Quartet of Japanese Instruments, 12m40s
12m40s
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難波竹山、尺八； 福永千恵子と井原潤子、箏； 石垣清美、十七絃箏
NAMBA Chikuzan, Shakuhachi; FUKUNAGA Chieko and IHARA Junko, Koto;
ISHIGAKI Kiyomi, Bass Koto
This quartet for Japanese instruments was awarded Honorable Mention (“佳作”) at the 2017 Makino Yutaka Concours, a composition contest held annually in Tokyo. Honorable Mention was the highest (and only) award given that year; the grand prize was not awarded.
In a simple Slow-Medium-Fast-Slow form, each section presents a different musical representation of the sea, from serene to tumultuous. The piece is both technically difficult and will require good ensemble skills, making it one of the more difficult pieces I have composed.
Instrumentation
Shakuhachi, 1.8 size (Japanese flute)
13-String Koto I, II (Japanese zither)
17-String Bass Koto (Japanese Zither)