general information

composition date
1990
duration
40 min
Commission
Book Fair Committee (Allemagne)
Libretto (details, author)

Makoto Ooka, Dryads of Four Seasons (traduction vers l’anglais de William I. Elliot et Kazuo Kawamura)

type

Vocal music and instrument(s) (2 solo voices or more and ensemble of 10 to 25 instruments)

detailed formation

3 percussionists, 4 other traditional flutes [ryutekis], 5 shengs - shos - mouth organs, shakuhachi, 4 oboes [hichirikis], pipa [biwa], 2 kotos

information about the creation

date
October 2, 1990
Allemagne, Francfort-sur-le-Main
interpreters
Tokyo International Music Ensemble - The New Tradition ; Tendai & Shingon Buddhist chanting

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