Jason McChristian

Hangs and Crashes - for Symphonic Band

Classical • 2016 • Alternative Title: I.Thrashing, II.Infinite Loop, III.BSoD (Blue Screen of Death)

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Hangs and Crashes - for Symphonic Band: Hangs and Crashes - for Symphonic Band by Jason McChristian

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PDF, 11.38 Mb ID: SM-000253814 Upload date: 20 Aug 2016

Instrumentation	Piano, Flute, Flute piccolo, Clarinet, Bassoon, Oboe, Trombone basso, Euphonium, Horn, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Double bass, Timpani, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Drum set, Percussion
Scored for	Symphonic band
Type of score	Full score, Parts
Movement(s)	1 to 3 from 3
Publisher	Jason McChristian
Difficulty	Advanced
Duration	13'0

A hang is a computer term for the failure of a program to continue to respond to signals, causing the operating system to freeze. Hangs occur in different ways, but this work depicts two common symptoms of the hang: "thrashing", the exhaustion of memory from rapidly exchanging data and "infinite loop", where a sequence of instructions is in no condition to stop. The work ends with the death knell to any operating system, a crash aptly named, Blue Screen of Death. Depicting failing machines, this is music marked by frequent reboots, constant bleeps, bops, clicks, the occasional rude interruption, and makes use of ever-repeating musical figures to help depict an eternal state of stuck.

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