songs from the stars (2016) [excerpt] by Carol J Jones published on 2016-05-03T08:42:30Z written as part of BBC National Orchestra of Wales Composition: Wales 2016 'songs from the stars' was inspired by the Philae spacecraft that formed part of the Rossetta mission in 2014. It is based upon transcriptions of the sun, solar flares, a radio storm between Jupiter and Io and stardust and is inspired by spectralist techniques. The first of four movements, the piece follows a satellite lost in space, similar to when Philae was thought to be out of operation. Exploring the loneliness of space the first movement takes a panoramic view of space, slowly introducing each transcription throughout the orchestra, culminating into a cacophony of sound before slowly dying away. © Carol J Jones 2021 Genre Classical Comment by Josh Leake Love this so much! 2016-05-11T21:12:26Z