His Two Fanfares for Orchestra include a piece driven by a constant woodblock ostinato, as well as Tromba Lontana.
This composer included the tracks "Cerulean," "Disappointment Lake," and "Tourist Song" on his album Hoodoo Zephyr. Jorja Fleezanis premiered this composer's violin concerto, which climaxes with a furious "Toccare." A piano piece by this composer begins with a long A Lydian section followed by a short A Phrygian section and then continues to alternate Lydian and Phrygian modes around the circle of fifths. Another work by this composer opens with a pre-recorded tape of a cityscape before a young boy repeats the word "missing." His Two Fanfares for Orchestra include a piece driven by a constant woodblock ostinato, as well as Tromba Lontana. This composer of Phrygian Gates and Short Ride in a Fast Machine paid tribute to the victims of 9/11 in On the Transmigration of Souls. For 10 points, name this minimalist American composer of the operas Doctor Atomic and Nixon in China.
This composer included the tracks "Cerulean," "Disappointment Lake," and "Tourist Song" on his album Hoodoo Zephyr.
John Coolidge Adams