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Table of Contents:

• Autumn mountains / Victoria Bond ; Princess Nukata (Manʹyōshū I:16)
• Eight thousand spears / Paul Moravec ; anonymous (Kojiki 3)
• Not a trace / James Matheson ; Yakamochi (Manʹyōshū III: 466)
• Praying for love / Aleksandra Vrebalov ; Kei'Un (Hyakushu 84)
• In the blink of an eye / Jay Reise ; Fujiwara no Sanekata (Sanekata shū 293), Ariwara no Narihira (Kokinshū KKS XV: 747 and KKS XVI: 861), Matsuo Bashō (Ui kurete)
• Tree of pearls / Doublas J. Cuomo ; anonymous (Manʹyōshū XI: 2824).

Contributors:

Nukada no Ōkimi, active 7th century , author

Ōtomo, Yakamochi, 718?-785 , author

Keiun, approximately 1293-approximately 1366 , author

Fujiwara, Sanekata, -998 or 999 , author

Ariwara, Narihira, 825-880 , author

Matsuo, Bashō, 1644-1694 , author

McAuley, T. E. (Thomas E.) , translator

Bond, Victoria

Moravec, Paul, 1957-

Matheson, James, 1970-

Vrebalov, Aleksandra, 1970-

Reise, Jay

Cuomo, Douglas J.

Kyo-Shin-An Arts , commissioning body

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

English words, also printed separately as texts.
Staff notation.

Included Works:

Autumn mountains [by Bond, V.] (Vocal score)

Eight thousand spears [by Moravec, P.] (Vocal score)

Not a trace [by Matheson, J.] (Vocal score)

Praying for love [by Vrebalov, A.] (Vocal score)

In the blink of an eye... [by Reise, J.] (Vocal score)

Tree of pearls [by Cuomo, D.J.] (Vocal score)

Related Works:

Musical setting of: Kojiki (Selections) (English)

Musical setting of: Man'yōshū (Selections) (English)

Subjects:

Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble — Vocal scores with piano

Song cycles

Nukada no Ōkimi, active 7th century — Musical settings

Ōtomo, Yakamochi, 718?-785 — Musical settings

Keiun, approximately 1293-approximately 1366 — Musical settings

Fujiwara, Sanekata, -998 or 999 — Musical settings

Ariwara, Narihira, 825-880 — Musical settings

Matsuo, Bashō, 1644-1694 — Musical settings

Nukada no Ōkimi, active 7th century

Ōtomo, Yakamochi, 718?-785

Keiun, approximately 1293-approximately 1366

Fujiwara, Sanekata, -998 or 999

Ariwara, Narihira, 825-880

Matsuo, Bashō, 1644-1694

Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble

Genres:

Chamber music

Songs

Song cycles

Vocal scores

Musical settings

Vocal scores with piano

Performance Medium:

2 performers: soprano voice; piano

General Notes:

Premiered December 20, 2020.
Commissioned by Kyo-Shin-An Arts, originally as a song cycle, but then considered as six separate works.
Poems originally in Japanese, translated to English by Thomas E. McAuley.
Can be performed separately, together, and in any order.

Physical Description:

1 vocal score (44 pages) ; 31 cm

Call Numbers:

M1612 .J36 2022

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Subito Music: 96020100

OCLC Numbers:

1392290139