1. Instrumentation

2. Structure

3. References

Instrumentation

The work is scored for seven players:

1. flute (doubling piccolo and alto flute)
2. clarinet (doubling E-flat and bass clarinets)
3. percussion
4. piano
5. violin
6. viola
7. cello

At certain points in the work, the wind players and the pianist are also required to play percussion instruments.

Structure

The work consists of three parts, each representing an element of the Passion story:

1. Circuitus Lamentationis - Dolor in Horto (Agony in the Garden)
2. Rotae Passionis (Passion Wheels) (based on the Fourteen Stations of the Cross)
3. Rota Parallela - Christus in Somno

Inspiration for the composition was derived from Northern Renaissance art, in particular the works of Hieronymus Bosch and Matthias Grunewald. The approach of these artists to the subject of the Crucifixion appealed to Rouse because they conveyed the anguish of the Passion more emphatically than their Italian counterparts.^[3][4] Each part of the work can therefore be interpreted as a panel from a triptych altarpiece.^[1]

Material in the composition is developed in a circular fashion, hence the 'wheel' concept: this notion was also inspired by the 'Rota Fortunae' of Orff's Carmina Burana.^[1]

References

• The L-Shaped Man
• Thelthatha
• The Lucas Bros.
• The Lucas Bros
• The Lucas Brothers
• The Lucas Inquiry
• The Lucha Dragons
• The Luciano Rossetti Mausoleum
• The Lucie Arnaz Show
• The Lucie Awards
• The Lucifer Rebellion
• The Luckiest Lady in London
• The luckiest man in Iraq
• The Luck of Ginger Coffey
• The Luck of Ginger Coffey (novel)
• The Luck Of Roaring Camp
• The Luck of Roaring Camp (1911 film)
• The Luck of the Irish (song)
• The Luck of the Navy
• The Luck of the Navy (disambiguation)
• The Luck of the Navy (film)
• The Luck of the Navy (play)
• The Lucky
• The Lucky Bullets
• The Lucky Country (EP)