Sad Hope
Dan Servantes
• 11 months ago
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Read More ▼I'm about a dozen listens in to the full suite - listening while on walks, in a dark room, while working. One of the remarkable things about the suite is that it both fully achieves the artist's intent of memorializing the story of astronauts who perished in pursuit of something greater while also grounding that theme in a very accessible way. It evokes a sense of sad hope; creating a feeling of wonder while still acknowledging struggle.
This recommendation may sound a little cork-sniffy, but take a listen and I bet you would immediately understand. Incredibly impressive stuff.
Bonus content
Astra Perdita (Four Piano Vignettes for Those Lost Exploring the Stars)
Mark Robert Henderson
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About the Album
Four piano pieces memorialize the losses of Soyuz 1 and 11, Challenger, and Columbia. Performed by Roxana Frizzi (piano) and Mark Robert Henderson (sampler)
Bonus Content
Astra Perdita Score, Composer Notes, and MIDI
Digital Product
The complete score for Astra Perdita, an ethereal solo piano suite memorializing the eighteen astronauts and cosmonauts who died attempting to explore outside our world.
The score is a 13-page PDF containing the In Memoriam page (the eighteen listed by mission), a first-person artist statement on the work, the full notated score for all four movements (Soyuz 1, Soyuz 11, Challenger, Columbia), and an appendix with the written-out Columbia cadenza as recorded.
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Also included free with album purchase.