compositions

Passages

1990

56′

Music by Philip Glass and Ravi Shankar

CAST:
fl, ssx, asx, 1 perc (cym, BD), hp, str,
fl, 2ssx, 2 hn, 2 trb, str, voice (optional)
fl, 2ssx, 1 perc (SD, BD, cym, tamb, wdbl, tgl, gisp), str

NOTES:
Passages is a collaboration between Philip Glass and Ravi Shankar, each writing arrangements around themes written by the other.

I. Offering 10′
based on a theme by Ravi Shankar

II. Sadhanipa 9′
based on a theme by Philip Glass

III. Channels and Winds 8′
based on a theme by Ravi Shankar

IV. Ragas in a minor Scale 7′
based on theme by Philip Glass

V. Meetings along the Edge 8′
based on a theme by Ravi Shankar

VI. Prashanti 14′
based on a theme by Philip Glass

PUBLISHER:
Dunvagen Music Publishers

AVAILABLE SCORES
Passages at Wise Music Classical
Offering, from "Passages" at Wise Music Classical
Meetings along the Edge, from "Passages" at Wise Music Classical
Channels & Winds, from "Passages" at Wise Music Classical

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CATEGORIES
Chamber, WorldMusic