Description
Composer's Note:
The tonalities that I use here are "Western equivalents" of various modes in the
Japanese music systems, especially the Okinawa scale
The melodies are based on my "Haikus by Matsuo Basho" for voice and guitar
(also published by Editions de la Fabrique Musique).
In this version for violin and bassoon the qualities of the two instruments
are explored, taking the rhythms of the original Haiku songs
and developing them with more ornamentation, resulting in a dreamlike
evocation of Japan as seen through Western eyes.
The set includes a score and seperate parts for the violin and bassoon