Spiritual Fantasy No. 4

Title

Spiritual Fantasy No. 4

Description

Black composer Frederick C. Tillis's "Spiritual Fantasy No. 4" for piano was composed in 1981 on commission from Vivian Taylor. Taylor premiered the work in Boston Massachusetts.

The description for the work from the American Composers Alliance website states: "As an accomplished jazz musician, Fredrick Tillis expresses himself by infusing European classical music tradition with the spirit of American Black vernacular music. Spiritual Fantasy No. 4 for Piano (1981) draws from various Gospel melodies including Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen, Jacob’s Ladder, and others. Tillis' Spritual Fantasy series for various solo and ensemble combinations are widely known by performers and scholars."
Duration: 10.5 minutes

Creator

Tillis, Frederick C. (1930-2020)

Source

Frederick C. Tillis (personal website), https://www.fredtillis.com/
Frederick C. Tillis (Wikipedia), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_C._Tillis
Frederick C. Tillis, Spiritual Fantasy No. 4 (score), https://composers.com/composers/frederick-c-tillis/spiritual-fantasy-no-4

Date

1981

Format

10-20 minutes

Coverage

1950-1999

Instrumentation

piano

Ensemble Type

solo

Citation

Tillis, Frederick C. (1930-2020), “Spiritual Fantasy No. 4,” Music EnLivened, accessed November 21, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/music-enlivened/items/show/69.

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