Japanese Instrumental Works

FP: First Performance, CM:Commissioned by, PB: Published by, RD: Recorded by, PZ: Prize, prep.: in preparation


TENN, for big ensemble of Japanese instruments(1976):18’

FP:1981. Tokyo. Musica Nipponia, cond. by Takuo Tamura


PRELUDE, for 20-string Koto and 17-string Koto(1980):

FP:1980. Tokyo. Nanae Yoshimura(20 str.koto), Chieko Fukunaga(17-str.koto)
CM:Nanae Yoshimura and Chieko Fukunaga
PB:JFC
RD:JFC/AL-25STEREO


THREE ELEGIES, Version for Koto solo(1982):15’

FP:1982. Tokyo. Chieko Fukunaga
CM:Chieko Fukunaga
PB:JFC


ODYSSEY, for Koto Ensemble(1983):18’

FP:1983. Tokyo. Sawai Tadao Ensemble
CM:Sawai Tadao Ensemble
RD:COLUMBIA/DENON28CF-2970


YÛJAKU-NO-MAI, for Ensemble of Japanese Instruments(1986):18’

FP:1986. Tokyo. Kifu Mitsuhashi(shakuhachi), Akiko Nishigata(sangen), Kazue Sawai(koto)etc.
CM:National Theatre


FARAWAY FROM THE FAR PAST, Concerto for 17-string Koto & Koto Ensemble(1987):15’

FP:1987. Tokyo. Kazue Sawai(solo), Sawai Tadao Ensemble
CM:Kazue Sawai


FUIN II, for 3 Shakuhachis(1988):17’

FP:1988. Tokyo. Seizan Sakata etc.
CM:Shin-Ten
PB:SHIN-TEN COMPOSERS ASSOCIATION
RD:FONTEC/FOCD-3182


OU-NO-SHIMA, for two 20-string Kotos(1989):13’

FP:1989. Tokyo. Nanae Yoshimura, Yoko Naitoh
CM:Nanae Yoshimura and Yoko Naitoh
RD:FONTEC/FOCD-3182


HEARING THE WINDS, for big Ensemble of Japanese Instruments(1990):18’

FP:1990. Tokyo. Musica Nipponia, cond. by the composer
CM:Nihon Ongaku Shudan
RD:FONTEC/FOCD-3182


MOVING, for Koto Ensemble(1991):15’

FP:1991. Tokyo. Mori no Kai
CM:Mori no Kai


DUAL PERSONALITY, for 15 strings Koto and Synthesizer(1991):13’ 30”

FP:1991. Nagoya. Noriko Satoh
CM:Noriko Satoh


RENGE-NO-MAI, for 2 Shakuhachis and 4 groups of Kotos(1993):18’

FP:1993. Tokyo. Miyagi-Kai, cond. by Tokuhide Niimi
CM:Miyagi-Kai


SACRED SONG IN BLUE, for 3 Koto players(1993):11’

FP:1993. Tokyo. Soh-Gonin-Ten
CM:Soh-Gonin-Ten


HEARING THE TREES, for big Ensemble of Japanese Instruments(1994):15’

FP:1994. Tokyo. Nihon Ongaku Shudan, cond. by the composer
CM:Nihon Ongaku Shudan


ALTYRRE – Dream Time, for 20-string Koto and vlc(1995):18’

FP:1995. Tokyo. Nanae Yoshimura(koto), Kenichiro Yasuda(vlc)
CM:Nanae Yoshimura
RD:CAMERATA/CMCD-99050


FÛJIN-RAIJIN, for Japanese Drum and Organ(1995):17’

FP:1995. Tokyo. Eitetsu Hayashi(dr), Ryuta Suzuki(org)


A PEARL OF THE PRIME, for Shakuhachi, 20-string Koto, perc and cb(1995):18’

FP:1995. Tokyo.
CM:National Theatre


VOCES TEMPORIS, for 2 Shakuhachis and 3 Kotos(1998):14’

FP:November 1998. Tokyo. [Shakuhachi] Jumei Tokumaru, Taizan Kawamura [Koto] Hiroe Yonekawa, Kouno Kameyama, Toshiko Nagase
CM:Nihon Ongaku Kokusai Koryu Kai
RD:VICTOR/VZCP-1069


ANIMA II, for Shamisen(2000):10’

FP:9 November 2000. Tokyo.Akiko Nishugata
CM:Akiko Nishigata


AME-NO-MANAI, for 20 strings Koto(2001):13’

FP:18 April 2001.Tokyo.Nanae Yoshimura
CM:Nanae Yoshimura


PASSACAGLIA IN AUTUMN, for Bunkagoto(2008)

CM:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd.
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [790131]


SOUMEI-NO-FU I, for Shakuhachi and Koto(2008):27’

FP:19 December 2008. Tokyo. Seizan Ishigaki II(Shakuhachi) and
Kiyomi Ishigaki(Koto)
CM:Kiyomi Ishigaki


SOUMEI-NO-FU II, for Shakuhachi and Koto(2011):25’

FP:22 October 2011. Osaka. Takuzan Okada(Shakuhachi) and
Kayoko Yokoyama(Koto)
CM:Kayoko Yokoyama