Hirano, Ichiro : IROKO NO MIYA -for Piano & String Quartet-
Work Overview
Instrumentation：Chamber Music
Genre：Various works
Total Playing Time：25 min 00 sec
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Author : PTNA Piano Encyclopedia Editorial Department
Last Updated: January 1, 2010
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Author : PTNA Piano Encyclopedia Editorial Department
A basket boat sailing the open sea
Vermilion roof tiles veiled in sea foam
The sea's curse and a blue funeral
The end of the age of gods and an eternal banquet
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Starting with the legend of Umisachi and Yamasachi, ancient tales from various regions concerning the sea and people often feature an underwater otherworld appearing in various guises. It is at once an eternal paradise lined with glittering palaces and a place to seal and mourn souls banished from the land.
Inspired by these myths and legends, as well as the festivals and songs of fishermen from various regions, I attempted to weave another tale of visiting the otherworld. The piece consists of three movements, corresponding to visit, stay, and return: [I: Funauta (Boat Song) / II: Hikiuta (Elegy) / III: Hokiuta (Celebratory Song)].
It was premiered in October 2006 at the "Kyoto Series of Works by Young Composers XXXIII" (Kyoto Concert Hall, Small Hall) by Satoko Tsutsumi (Pf), Kazunori Sato (Vn), Maki Kinoshita (Vn), Christoph Bros (Va), and Makito Nishiya (Vc), and has since been performed repeatedly.
- Performance time: approx. 25-26 min.
- Instrumentation: Pf / 2Vn / Va / Vc