Peter and the Wolf - Oklahoma City, OK
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N 35° 29.508 W 097° 31.295
14S E 634101 N 3928588
A unique abstract wall made up of colored glass, representing the musical notes from Peter and the Wolf
Waymark Code: WMM9J8
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 08/17/2014
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*Please do not visit this waymark during school hours**
This abstract wall sculpture is located near the entrance of Wilson School in the Mesta Park neighborhood of Oklahoma City. The colored glass block designs represent the characters and instruments in the Prokofiev's musical composition Peter and the Wolf. The colorful wall is approximately 20 feet tall and 42 feet long.
From the StudioArchitecture website:
One of STUDIO’s most exciting additions to the school was the new glass block wall, which tells the story of the musical composition of Peter and the Wolf, as written by Sergei Prokofiev in 1936. Prokofiev wrote this music and narrative as a child’s introduction to the orchestra. Each character in the story has a musical theme represented by a different instrument or group of instruments, and the glass block design reflects these themes. Peter, the strings, is represented by red glass blocks; Bird, the flute, is orange; Duck, the oboe, purple; Cat, the clarinet, green; Wolf, a trio of French horns, blue; and the Hunters, vertical fins. Each color of glass block is also expressed with a different texture of block.
STUDIO chose to express music through the use of glass block to show how music is art, and how harmonies and melodies fit together to make an entire piece. Color, texture, and movement may be applied to music, just as it is applied to painting, drawing, and sculpture.
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