1 Prologue　おしらべ
2 The Appearance of a Dragon　早笛
3 Vocalise : Crane　鶴
4 Vocalise : Heron　鷺　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
5 Dance with a Little Drum　鞨皷
6 The Dance of Fairies Who Like Sake　猩々乱
7 The Garden of the Dream of an Ancient Noble Man　早舞
8 The Dance of a Sharman　神楽
9 The Appearance of Supernatural Being　大べし
10 The Aquatic Dance　盤渉楽
11 The Wandering of a Soul　 翔
12 The Appearance 　獅子
13 An Ensemble　アン・アンサンブル　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

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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