Delusion of the Fury is a stage play by the American composer Harry Partch that is based on a Japanese Noh drama.
The piece employs Partch's original system of micro-tonality, and was written for the largest assembly of his custom-made instruments used in any of his works.
[3] In 2013, Delusion of the Fury was staged for the first time in Europe at Ruhrtriennale in Northern Germany by Ensemble MusikFabrik, under the direction of Heiner Goebbels.
Act I of Delusion of the Fury is based on the Japanese Noh drama Atsumori, which tells the story of a warrior who has been slain in battle.
The story is as follows: a young man is preparing a meal over a fire when an old goatherder approaches, searching for a lost kid goat.
[6] These stories illustrate the overarching theme of Delusion of the Fury: the delusory nature and futility of human anger, with the second including a critique of communal justice.