Buddha

Score: https://issuu.com/scoresondemand/docs/buddha_57874 
     -Wow, this score looks interesting! 
     -What could the drawing around the notes mean?
     -Why might a composer notate music this way? 
     -Listen to the performance, and see how the performers have interpreted the music!

Chamber Group / Octet / Timbre: Julius Eastman wrote Buddha for an "unspecified instrumentation." This means that every performance might feature a different set of instruments. Which instruments can you see, in this performance?
      -Hint: At the 8:15 time marker, all of the instruments are listed!

Dynamics: Listen for how the dynamics begin and change throughout this performance of Buddha. The music stays relatively soft throughout, but can you hear crescendos and decrescendos as the music changes and swells?