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'A PASSING FANTASY'
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THIS WAS INSPIRED BY THE BOOK 'LIFE AFTER LIFE' BY DR. RAYMOND MOODY. THE MUSIC DEPICTS EXPERIENCES IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEATH AS REPORTED IN NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCES AND BY MEDIUMS. IF YOU'VE READ THIS, THE MUSIC MAKES SENSE. IF NOT, IT MAY SOUND STRANGE
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Contemporary band compositions, classical music arrangements, marches, jazz, symphonies, overtures. A collection from bands that I have played in throughout hi
Hello and welcome! "Symphonic Band Performances" is a compilation of recordings from several high school and college bands that I played in including the TMEA (Texas) All State Band, the TMEA Region X All Region Band, the Interlochen Arts Academy National Music Camp, the Cal Poly Tech Band, San Luis Obispo, the USAF Golden West Band, and recordings from my h.s. band, Beaumont H.S. and a few band recordings that were passed down to me. Also included are various All State groups and college and university bands. I participated and played in the large majority of these recordings. There are no professional recordings here and every recording is Public Domain. Most are available for free download. Each song has been converted from the original analog or digital source and edited with Audacity or Dak software. In the majority of these recordings, I play the tenor sax or alto sax, b flat or e flat clarinet, or directing. I was drum major for 2 years in high school, I have a BA from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where I studied music ed, composition and theory. I had about 500 more recordings I was planning to digitize and upload, but this past Nov. 20th, my home was completely destroyed by fire, and all the contents, including all my music and instruments. So, this is it. Please feel free to post a comment here or on my member page. If you like, please become a fan by clicking "I'm a fan" below.
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Genre
Classical • Contemporary
Peak in subgenre #25
Author
Fisher Tull - music
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public domain
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January 09, 2010
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MP3 13.9 MB • 256 kbps • 7:35
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This was written by native Texas composer Fisher Tull. It is performed by the TMEA All State High School Concert Band during my senior year in the band. "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 Susser 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." Fisher Tull was born September 24, 1934 in Waco, Texas and died in Huntsville, Texas on August 23, 1994. Upon graduation from Waco High School in 1952 he enrolled at The University of North Texas where he subsequently earned the degrees Bachelor of Music in Music Education (1956), Master of Music in Music Theory and Trumpet Performance (1957), and Doctor of Philosophy in Music Composition (1965). His principal composition teacher was Samuel Adler. In 1993, he was named a Distinguished Alumnus by the UNT College of Music. He joined the music faculty at Sam Houston State University in 1957, serving as Chair of the Department of Music from 1965 to 1982. As an administrator, he held several offices in the Texas Association of Music Schools and was a member of the Board of Directors and the Commission on Undergraduate Standards of the National Association of Schools of Music. He was cited for excellence in teaching by being named a Piper Professor in 1984. At his death, Dr. Tull held the rank of Distinguished Professor and served as Director of Graduate Studies in Music. His compositional activities emerged from his background as a trumpet performer and jazz arranger in the early 1950's. During his collegiate years he wrote over 100 arrangements for dance bands, radio and television productions and recordings, and was the first staff arranger for the renowned UNT Lab Bands. His first serious compositions were for brass ensembles followed by several works for symphonic band, one of which, Toccata, was the winner of the 1970 American Bandmasters Association Ostwald Award. The majority of his works have been published by Boosey & Hawkes and Southern Music Co.. Over the past two decades he has appeared as guest composer-conductor-lecturer on campuses and festivals throughout the United States and Germany. In 1991, he was cited as Texas Composer of the Year by the Texas Music Teachers Association. Fisher Tull received awards in composition from the Texas Composers Guild, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), the Friends of Harvey Gaul, Artists Advisory Council of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Willamette Arts Festival, National Flute Association, and the Arthur Fraser Memorial. He was granted the Distinguished Men of Music medal by Kappa Kappa Psi, and the Orpheus Award from Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. Some of the works of Dr. Tull have been recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic Brass, Millar Brass Ensemble, Los Angeles Brass Society, Tidewater Brass Quintet, Wuerzburger Percussion Quartet, Anthony Plog, Dale Underwood, Doc Severinsen, Terry Everson, Allen Vizzutti, and numerous university ensembles including eleven wind ensemble works on two LP recordings by the Sam Houston State University Wind Ensemble conducted by Ralph Mills. Fisher Tull is buried at the Texas State Cemetery in Austin Texas.
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