Japanese Instruments
ohayoucomplex (Good Morning Complex)
(2009)
Instrumentation:
Shakuhachi
Shamisen (Futozao)
Koto (20string)
2 Vocalists
Soprano
Bass
1 Percussion Player
Tam-Tam (Large)
5 Temple Blocks (High, Middle-High, Middle, Middle-Low, Low)
Vibraphone
Conductor
Duration:
ca. 9min.
World Premier:
20 October 2009, Tokyo
The Water Striders
(2010)
Instrumentation:
Shinobue
Shakuhachi
Shamisen (Hosozao)
Shamisen (Futozao)
Koto (13string)Ⅰ
Koto (13string)Ⅱ
Koto (17string)
4 Percussion Players
Kodaiko
Mokushō (Middle)
Gakudaiko
Konchiki
3 Temple Blocks (High, Middle, Low)
Binzasara (Heavy Weight Type)
Conductor
Duration:
ca. 13min.
World Premier:
29 January 2011, Tokyo
osarakazoeuta (The Song Counting the Dishes)
(2011)
Instruments:
Satsuma-Biwa (Female Voice)
Hichiriki
Shō
Double Bass
1 Percussion Player
Tam-Tam (Large)
3 Temple Blocks (High, Middle, Low)
Conductor
Duration:
ca. 12min.
World Premier:
27 September 2011, Tokyo
Good-bye our beautiful places no. 1
(2011)
Instrumentation:
Sankan (3 Players)
Ryūteki
Hichiriki
Shō
Sankyoku (3 Players)
Shakuhachi
Shamisen (Hosozao)
Koto (20string)
3 Percussion Players
Ōdaiko
Binzasara (Heavy Weight Type)
Wadora (Large or Middle)
Mokushō (Middle)
Konchiki
Duration:
ca. 8-14min.
World Premier:
11 November 2011, Tokyo
Good-bye our beautiful places no. 2
(2011)
Instrumentation:
Ryūteki
Nōkan
Shakuhachi
Kokyū
Satsuma-Biwa (Male Voice)
Koto (20string)
1 Percussion Player
Ōdaiko
3 Wadora (Large, Middle, Small)
Atarishō
Matsumushi
Mokushō (Middle)
3 Temple Blocks (High, Middle, Low)
Duration:
ca. 8-13min.
World Premier:
Not Perform
Asagao Calls `Natsu is Coming Again.` (Duo Version)
(2018)
Instrumentation:
Shakuhachi
Shamisen (Hosozao)
Duration:
ca. 13min.
World Premier:
26 August 2018, Rotterdam
Commission Work for Teruhisa Fukuda
Asagao Calls `Natsu is Coming Again.` (Quartet Version)
(2018)
Instrumentation:
Shakuhachi
Shamisen (Hosozao)
Koto (13string)
Koto (17string)
Duration:
ca. 13min.
World Premier:
Not Perform
Whereabouts of Attack
(2022)
Instrumentation:
Shakuhachi
Shamisen
Duration:
ca. 15min.
World Premier:
20 October 2022, Tokyo
Commission Work for Teruhisa Fukuda