year of composition: 2014
realized at: Sonology Department, Kunitachi College of Music
duration: ca. 11 min.
instrumentation: sho, 6-channel electroacoustics
premiere:
Play with Soundscape
Chino Cultural Complex, Japan
March 23, 2014
Hanako Nakamura, sho
初演:
Play with Soundscape
茅野市民館
2014年3月23日
中村華子,笙
program note:
The title “Ah” refers to a Japanese ancient word meaning rich and long breath, related also to life. Sho is an instrument which is performed like putting sound on the circular breathing. Rich and long, or quiet and subtle, sounding through as if continuous wind, Sho creates music in between it and the electronics part where they are harmonized or interfered slightly. The electronics part was created by magnifying and reforming about 1 minutes recorded sound of an Gagaku music Sojo-No-Choshi and soundscape of Chino City, keeping their continuity in time.