphony orchestra naxos november 20 new release sampler. Young albert einsteins dreams are imagined in a book that joins science and art to ponder such questions as the viscosity and flexibility of time. Einsteins dream by cindy mctee devin patrick hughes. The stories explore the relationships between people and time, an essential part of the human condition. Detroit symphony orchestra plays cindy mctees einsteins.
Cindy mctee, a composer from texas, chose to create her musical vision of this anniversary. Alan lightman is the author of six novels, including einsteins dreams, which was an international bestseller, and the diagnosis, which was a finalist for the national book award. Or download the music to your computer for playback in the audio application of your choice rightclick on the speaker icon. Detroit symphony orchestra plays cindy mctee s einstein s dream. Fairy tales and fantasy ravel casts a spell naxos records. Cindy mctee b 1953 hailed by critics as a composer whose music reflects a charging, churning celebration of the musical and cultural energy of modernday america, cindy mctee brings to the world of concert music a fresh and imaginative voice. If you dont know what infantilism or diaper fetish is andor would like to learn more about it, please check out understanding by entering this site you certify the following.
The year 2005 is the centenary of the published genius of albert einstein. Einstein s dreams is concerned with how humans perceive time and how it shapes their thoughts, emotions, and sense of free will. Cindy mctee s compositions embody the musical and cultural energy of modernday america. I believe from the book of mormon musical on the 65th tony awards. A modern classic, einsteins dreams is a fictional collage of stories dreamed by albert einstein in 1905, when he worked in a patent office in switzerland.
Einsteins dream, for string orchestra, percussion, and computer music on cd 2004. Interview with composer cindy mctee focusing on the upcoming colorado premiere of einstein s dream. Find summaries for every chapter, including a einstein s dreams chapter summary chart to help you understand the book. Solo orchestra pietro alessandro guglielmi chamber orchestra. Inspired by alan lightmans 1993 novel, einsteins dreams, cindy mctee provides a composers perspective on time, recent music, and the creative process. Consisting of ruminations on the nature of time, lightmans einsteins dreams reads like a diary, each entry recording the dreams of albert einstein as he worked on his theory of relativity. Went to the dallas symphony concert friday night to check out cindy mctees new piece, einsteins dream, for string orchestra, percussion. Coed cherry has 871 galleries featuring karen dreams. Double play to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Cindy mctee will discuss and play a recording of einsteins dream, a work. Each dream envisions a different world, with time behaving in a different way. Einsteins dreams is a favorite among all the books i have read, a small but profound gem that i have gifted to numerous friends. Einstein s dream, for string orchestra, percussion, and computer music on cd composed by cindy mctee b. Mctee, cindy einsteins dream on a recording with symphony 1 on.
Regarded as one of the most brilliant composers of her generation, cindy mctee demonstrates her prodigious skills at orchestral writing in this 20 naxos release, recorded by leonard slatkin and the detroit symphony orchestra. Any influence on others is not a theme of this book. Her teachers included krzysztof penderecki, bruce maccombie, and jacob druckman teaching experience. Cindy mctee einsteins dream for string orchestra youtube. Cindy mctee einstein s dream for string orchestra duration. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Astronomical music organized by topic astronomical society. The elegant universe einstein s dream episode 1 part 2. Integrating words, images, and live performance, she demonstrates that musical time is not like ordinary clock time, that women write music too, that computers can sing, and that the sonorities and materials of musical postmodernism dare to please. Einstein s dream, for string orchestra, percussion, and computer music on cd 2004. Circuits, a boisterously jazzy sprint detroit free press, is followed by symphony no. Boulder symphonys genius concert unites mozart and einstein. Einsteins dream was commissioned by andrew litton and the dallas symphony orchestra with funds made possible by the norma and don. Circuits, a boisterously jazzy sprint detroit free press, is followed by symphony no 1, a smartly assembled work whose diverse ideas seemed to.