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."
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 October 16, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/music-enlivened/items/show/69.
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