{"product_id":"28948723232","title":"Eric Whitacre - Eternity in an Hour - Import 180g Vinyl 2 LP Record","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Whitacre\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Meditation Enveloped in Sound\": An Innovative Work Inspired by a Poem That Captivated a Grammy-Winning Composer\n\nThe latest album by American composer Eric Whitacre—a Grammy Award-winning composer known for his innovative music—titled *Eternity in an Hour*, is being released by Decca. This is truly a \"meditation enveloped in sound.\" It is the latest installment in his large-scale “electro-choral” works for voice, strings, piano, and electronics. The title is taken from “Eternity in an Hour,” a poem from the 18th-century English poet William Blake’s masterpiece *Auguries of Innocence*, specifically the famous opening lines: “To see a world in a grain of sand \/ And a heaven in a wild flower \/ holding infinity in the palm of his hand \/ and finding eternity in an hour\")—specifically from the section titled “Eternity in an Hour.” This album explores the relationship between the poem’s opening stanza and “granular synthesis,” a synthesizer technique that treats sound as individual grains. Whitaker “deconstructs” the original poem, extracting fragments of words from individual lines for each movement, and sets only those fragments to music. *Eternity in an Hour*, which fuses the electronica and synthesizers he has long loved with his own choir, the “Eric Whitacre Singers,” strings, and piano, can be considered the culmination of Whitacre’s career as a musician. It premiered at the 2024 BBC Proms. Whitaker is also known as a charismatic speaker and has given lectures at United Nations agencies, among other venues.\n\n“I have been captivated by this poem for many years. What I sensed in the music behind Blake’s words was a kind of ‘longing for the here and now.’ It’s almost like a guide to how he truly lived in the moment… even in simplicity, there is perfection.” (Eric Whitacre)\n“The music was cinematic, meditative, soothing, and truly unforgettable”—Limelight website\n\n*180g heavyweight vinyl, gatefold sleeve\nUniversal Music\/IMS\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Decca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53419249336609,"sku":"28948723232","price":7190.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/28948723232.jpg?v=1788227596","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/28948723232","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}