{"product_id":"bassingthwaighte-s-iridium","title":"Bassingthwaighte, S :: Iridium","description":"\u003cp\u003eALRY Publications presents 'Iridium' for two flutes and electronics by Sarah \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBassingthwaighte. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe composer writes about this piece, \"Iridium is a hard, brittle, elemental metal and is the second-densest metal (after Osmium) with a density of 22.5. It is often alloyed with platinum. This creates a connection to Varèse’s \u003cem\u003eDensity 21.5\u003c\/em\u003e for flute alone, which has played a large part in my musical life. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"'Iridium' is in three short continuous movements, 6 minutes in total. We begin in the core of the earth: pulsating, molten, and hot. Metallic whooshes, pulses, and drones play against the live flute flutters, bends, and other special effects. After about two minutes, we emerge onto the earth’s surface into the mountains of Alaska in an ethereal, evocative mix of ocean waves, gulls, wind, whale songs, and celestial voices,  and the live and recorded flutes dance through the harmonic series on C. In about the fourth minute, the pulsating, ominous pressure returns, and gradually the Iridium shatters into many pieces.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ALRY Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54429593534830,"sku":"FD44","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/3559\/5814\/files\/FD44.jpg?v=1786139244","url":"https:\/\/www.flute4u.com\/products\/bassingthwaighte-s-iridium","provider":"Carolyn Nussbaum Music Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}