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Somon-ka
for voice, koto, violoncello solo and chamber orchestra
text from the "Manyoshu"
Product Details
Description
In its organization, the koto symbolizes the woman, the cello the man, and the background ensemble signifies the nature and universe that extend within and without them. The poem which became the text for Somonka is a love song between a woman and a man. The song is about the deep sorrow the lovers feel due to the long time they are not able to meet and the great distance that separates them when the man is sent from the capital to a distant land. Toshio Hosokawa
Orchestral Cast
1(afl).1(ca).0.bcl.0-0.0.0.0-2perc(4trgl, 4rins on timp, tam-t, b.d, cym.ant, wdbl)-hp.pno-str(1.1.1.1.1 or more)
Content
I In Ajimano
II Far Away
Each movement can be performed individually.
More Information
Title:
Somon-ka
for voice, koto, violoncello solo and chamber orchestra
text from the "Manyoshu"
Language:
Japanese
Edition:
Performance material
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music
Year of composition:
2001 - 2002
Duration:
21 ′0 ′′
World Premiere:
June 23, 2002 · Aichi (J)
Shirakawa Hall
Kyoko Kawamura, voice and koto; Nobuo Furakawa, violoncello · Conductor: Tetsuji Honna · Shirakawa Sinfonia
(world première of "Far Away", version for chamber orchestra)
Shirakawa Hall
Kyoko Kawamura, voice and koto; Nobuo Furakawa, violoncello · Conductor: Tetsuji Honna · Shirakawa Sinfonia
(world première of "Far Away", version for chamber orchestra)
Commissioned work :
Comissioned by Shirakawa Hall, Kioi Hall and Izumi Hall
Technical Details
Media Type:
Hire/performance material
Product number:
LSJ 4560-02
Manufacturer:
Performances
Somon-ka
Conductor: Peter Vrábel
Orchestra: Orchestr Berg
June 5, 2023 |
Praha (Czech Republic) , Studio Hrdinů — National Premiere
Somon-ka
Festival Internacional Cervantino
Conductor: Pierre-André Valade
Orchestra: Academia Cervantina
October 25, 2018 |
Guanajuato (Mexico) , Auditorio General de la Universidad — National Premiere
19:00
Somon-ka
Conductor: Otto Tausk
Orchestra: Nieuw Ensemble
October 30, 2006 |
Amsterdam (Netherlands) , Muziekgebouw aan’t IJ
Somon-ka
Pacific Music Festival 2006
Orchestra: Members of PMF Orchestra
July 27, 2006 |
Sapporo (Japan) , Sapporo Concert Hall Kitara
Somon-ka
Voix multiples
Conductor: Dominique My
Orchestra: Ensemble Contrechamps
March 20, 2004 |
Genève (Switzerland) , Salle communale de Plainpalais
Somon-ka
Conductor: Eric Villevière
Orchestra: Ensemble Présences contemporains
July 17, 2003 |
Villeneuve-lès-Avignon (France) , Eglise de la Chartreuse
Somon-ka
Conductor: Norichika Iimori
Orchestra: Izumi Sinfonietta Osaka
July 12, 2002 |
Osaka (Japan) , Izumi Hall
Somon-ka
Conductor: Tetsuji Honna
Orchestra: Shirakawa Sinfonia
June 23, 2002 |
Aichi (Japan) , Shirakawa Hall — World Premiere (Uraufführung von "Far Away", Kammerorchesterversion)
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