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Eric Whitacre
Eric Whitacre

Born
02.01.1970 in USA

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Der amerikanische Komponist und Dirigent Eric Whitacre studierte an der University of Nevada Komposition und Chordirigat und absolvierte seinen Masterabschluss in Komposition an der berühmten Juilliard School In New York. Er komponiert vor allem Musik für Blasorchester oder Chor und erhielt zahlreiche Auszeichnungen für seine kreative Musik.

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The Seal Lullaby

The Seal Lullaby

Lux Aurumque

Lux Aurumque

Sleep

Sleep

Cloudburst

Cloudburst

Noisy Wheels Of Joy

Noisy Wheels Of Joy

Music by Eric Whitacre

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Musashino Academia Musicae Wind Ensemble Vol. 18

Musashino Academia Musicae Wind Ensemble Vol. 18

Rio's Convergence - Five Elisabethan Dances - Reminiscences - Aurora Awakes - The Seal Lullaby - Danzon No.2 - O Magnum Mysterium - "The Power of Love" from Danish Folk Music Suite -...
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TDIV554
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The Seal Lullaby

The Seal Lullaby

This loving and dreamlike work captures the undulating rhythm of a mother rocking her child to sleep. The piece was inspired by classic Rudyard Kipling: “Oh! Hush thee, my baby, the night is behind...
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HL04003047
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Lux Aurumque

Lux Aurumque

Commissioned by the Texas Music Educators Association for their 2005 All-State Band, Lux Aurumque is an extraordinarily lush and poignant adaptation of one of Eric Whitacre's most popular choral...
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HL04002371
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Sleep

Sleep

From composer Eric Whitacre comes a brand new work, the lush and achingly beautiful Sleep. Commissioned by the Big East Consortium, this haunting chorale begins softly and slowly blossoms to a...
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HL04002139
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Cloudburst

Commissioned for the 2002 Indiana All-State Band, Cloudburst is an adaptation of Whitacre's acclaimed choral work of the same name. Lush and luminescent, Cloudburst combines hand bells, thunder...
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HL04002074
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Noisy Wheels Of Joy

Conceived as a raucous "opera buffo" style overture, this work from composer Eric Whitacre is the perfect way to start any concert. The beautiful theme and brilliant orchestration build to an...
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HL04001966
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Equus

A wild ride from the composer of October and Ghost Train! Equus is the Latin word for horse, and this moto perpetuo perfectly captures the fury and majesty of this magnificent animial. Commissioned...
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HL04001886
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October

October is my favorite month. Something about the crisp autumn air and the subtle change in light always make me a little sentimental, and as I started to sketch I felt that same quiet beauty in the...
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HL04001888
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The Music of Eric Whitacre

- NO LONGER AVAILABLE! - Ghost Train Trilogy - Godzilla Eats Las Vegas! - Rak HaHatchala (only the beginning) - Little Tree - Water Night - Cloudburst
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T8678
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Godzilla Eats Las Vegas!

"Godzilla Eats Las Vegas" (Godzilla frisst Las Vegas) wurde von der University of Nevada, Las Vegas Wind Symphony in Auftrag gegeben und 1996 uraufgeführt.

Eric Whitacre hat mit "Godzilla...
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HL04001836
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Ghost Train

The piece that helped launch Eric Whitacre's career in wind band composing! In this highly programmatic work, Eric transforms a story from American folklore of a supernatural locomotive that roars...
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HL04001840