{"product_id":"25891-feldman-morton-coptic-light-full-score","title":"Feldman, Morton. (1926–1987) \"Coptic Light\" - Full Score","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eEnormous facsimile printed musical manuscript. Title and rear blank well attached to green paper boards; block (Programme Note; vb; 1 - 38 pp) separated. Typo to front title label (\"Cortic Light\"), hand-correction to the printed commission statement on title verso. General toning throughout, light waves and marks to the wrappers, but overall in fine condition. 9.5 x 25 inches.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eCoptic Light\u003c\/em\u003e is brief by late-Feldman standards, just under a half-hour but is one of the orchestra works in which Feldman’s highly original concern with surface becomes most apparent. Feldman was an avid collector of Middle Eastern rugs, and frequently based his compositional techniques on their asymmetrical patterns. In his own program notes, he writes:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Having an avid interest in all varieties of arcane weaving of the Middle East I recently viewed the stunning examples of early Coptic textiles on permanent display at the Louvre. What struck me about these fragments of coloured cloth was how they conveyed an essential atmosphere of their civilisation. Transferring this thought to another realm, I asked myself what aspects of the music since Monteverdi might determine its atmosphere, if heard 2000 years from now. For me the analogy would be one of the instrumental imagery of Western music. These were some of the metaphors that occupied my thoughts while composing Coptic Light. An important technical aspect of the composition was prompted by Sibelius’ observation that the orchestra differed mainly from the piano in that it has no pedal. With this in mind, I set to work to create an orchestral pedal, continually varying in nuance. This “chiaroscuro” is both the compositional and the instrumental focus of Coptic Light.\"\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62793673048223,"sku":"25891","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Feldman25891a.jpg?v=1780080416","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/25891-feldman-morton-coptic-light-full-score","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}