Furious Artisans presents the 3rd release from NY Licorice Ensemble, featuring all new works composed for the group as part of a composers competition in which the candidates were asked to arrange traditional Japanese children's songs (warabe-uta).
# | Audio | Title/Composer(s) | Time |
---|---|---|---|
Total Time | 41:16 | ||
01 | Minimal de KOKIRIKO | Minimal de KOKIRIKO | 5:58 |
02 | The Zuizui Blues | The Zuizui Blues | 3:22 |
03 | Mt. Semba Fantasy | Mt. Semba Fantasy | 3:39 |
04 | Nanbu Lullaby | Nanbu Lullaby | 6:34 |
05 | Lettre à l'oisif (d'après Aizu Bandaisan) | Lettre à l'oisif (d'après Aizu Bandaisan) | 3:11 |
06 | Hana Ichi Monme | Hana Ichi Monme | 5:18 |
07 | Simultaneous Variations | Simultaneous Variations | 2:28 |
08 | Nomadic Flight At Dusk | Nomadic Flight At Dusk | 6:30 |
09 | Sankaku Dude! (Yagi-bushi) | Sankaku Dude! (Yagi-bushi) | 4:16 |
The NY Licorice Ensemble, always seeking to present new cultural and musical activities in Japan and the U.S. focused now on ”warabe-uta,”–Japanese traditional children’s songs, for the third CD.
We looked back on songs we heard from childhood many of which are cultural treasures and decided to introduce them to the world in a context of newly composed music, “warabe-uta remix.”
In response to our call for newly composed pieces with motives using “warabe-uta” via the internet, to our surprise, we received 33 entries, all of a very high level.
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