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Matsudaira, Yoriaki : Celebration

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Music ID : 4433
Composition Year:1980 
Instrumentation:Piano Solo 
Genre:Various works

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Author : Hirano, Takatoshi

Last Updated: April 24, 2018
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

A piano piece composed in 1980 to commemorate the marriage of pianists Akemi Satomi (née Sato) and Kiyoshi Satomi. The comfortable sense of speed brought about by the seamless alternation of textures, and the vivid, bright tonal colors derived from the use of modes, evoke the sense of euphoria suggested by the title "Shukufuku" (Blessing). Matsudaira replaced the couple's names with ten alphabet letters (A, K, E, M, I, S, T, O, H, Y), assigning a different texture to each, and arranged them in the order AKEMISATOHKIYOSHISATOMI. Furthermore, he converted several words related to blessing into Morse code, transformed them into rhythms, and incorporated them into A, K, S, and O. These words vary with each appearance; specifically, the first appearance of A (hereinafter referred to as A-1) is 'celebration for pf', A-2 is 'for akemi and kiyoshi', and A-3 is 'for satomi and satoh'. All these words, along with the alphabet letters, are written into the score. Alphabet letters not containing Morse code are also subjected to different treatments with each appearance. Particularly towards the end, clear differentiations are made, such as I-3, which clearly presents E major, A-3, which evokes gamelan, and T-2, which resembles minimalist music. As is often seen in Matsudaira's works, there is no coda, and the piece abruptly concludes simultaneously with the end of I-4. Published by Tokyo Art Service.

Author : Hirano, Takatoshi

Last Updated: April 24, 2018
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Note: This article is automatically translated from the original Japanese text. The author of the original work did not supervise this translation.

A piano piece composed in 1980 to celebrate the marriage of the pianist Akemi Satomi (ex Sato) and Kiyoshi Satomi. The fluency with which various textures alternate, and bright and vivid tone colors deriving from the use of modes evoke an atmosphere of happiness implied by the title ‘celebration’. Each of the ten alphabets consisting the couple’s names (A, K, E, M, I, S, T, O, H, Y) was given different textures and placed in the following order: AKEMISATOHKIYOSHISATOMI. In the sections A, K, S, O, rhythms based on Morse code are introduced. Rhythmic variety is created by the codes being the translations of words such as ‘celebration for pf’ (A-1), ‘for akemi and kiyoshi’ (A-2), ‘for satomi and satoh’ (A-3). All these words as well as the alphabets with numbers are written on the score. Variety in rhythm and texture is also found in the sections which are not based on Morse code. I-3, written in almost E major, A-3, evocative of gamelan, and T-2, which exhibits minimalistic traits, all of which appear in the latter half of the piece, are particularly unique. As is often the case with works of Matsudaira, there is no coda, the piece’s end being the same as that of I-4. The score was published by Tokyo Art Service.

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