Iconoclasm

Iconoclasm

Duration: 07:12

Instrumentation: Symphony Orchestra (2,2,2,2 3,2,3,0 2 perc.)

Technical Specifications: 44.1 kHz Stereo Audio

Date: 2017

Iconoclasm deconstructs material derived from G.F. Handel's 4th movement of Music for the Royal Fireworks. Handel wrote it to celebrate the end of the War of Austrian Succession in 1749, with the piece exemplifying themes of nationalism and monarchical servitude.

Iconoclasm is the condition of attacking or assertively rejecting cherished beliefs, established values, and practices. This composition shows that no piece of art, even by composers cherished in the Western world, is sacred and immovable. Art is always shifting, changing, and evolving.