The stories explore the relationships between people and time, an essential part of the human condition. Or download the music to your computer for playback in the audio application of your choice rightclick on the speaker icon. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Einsteins dreams is a favorite among all the books i have read, a small but profound gem that i have gifted to numerous friends. 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 author, alan lightman, is both a writer and thinker of exceptional talent, linking his own genius to that of einstein. Any influence on others is not a theme of this book. Cindy mctee born february 20, 1953 is an american composer and educator. Einstein s dream, for string orchestra, percussion, and computer music on cd 2004. Solo orchestra pietro alessandro guglielmi chamber orchestra. Primary stylistic characteristics of cindy s mctee s music as found in timepiece, ballet for band, and finish line. Click on the speaker icon to listen via quicktime free.
This is an adults only infantilism and diaper fetish site. Best things to do in denver this week, january 27 to february 2. 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. Einsteins dream, for string orchestra, percussion, and computer music on cd composed by cindy mctee b. He is also the author of three collections of essays and several books on science.
Integrating words, images, and live performance, she demonstrates that musical time is not like ordinary clock time, that women write. Cindy mctee s compositions embody the musical and cultural energy of modernday america. 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. The stories explore the relationships between people. This page lists all recordings of einsteins dream by cindy mctee b. 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. Astronomical music organized by topic astronomical society.
Einsteins dreams was also the march 1998 selection for national public radios talk of the nation book. Einsteins dreams used the same basic type of notation. Mctee, cindy einsteins dream on a recording with symphony 1 on. Einsteins dream was commissioned by andrew litton and the dallas symphony orchestra with funds made possible by the norma and don. The year 2005 is the centenary of the published genius of albert einstein.
Coed cherry has 871 galleries featuring karen dreams. Her teachers included krzysztof penderecki, bruce maccombie, and jacob druckman teaching experience. Circuits, a boisterously jazzy sprint detroit free press, is followed by symphony no 1, a smartly assembled work whose diverse ideas seemed to. Detroit symphony orchestra plays cindy mctee s einstein s dream. 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. Cindy mctee bio, albums, pictures naxos classical music. Einsteins dream by cindy mctee devin patrick hughes. Cindy mctees einsteins dream will be performed from march 31 through april 2 by the dallas symphony orchestra. I believe from the book of mormon musical on the 65th tony awards. Cindy mctee asks, has anyone ever heard the term man composer. 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. Cindy mctee einsteins dream for string orchestra youtube. Einsteins dreams is a 1992 novel by alan lightman that was an international bestseller and has been translated into thirty languages.
Inspired by the book einsteins dreams by alan lightman. Written for solo alto saxophone and cd accompaniment. 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. Cindy mctee, a composer from texas, chose to create her musical vision of this anniversary. For the perpetual motion piece circuits 1990, mctee uses timbres in a dynamic way, keeping tone colors cycling in constant rotation, almost in synchronization with the. 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. Einsteins dreams is based on a book of the same title written in 1993 by american physicist, alan lightman. Detroit symphony orchestra plays cindy mctees einsteins. Boulder symphonys genius concert unites mozart and einstein. 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.
Cindy mctee einstein s dream for string orchestra duration. 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. 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 dream, for string orchestra, percussion, and computer music on cd 2004. Each dream envisions a different world, with time behaving in a different way. This piece is unrelated to the orchestral work einsteins dream. Cindy mctees einsteins dream 2004 takes its inspiration from the physicists search for a grand unification theory.
Inspired by alan lightmans 1993 novel, einsteins dreams, cindy mctee provides a composers perspective on time, recent music, and the creative process. Einsteins dreams by alan lightman, paperback barnes. Double play, commissioned by the detroit symphony orchestra, hums with craftsmanship and a catholic array of influences across several centuries the washington post. Einstein s dream, for string orchestra, percussion, and computer music on cd composed by cindy mctee b. Circuits, a boisterously jazzy sprint detroit free press, is followed by symphony no. Went to the dallas symphony concert friday night to check out cindy mctees new piece, einsteins dream, for string orchestra, percussion. The elegant universe einstein s dream episode 1 part 2. Biography and work for cindy mctee, listen to classical music and albums or. As the defiant but sensitive young genius is creating his theory of relativity, a new conception of time, he imagines many possible worlds.
Cindy mctee, leonard slatkin, detroit symphony orchestra. Find summaries for every chapter, including a einstein s dreams chapter summary chart to help you understand the book. Cindy mctee will discuss and play a recording of einsteins dream, a work. Double play to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Performed on january 21, 2014 at lawrence university by shasta tresan. Slightly different programs will be presented thursday and friday evenings by peter alexander jan. The detroit symphony orchestra conducted by music director leonard slatkin plays cindy mctee s einstein s dream at orchestra hall, 2112012. Einstein s dreams is concerned with how humans perceive time and how it shapes their thoughts, emotions, and sense of free will. 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. Published on sep 30, 2014 einsteins dream, for string orchestra, percussion, and computer music on cd composed by cindy mctee b. Provided to youtube by naxos of america circuits detroit symphony orchestra naxos november 20 new release sampler. 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. Interview with composer cindy mctee focusing on the upcoming colorado premiere of einstein s dream. The novel fictionalizes albert einstein as a young scientist who is troubled by dreams as he works on his theory of relativity in 1905.
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