Passing Fantasy, A
General Info
Year: 1992 / 1994
Duration: c. 8:45
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Southern Music Company
Cost: Score and Parts - $90.00 | Score Only - $8.75
For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.
Instrumentation
Full Score
Piccolo/Flute III
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Piano
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III-IV-V, including:
- Claves
- Flexatone
- Glockenspiel
- Hoses (including C, Eb, G, and F#)
- Ratchet
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Wind Chimes
- Wood Block
Program Notes
A Passing Fantasy was inspired by the book, Life After Life by Dr. Raymond A. Moody, Jr. The music depicts some of the experiences reported by persons who were participants in "near-death experiences" and who reported these phenomena upon recovery.
Set in a single movement, the work opens with expressions of pain and anxiety. This confused state eventually erupts into a constant release of tension signifying the out-of-body sensation of freedom from mortal constraints. As the person is swept away through a dark tunnel, portions of his life are depicted by a child-like melody. As the bright light at the end of the tunnel appears, the confident phrases of Kom Süsser Tod (Come Sweet Death) emerge from the confusion as a gesture of triumph over death. The work closes in a tranquil state of suspension and peace.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
- Audio CD: University of Houston Wind Ensemble (Eddie Green, conductor)
- Audio CD: Sam Houston State University Music Ensembles (Kent E. Hatteberg, conductor)
State Ratings
- Georgia: V
- Texas: IV
- Louisiana: IV
- Virginia: V
Performances
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- Texas A&M University (College Station) Wind Symphony (Timothy Rhea, conductor) - 30 September 2022
- Texas Tech University (Lubbock) Concert Band (Joel Pagán, conductor) - 9 May 2021
- Lamar University (Beaumont, Tx.) Wind Ensemble (Andrew McMahan, conductor) - 26 April 2021
- McGill University (Montreal, Que.) Wind Orchestra (Alain Cazes, conductor) – 30 September 2016
- Boerne-Samuel V. Champion High School Symphonic Honors Band (Kevin Arnott, conductor) - 17 April 2014
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Wind Ensemble (Andrew McMahan, conductor) - 18 November 2011
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Accolade (1978)
- Antiphon (1970)
- The Binding (1981/1984)
- Centennial Vista (1991)
- Ceremonial Proclamation (1983)
- Chant of the Phoenix (1984)
- Concerto for Piano and Wind Ensemble
- Concerto Grosso for Brass Quintet and Symphonic Band (1985)
- Credo (1974)
- Cryptic Essay (1975)
- Fanfare for Band and Antiphonal Brass (1982)
- The Final Covenant (1979)
- Introit (1983)
- Jargon (1976/1980)
- March for Tripod (1973)
- Nonet (1981)
- A Passing Fantasy (1992)
- Prelude and Double Fugue (1978)
- Reflections on Paris (1973)
- Requiem (1987)
- Rhapsody (1980)
- Saga of the Clouds
- Second Concerto for Trumpet (1972/1974)
- Sketches on a Tudor Psalm (1972)
- Studies in Motion (1975)
- Terpsichore (1969)
- Toccata (1969)
- Two Pieces from Lt. Kije (as arranger) (1934/1971)
- Variations on an Advent Hymn (1962/1973)
Resources
- Fisher Tull website
- Tull, F. (1992). A Passing Fantasy: For Symphonic Band [score]. Southern Music Company: San Antonio, Tx.