The Gnostic Preludes

The Gnostic Preludes (subtitled Music of Splendor) is an album composed by John Zorn and released on the Tzadik label in March 2012.^[1] It was the first album by Carol Emanuel, Bill Frisell, and Kenny Wollesen who would become known as The Gnostic Trio.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
All About Jazz	favorable^[3]
Free Jazz Collective	^[4]

Allmusic said "The Gnostic Preludes is poetic, deceptively simple, and spiritually vast in scope".^[2] All About Jazz stated "Gnostic Preludes is an intriguing and seductive recording, with a gentle and contemplative feeling that resonates with emotive power. It combines the feel of ambiance music with lyrical and melodic prowess seldom seen in Zorn's work. As such, it is a moving work well worth surrendering to".^[3] Martin Schray commented "Zorn draws his inspiration from philosophical sources as different as the ideas the Kabbalah, natural mysticism or – obviously in this case – Gnosticism, which might have been a reason to establish his series of 21st century mystical music. The Gnostic Preludes tries to integrate all these spiritual influences in a musical way".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by John Zorn

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Prelude 1: The Middle Pillar"	6:39
2.	"Prelude 2: The Book of Pleasure"	6:05
3.	"Prelude 3: Prelude of Light"	5:56
4.	"Prelude 4: Diatesseron"	4:35
5.	"Prelude 5: Music of the Spheres"	8:13
6.	"Prelude 6: Circumambulation"	6:33
7.	"Prelude 7: Sign and Sigil"	6:22
8.	"Prelude 8: The Invisibles"	3:35

Personnel

References

↑ Tzadik Catalogue: The Gnostic Preludes
1 2 Jurek, T. Allmusic Review, accessed November 8, 2013
1 2 Georgievski, N., All About Jazz Review, All About Jazz, April 20, 2012
1 2 Schray, M. The Free Jazz Collective Review, Free Jazz Collective, March 4, 2013

John Zorn

Solo albums	The Classic Guide to Strategy First Recordings 1973 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 9 The Hermetic Organ The Hermetic Organ Vol. 2

Game Pieces	Lacrosse Pool Hockey Archery Cobra John Zorn's Cobra: Live at the Knitting Factory John Zorn's Cobra: Tokyo Operations '94 New Traditions in East Asian Bar Bands Xu Feng Cobra: John Zorn's Game Pieces Volume 2

File Card Pieces	Spillane The Bribe Elegy Kristallnacht Godard/Spillane Femina Dictée/Liber Novus Interzone Mount Analogue

Cover albums	Voodoo The Big Gundown News for Lulu More News for Lulu Spy vs Spy

Classical	Redbird The Book of Heads Duras: Duchamp Angelus Novus Aporias: Requia for Piano and Orchestra The String Quartets Cartoon S/M Madness, Love and Mysticism Songs from the Hermetic Theatre Chimeras Magick Mysterium Rituals From Silence to Sorcery The Satyr's Play / Cerberus What Thou Wilt Lemma On the Torment of Saints, the Casting of Spells and the Evocation of Spirits The Alchemist Fragmentations, Prayers and Interjections In the Hall of Mirrors Myth and Mythopoeia

Filmworks	1986-1990 Music for an Untitled Film by Walter Hill 1990–1995 S&M + More Tears of Ecstasy 1996 Cynical Hysterie Hour 1997 Trembling Before G-d In the Mirror of Maya Deren Secret Lives Three Documentaries Invitation to a Suicide Hiding and Seeking Protocols of Zion Workingman's Death Notes on Marie Menken/Ray Bandar: A Life with Skulls The Treatment The Rain Horse Sholem Aleichem Belle de Nature/The New Rijksmuseum The Last Supper El General The Nobel Prizewinner City of Slaughter/Schmatta/Beyond the Infinite

Bar Kokhba	Bar Kokhba The Circle Maker 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 11 Lucifer: Book of Angels Volume 10

Masada String Trio	The Circle Maker 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 1 Azazel: Book of Angels Volume 2 Haborym: Book of Angels Volume 16

Music Romance	Music for Children Taboo & Exile The Gift

Hemophiliac	Hemophiliac 50th Birthday Celebration Volume 6

Masada Anniversary	Masada Guitars Voices in the Wilderness The Unknown Masada Masada Recital Masada Rock

50th Birthday Celebration	Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 Volume 4 Volume 5 Volume 6 Volume 7 Volume 8 Volume 9 Volume 10 Volume 11 Volume 12

Book of Angels	Astaroth Azazel Malphas Orobas Balan Moloch Asmodeus Volac Xaphan Lucifer Zaebos Stolas Mycale Ipos Baal Haborym Caym Pruflas Abraxas Tap Alastor Adramelech Aguares

Moonchild	Moonchild: Songs Without Words Astronome Six Litanies for Heliogabalus The Crucible Ipsissimus Templars: In Sacred Blood

The Dreamers	The Dreamers O'o A Dreamers Christmas Ipos: Book of Angels Volume 14

Alhambra	Alhambra Love Songs In Search of the Miraculous The Goddess – Music for the Ancient of Days

Tributes and Inspirations	IAO Enigmata Nova Express At the Gates of Paradise Nosferatu Rimbaud A Vision in Blakelight The Concealed Dreamachines Shir Hashirim Psychomagia On Leaves of Grass

Gnostic Trio	The Gnostic Preludes The Mysteries In Lambeth

Collaborations	In Memory of Nikki Arane with Eugene Chadbourne Locus Solus Yankees with Derek Bailey & George Lewis Deadly Weapons with Steve Beresford, Tonie Marshall & David Toop Ganryu Island with Sato Michihiro The Art of Memory with Fred Frith Zohar with Yamantaka Eye Nani Nani with Yamantaka Eye Harras with Derek Bailey & William Parker Euclid's Nightmare with Bobby Previte Weird Little Boy with Trey Spruance, Mike Patton, William Winant & Chris Cochrane Downtown Lullaby with Wayne Horvitz, Elliott Sharp and Bobby Previte Prelapse with Prelapse Buck Jam Tonic with Bill Laswell & Tatsuya Nakamura Naninani II with Yamantaka Eye The Stone: Issue One with Dave Douglas, Rob Burger, Bill Laswell, Mike Patton & Ben Perowsky The Stone: Issue Three with Lou Reed & Laurie Anderson The Art of Memory II with Fred Frith Late Works with Fred Frith "@" with Thurston Moore Sonic Rivers with George Lewis & Wadada Leo Smith

Related	John Zorn discography Naked City Painkiller Masada Hemophiliac

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