Composition database

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Title of the work

Matsuo Bashō’s Song


Composer

Original / Hungarian title
Matsuo Bashō’s Song
Foreign language / English title
Matsuo Bashō’s Song
Subtitle
For noh-singer with percussion
Dedication
to Ryoko Aoki
Year of composition
2020

Type
Solo voice(s) a cappella
Number of players
1
Instrumentation
noh-singer (anche perc.)
Text
MATSUO, Bashō
Language
Japanese / English
Commissioned by
Ryoko Aoki
Premiere information
14 May 2021, Online Streaming, Tokyo; Ryoko Aoki (noh-singer)
Publisher / Source
Universal Music Publishing Editio Musica Budapest © 2020, Z. 15152
Available here!
Remarks, other info
Composed: 2019 - 2020

Based on Matsuo Bashō’s text "The Narrow Road to the Deep-North" (English translation by Ronald Cavaye)

Duration: 15 - 20 min.