Category: Japan
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Water Music — Silent Ocean, Karen Tanaka (2005)
The title Silent Ocean suggests serenity of the ocean, images of a pale blue and orange color sky blending the…
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Culinary Compositions — Baumkuchen, Confections: A Piano Sweet, Akira Yuyama (1974)
Confections is a suite of twenty-six works for solo piano written by Akira Yuyama in 1974, including twenty pieces named…
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Holidays Around the World — OMISOKA! Omisoka – New Year’s Eve, Itaru Sakai (1994)
Performance: Osakan Philharmonic Winds, Tomo Matsuo Omisoka is a traditional Japanese holiday, rooted in Buddhist and Shinto traditions, welcoming the…
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Week 6: Two Romances, Takashi Yoshimatsu (c. 1997)
Performance: Kyoko Tabe, piano These two pieces were written for and dedicated to pianist Kyoko Tabe, who can be heard…