Seeds of Glass
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for wind band and video
Difficulty: Grade 4 Duration: 7 minutes Seeds of Glass explores the intersection of nature and technology. The video portrays the evolution of a huge machine made of glass. The machine starts as a seed and slowly grows and expands, continuously progressing; similar to a living organism. The music from the band reflects this duality of nature and technology by blending lush, open sonorities with a dubstep influenced, electronic-dance-music groove.
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Commissioned by a consortium led by
Dr. Emily A. Moss http://www.emilyamoss.com Director of Bands and Director of Instrumental Music Education for the Department of Music, Theatre and Dance at California State University, Los Angeles. 
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SCREENSHOTS FROM VIDEO
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Perusal Score
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Recordings
And here is the premiere by Emily Moss and CAL State LA.
Purchase Sheet Music
Please click in the field below to select PDF or hard copy purchase options. Then provide band director name, email address, and School/Institution name and click "Add to Cart." All hard copy options include free shipping to continental USA.
Purchase of sheet music alone DOES NOT give permission to perform this piece with the video component. Please see below.
Purchase Video License
This synchronized film for concert performance is driven by Ion Concert Media's proprietary Muséik technology. With Muséik, a user controls the pacing of the film to match the pacing of the music, making concert visuals behave like an instrument in your ensemble. The software is easy-to-use and intuitive, and can be used by musicians from middle school to the professional level to achieve a perfect media sync with just 20 minutes of practice.
Video License = $95.00
Video License Details:
- You are purchasing a license to show the film with your ensemble performance(s).
- All Show Files expire June 15. You may use your Show File(s) for rehearsal and/or performance without limitation until that date.
- You may load Muséik and your Show Files on as many machines as is necessary.
- Within 1-3 business days of completing your order, you will be emailed video file download links and additional instructions.
Ben and Emily discussing the piece at Midwest 2016
Video edited and produced by Benjamin Dean Taylor. Video source material provided by Mike Winkleman (beeple-crap.com) under creative commons license.
Music and video copyright 2016 by Benjamin Dean Taylor, Bloomington Indiana. All Rights Reserved.
Music and video copyright 2016 by Benjamin Dean Taylor, Bloomington Indiana. All Rights Reserved.