Elliott Miles McKinley » Pale Blue Dot
Pale Blue Dot
Pale Blue Dot
Bass Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, and Marimba (5-Octave)
Written for Transient Canvas. Revised and expanded in 2024.
Movements: I. Liftoff: Summer 1977 (in memoriam, Arthur C. Clarke) II. Cries from a Lonely Planet (in memoriam, Robert A. Heinlein) III. Hitchslap! (in memoriam, Christopher Hitchens) IV. Where am I? (in memoriam, Issac Asimov) V. The Long Journey (in memoriam, Ray Bradbury) VI. Frozen Worlds (in memoriam, Philip K. Dick) VII. The Search for Home (salute to Voyagers 1 and 2) VIII. A Pale Blues for Carl (in memoriam, Carl Sagan) IX. The Heliopause: Goodbye Earth! (for Douglas Adams)
Authored (or revised): 2022
Duration (minutes): 52
First performance: 2022-11-12
SKU
ACA-MCKE-038Subtotal
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