Passage Through: A Ritual

by Philip Corner

Passage Through: A Ritual cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 14 September 2026
  • Label: Self-Released
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 48:12
  • Community rating: 3.58/5 from 8 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Originally recorded in 1990, 'Passage Through: A Ritual' features minimalist piano compositions by avant-garde composer Philip Corner. The music famously served in close collaboration with experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage, providing a haunting, contemplative soundtrack to his profoundly radical cinematic vision.

Genres

Descriptors: Atonal, minimal, piano, long-form, repetitive, conceptual, percussive, experimental, ritualistic, improvisational

Tracklist

  1. Through The Mysterious Barricade, Lumen 1 (After F. Couperin) (22:09)
  2. Through The Mysterious Barricade, Lumen 1 (After F. Couperin) (26:03)

Credits

  • John Polito - transferred by
  • Stan Brakhage - artwork
  • Jon Wozencroft - design
  • Henry Cyer - executive-producer
  • Sean McCann - mastered by

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