Ten-I - 2 Works by Yamamoto Hozan
Yamamoto Hōzan
RCA - JRZ-2554
| Track | Title | Kanji | Length | Artist | |
1  |
Kiri no Hibiki | 13'15 |
Koto: Sekiya Utano Koto: Kakui Utae Koto: Nishimura Utaka Koto: Sakurai Masashi Koto: Takahata Masato Koto: Kawashima Utakei Koto: Tokumoto Masaaki Koto: Okuno Gashō | ||
| This suite was composed for Koto ensemble "Toh-in-kai'; a group of graduates from music academy "Seiha Ongakuin" and named after the group. ("Toh" means "Kiri ", a paulownia.) All pieces were composed in minor scale and in traditional style with modern rhythm. | |||||
| 2 |
Ame (Yamamoto) | 雨 | 07'52 |
Shakuhachi: Yamamoto Hōzan Koto: Yuize Shin'ichi | |
| This is one of his earl y works. "Ame" means rain in Japanese. Inspired by tone of raindrops, he composed this piece, when he was depressed in mind after a long spell of rainy weather. | |||||
| 3 |
Kotobuki - 1st Movement | 寿 - 1st Movement | 09'03 |
Koto: Takahata Masato Koto: Nishimura Utaka Koto: Sakurai Masashi Koto: Kakui Utae Koto: Tokumoto Masaaki Koto: Kobori Utayo Koto: Okuno Gashō Koto: Akamine Masahito Koto: Sekiya Utano Koto: Kawashima Utakei | |
| This is three parts ensemble for Koto and 17-stringed Koto. consisting of two movements. | |||||
| 4 |
Ichikotsu 1st Movement | 壱越 - 第一楽章 | 10'17 |
Shakuhachi: Yamamoto Hōzan Koto: Sawai Tadao | |
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This duo for Shakuhachi and Koto is a full-scale work consisting of three movements the 1st high, the 2nd low, and the 3 rd high tempo. All movements were based on D, and composed in classical style. "Ichi-kotu" is a name of scale equivalent to D, and is one of his laborious works. | |||||