A Journey Through Sacred Time

Composer: Toru Takemitsu

Date:
1983
Instrumentation:
Orchestra
Japanese Instruments:
No
Length:
13'
Players:
flex
Commissioned By:
NHK Osaka
Presented by MFJ:
No
Version:
Original
Publication Title Author Date Reaction Synopsis Type
Register-Pajaronian Music that depends on a computer Barry Schwartz 8/4/86 Positive It contains a series of contemplative sustained harmonies drifting out from different parts of the orchestra, not so much melodies as sound suspended in holding patterns... Review
The New York Times Concert: At St. Ann's Music of Satoh Bernard Holland 4/1/85 Positive The production is blessedly more restrained and less pretentious than previous ventures at St. Ann's, also better made, but in the end, Mr. Lutgenhorst's visual effects usually do not add,... Review

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