1 Prologue
2 The Appearance of a Dragon
3 Vocalise : Crane
4 Vocalise : Heron
5 Dance with a Little Drum
6 The Dance of Fairies Who Like Sake
7 The Garden of the Dream of an Ancient Noble Man
8 The Dance of a Sharman
9 The Appearance of Supernatural Being
10 The Aquatic Dance
11 The Wandering of a Soul
12 The Appearance
13 An Ensemble

Explanation

These Pieces come from Noh Plays which are performed using a flute and three types of drums.

As Nohkan tunes do not make use of western scales, the ones here are not the same melody as the originals, and traditional Japanese music has no chords, these pieces are like a transformation from analog to digital.
Those of you who are familiar with the original melodies may recognize the parts of them as you listen.

They express the humour, intellectual play, and enjoyment of spreading images like the traditional "honkadori" or, disecting and splicing of poems.
Only those who compose, as well as play and research, can create these types of works.

Originally, these were composed as piano improvisations. For this recording however, appropriate instrumental sounds from a cvp 79 keyboard have been chosen for each piece.

NOs. 1. 4. 11 and 12 were recorded as a lecture concert in Sebelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland, June 23, '96.

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