Electric Sheep
Kenneth Froelich
About this work:
In Phillip K. Dick's short story "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?", the actual "Electric Sheep" in question are robotic pets, created to look and behave just like real sheep. These android animals exist in part because, in the author's portrayal of the future, some form of holocaust had killed most living animals. As a result, ownership of a real, live animal became a symbol of wealth and status. The 1983 movie "Blade Runner" is loosely based upon this possible future.
In Electric Sheep I have attempted to capture the essence (or lack there of) of the fake animals. The piece is playful and highly rhythmic, yet is still shrouded in an icy coldness that perhaps a living sheep would be without.
Year composed: 1998
Duration: 00:06:45
Ensemble type: Orchestra:Standard Orchestra
Instrumentation: 1 Piccolo, 2 Flute, 2 Oboe, 1 English Horn, 2 Clarinet, 1 Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoon, 1 Contrabassoon, 4 Horn in F, 3 Trumpet, 2 Trombone, 1 Bass Trombone, 1 Tuba, 1 Timpani, 2 Percussion (General), 1 Strings (General)