Four Passions
Nathaniel Tull Phillips
About this work:
Each movement of Four Passions relates a spiritual model to a scientific one. The spiritual model provides context for a musical experience and is either ceremonial (movements I and IV) or contemplative (movements II and III). The mathematical model primarily inspires the treatment of a texture; however, in some cases it may have a more direct impact on the music. The listener is not expected to hear a mathematical construct in the music (although, it is certainly fine to do so); the model is, however, chosen with respect to the corresponding spiritual model. The titles of the movements are foci for the intersections the spiritual and mathematical models-they are objects, images, or concepts that because of their vividness occur as passions.
Year composed: 1997
Duration: 00:15:00
Ensemble type: Solo instrument, non-keyboard:Percussion (General)
Instrumentation: 1 Percussion (General)
Instrumentation notes: includes woods, metals, skins, vibraphone, and others with either pre-recorded tape or live electronics