Draft:Apotheosis of this Earth

Composition
Apotheosis of this Earth was composed by Czech-American composer Karel Husa in October 1970. The piece was commissioned by the Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association in honour of Dr. William Revelli. The piece premiered in Ann Arbor on April 1, 1971, conducted by Husa himself. As a first inspiration, he cited an incident earlier in 1970 when he saw dead fish floating in Lake Cayuga due to hot water discharge from a nearby power plant. Several other things further inspired Husa, including pictures of seals killed in seal hunts, the anxiety of the nuclear arms race, and recordings of whale sounds, the latter of which he later imitated in the piece. Husa wrote a note for the premiere, stating that "[t]he composition of Apotheosis of this Earth was motivated by the present desperate stage of mankind and its immense problems with everyday killings, war, hunger, extermination of fauna, huge forest fires, and critical contamination of the whole environment." When asked about what he considers to be his best work, Husa chose Apotheosis, although he was initially reluctant to name one.

Movements
Apotheosis of this Earth consists of three movements: 1. "Apotheosis"

2. "Tragedy of Destruction"

3. "Postscript"

Info gathered

 * Publisher's page on the piece, good for orchestration/program notes save for "orchestral arrangement" - S
 * save for explanation of moments in movement section - S
 * program notes from University of Maryland, save same as above - S
 * score if needed for basic analysis/orchestration and program notes
 * sort of op-ed? Could be useful for a reception section or uncontroversial details. Author seems like a member of the university choir, now has a PhD in microbiology according to their linkedin
 * PhD thesis: guide to conducting the piece
 * Composers datebook episode by YourClassical (added to further reading)
 * Husa's thoughts on the piece, published in the journal of band music
 * AllMusic page and review, also good for recordings section
 * old master's thesis on the piece structure, use with care per DISSERTATION (disabled link as it automaticlly downloads. Its fine though)
 * thesis on percussion writing in Husa's works. Chapter on Apotheosis (5)
 * review of a recording in The Instrumentalist
 * obituary of husa that has some thoughts on the piece
 * news article about concert featuring the piece
 * another performance
 * another performance
 * another 90th birthday concert notice
 * might be useful, mentions the piece is on the syllabus for their graduate wind conducting course
 * details performance
 * details performance
 * column cut off ~F
 * DMA thesis on the use of voices in the piece. See chapter 3
 * aparently chapter 3 has in-depth information on the piece. Will need to see RX
 * 1) ❌
 * another thesis on percussion writing, starts being relevant at page 9
 * 404 not found ~F
 * can use, will need WP:RX ~S
 * focuses on flute solo, several relevant passages, see TOC
 * 1) An analysis of Karel Husa's Apotheosis of this Earth: A thesis in music theory and history
 * mentioned in several other publications. Master's thesis. Will also need RX for this
 * another instrument specific thesis. Masters thesis, but only providing basic analysis on horn solos so should be fine.
 * mentions comission and performances
 * describes the piece, newspaper
 * also describes piece with biographical background
 * further info in news article
 * another performance
 * guess what? another performace :)
 * performance
 * performance with composition background
 * mentions the piece was prepared as one of the projects of the MENC Bicentennial Commission
 * mentions premiere date
 * obit
 * DMA thesis on the use of voices in the piece. See chapter 3
 * aparently chapter 3 has in-depth information on the piece. Will need to see RX
 * 1) ❌
 * another thesis on percussion writing, starts being relevant at page 9
 * 404 not found ~F
 * can use, will need WP:RX ~S
 * focuses on flute solo, several relevant passages, see TOC
 * 1) An analysis of Karel Husa's Apotheosis of this Earth: A thesis in music theory and history
 * mentioned in several other publications. Master's thesis. Will also need RX for this
 * another instrument specific thesis. Masters thesis, but only providing basic analysis on horn solos so should be fine.
 * mentions comission and performances
 * describes the piece, newspaper
 * also describes piece with biographical background
 * further info in news article
 * another performance
 * guess what? another performace :)
 * performance
 * performance with composition background
 * mentions the piece was prepared as one of the projects of the MENC Bicentennial Commission
 * mentions premiere date
 * obit
 * further info in news article
 * another performance
 * guess what? another performace :)
 * performance
 * performance with composition background
 * mentions the piece was prepared as one of the projects of the MENC Bicentennial Commission
 * mentions premiere date
 * obit
 * performance with composition background
 * mentions the piece was prepared as one of the projects of the MENC Bicentennial Commission
 * mentions premiere date
 * obit
 * mentions premiere date
 * obit
 * obit