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Various Artists
Waka and Other Compositions: Contemporary Music of Japan
FormatCDLabelSmithsonian Folkways, Folkways RecordsGenreFolk & Traditional
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2024 stock. This 1960 release is a selection of compositions by Japanese experimental composer Michiko Toyama. The 12 compositions are drawn from traditional Japanese musical forms with additional influence from many of the experimental composers in the West that were active during the twentieth century. Some pieces are sung with instrumental accompaniment; others are spoken poetry. The instrumentation consists of a mix of traditional Japanese and modern Western instruments, including electronic ones. Liner notes include a short biography of Toyama and brief background information on the tracks along with the text of the songs and poems in English and Japanese.
Details
Cat. number: FW08881
Year: 2012
Release notes
Contemporary music of Japan based on traditional Japanese themes and poetry composed by Michiko Toyama. A PDF of original cover design, linter notes and lyrics (in English and Japanese) can be downloaded from the Folkways website.
Tracklist
| 1 | Waka (Part 1) | 2:52 | |
| 2 | Waka (Part 2) | 3:26 | |
| 3 | The Voice Of Yamato: The Death Of Yakamaro | 3:32 | |
| 4 | The Voice Of Yamato: Spring | 1:24 | |
| 5 | The Voice Of Yamato: Echo | 2:11 | |
| 6 | The Voice Of Yamato: Prayer | 2:27 | |
| 7 | The Voice Of Yamato: The Fairy Land Of Yamato | 3:02 | |
| 8 | Torianse (Let Us Pass) / Takai Yama Kara (From The High Mountain) - Medley | 2:38 | |
| 9 | Aoi No Ue (Princess Hollyhock) | 7:09 | |
| 10 | Japanese Suite: Lullaby | 3:39 | |
| 11 | Japanese Suite: Oiwake | 4:10 | |
| 12 | Japanese Suite: Rice Husking Song | 2:20 |
Credits
- Various Artists
- Composed By
- Ronald Clyne
- Design
