SKU: BT.DHP-1135401-010
9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
Satoshi Yagisawa chose as the theme of this work the subject of Bushido, the fundamental Japanese code of samurai chivalry, and depicts the life of a heroic and passionate samurai knight of the 19th century. The Japanese-sounding mood can be furtherenhanced by the optional use of Japanese instruments such as drums and bamboo pipes.Voor dit werk koos Satoshi Yagisawa het thema bushido, de Japanse erecode van ridderlijkheid onder de samoerai (de Japanse krijgsadel). Hij schets in zijn muziek de levensweg van een hero sche en toegewijde krijger uit de 19e eeuw. De Japansesfeer kan desgewenst worden onderstreept met Japanse instrumenten, zoals trommels en slagwerk van bamboe.Satoshi Yagisawa wählte für dieses Werk das Thema Bushido, den fundamental japanischen Kodex des Samurai-Ritterordens, und zeichnete in seiner Musik den Lebensweg eines heroischen und leidenschaftlichen Samurai-Ritters im 19. Jahrhundert nach. Diejapanische Atmosphäre kann durch den optionalen Einsatz von japanischen Instrumenten, wie Trommeln und Bambusrohren, zusätzlich unterstrichen werden.The Life of a Samourai fait entendre au monde une musique évoquant l’esprit et l’histoire du Japon. Elle rappelle le code de vie des samoura s, qui exige loyauté et honneur, se transmettant de génération en génération tout en évoluant avec letemps. Cette oeuvre fait appel des instruments japonais tels que tambours et fl tes en bambou. Cependant, le compositeur a désigné des instruments pouvant remplacer ceux-ci afin que la pièce puisse être interprétée par des formations nonjaponaises.Satoshi Yagisawa ha scelto il tema del Bushido, il codice fondamentale giapponese dei cavalieri Samurai, descrivendo in musica la vita di un eroico e appassionato cavaliere Samurai del XIX secolo. L’atmosfera giapponese può essere ulteriormenteesaltata con l’utilizzo facoltativo di strumenti giapponesi, come tamburi e canne di bambù.
SKU: HL.44012079
UPC: 888680051990.
Satoshi Yagisawa chose as the theme of this work the subject of Bushido, the fundamental Japanese code of samurai chivalry, and depicts the life of a heroic and passionate samurai knight of the 19th century. The Japanese-sounding mood can be further enhanced by the optional use of Japanese instruments such as drums and bamboo pipes.
SKU: HL.44012078
UPC: 888680051983.
SKU: HL.48183438
UPC: 888680788483. 9x12 inches.
Maï by Ryo Noda, a Japanese composer, is a unique piece of work for solo saxophone that is strongly influenced by Japanese music. With some sonority supposed to be quite close to those of a koto and of a shakuhachi, this piece is very technical and complex to play.The story behind this work is about the ghost of a Japanese Samurai. While his wife asks why he let her behind and left to fight in the war, he tries to justify his choices. Most of the work depicts the struggle within the mind of the Samurai, between ending his life and living in the end of his enemies. The screaming altissimo at the end is the climax of his struggle which then followed by a 10 second silence that represents his death. The technical abilities required are: large interval leaps, rapid trills, alternate fingerings to achieve pitch bending, multiphonics, altissimo, portamento and cutting tone.
