Nuwa (2021)
Bcl, 2 perc, and dancer
Score
Instrumentation:
Dancer
Bcl
Percussion 1:
- Floor tom
- Ocean drum
- Metal knitting needles
- Mp3 player with sound file
- Acorn, many
- Bed sheet
- Metal bowl
Percussion 2:
- Floor tom
- 2 Chinese tea cups
- Wooden stick
- Acorn, many
- Metal cutlery stand
- Metal knitting needles
Assistant (or sound technician):
- Sound file
Durata: 25 mins
(Currently under revision, and the piece will be shorter in the future)
Commission: Crossings Tokyo
Premiere: Momoka Kihara/dance, Kaoru Nishimura/bcl, Akihiro Ooba/percussion, Shunsuke Azuma/percussion
November 20th 2021 Ebihara shouten, Tokyo, JAPAN
Program note:
黒髪の色 褪（あ）せぬ間に
心のほのお 消えぬ間に
今日はふたたび 来ぬものを
- 「ゴンドラの唄」より
Compositional idea:
(The following text should NOT be presented to the audience in any form)