Byobu (1986)
Five choral scenes from Japanese poetry
Axelrod, Lawrence (born in 1960) [ USA ]
Edition
Published by
Type of material:
Full score
Description
Text in:
English
+ adapted in
Japanese
Epoque:
20th century
(1990-2000)
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular ; Poem
Mood of the piece:
joyous ; contemplative
Type of Choir:
SSAATTBB (8 mixed voices )
Soloist(s):
SATB (4 soloist(s))
Instrumentation:
Percussion and harp
(5 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Percussion (4) ; Harp (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
C
Duration:
25.0 min.
Source of text:
100 poems from the Japanese translated by Kenneth Rexroth
Data about the life of the work:
similar to the madrigal comedies of earlier times, with a distincly Eastern view
