桑原ゆうの作品リスト｜Yu Kuwabara works in English

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Minori no Ame (Dharma Rain) (2024)

　for solo piano
　duration: approximately 12 minutes
　commissioned by Aki Takahashi

Hamlet Ichi-dan (Hamlet's Monologue) (2023-24)

　→with vioice

Mutual Dreaming for two voices of one singer (2023-24)

　→with vioice

The Poetics of Touch and Tremor (2023)

　for solo guitar
　duration: approximately 5 minutes
　commissioned by Sociedad Española de la Guitarra; performed by Marco Del Greco

The Six Hours Ⅲ (2022-23)

　for solo tenor saxophone
　duration: approximately 14 minutes
　commissioned by ACHT BRÜCKEN | Musik für Köln, with support from Anna Friebe Reininghaus; performed by Marcus Weiss
　Archived recording is available on WDR3 Studio Neue Musik until November 18, 2024: KonSequenzen [1] Vito Žuraj und Yu Kuwabara
　score published by Edition Gravis Verlag GmbH (in preparation)

The Six Hours Ⅱ (2022-23)

　for solo viola
　duration: approximately 12 minutes
　commissioned by ACHT BRÜCKEN | Musik für Köln, with support from Brigitte Wagner-Halswick; performed by Megumi Kasakawa
　Archived recording is available on WDR3 Studio Neue Musik until November 18, 2024: KonSequenzen [1] Vito Žuraj und Yu Kuwabara
　score published by Edition Gravis Verlag GmbH (in preparation)

The Six Hours I (2022-23)

　for solo bassoon
　duration: approximately 11 minutes
　commissioned by ACHT BRÜCKEN | Musik für Köln, with support from Dirk Schroeder and Birgitta Peters; performed by Johannes Schwarz
　score published by Edition Gravis Verlag GmbH [eg3083]

Falling Distance (2022)

　for solo vibraphone
　duration: approximately 12 minutes
　commissioned by Style and Idea; performed by Yukari Yagi

Kyoun to Kagetsu (Lingering Clouds and Clear Moon) (2022)

　for solo shakuhachi
　duration: approximately 10 minutes
　commissioned by and dedicated to Akihito Obama

Sonatina on the name of Bach (2021-22)

　for solo violin
　duration: approximately 14 minutes
　written for Bach's Field of Prayer #5 - Awai-Za Recital Series Vol.2

Sonata-Vocalise (2021)

　for solo cello
　duration: approximately 10 minutes
　written for Bach's Field of Prayer #5 - Awai-Za Recital Series Vol.2

Ime no Koto (Koto Pipe Dream) (2021)

　→with koto

Bai and Dharani (2020-21)

　for solo violin
　duration: approximately 12 minutes
　commissioned by I&I Foundation; performed by Ilya Gringolts
　iandifoundation.org/2021/05/26/bbc-ilya-gringolts-and-yu-kuwabara-bai-and-dharani/
　The archive movie of the online premiere is now available on Tectonics Glasgow website for 30 days.
　score published by Edition Gravis Verlag GmbH (in preparation)
　CD released by KAIROS [0022202KAI] on YU KUWABARA: Sounded Voice, Voiced Sound

so low, so level (2020)

　→with vioice

Unspoken Song of the Koto (2020)

　→with koto

Toward the Brink of Water Or the Verge of Dusk (2020)

　for solo viola d'amore
　duration: approximately 11 minutes
　written for and dedicated to Marco Fusi
　CD released by KAIROS [0022202KAI] on YU KUWABARA: Sounded Voice, Voiced Sound

Nokorigaku (Remaining Music) (2019)

　for solo piano
　duration: approximately 11 minutes
　commissioned by Festival 20/21 Transit; performed by Nicolas Hodges; TRANSIT COLLECTIE
　score published by Edition Gravis Verlag GmbH (in preparation)

Concert Suite 'Gauche the Cellist' (2019)
　1. Prelude
　2. Practice Do, Re, Mi, Fa with Cuckoo
　3. Merry Horse-drawn Carriage
　4. Tiger Hunting in India
　5. Unnamed Rhapsody

　for solo cello
　duration: approximately 11 minutes
　buy pdf score at yu kuwabara scores online

Moon Sliding Ⅱ (2014/19)

　for solo harp
　duration: approximately 5 minutes
　written for the solo harp workshop at the International Summer Course for New Music Darmstadt 2014
　revised for Shadowless - Yu Kuwabara Portrait [Awai-Za Recital Series Vol.1]

Mizu no Koe (Water Voice) (2014-15/19)

　for solo violin
　duration: approximately 10 minutes
　for Awai-Za "Mirages of Floating World" in TWS experimental festival vol.9
　revised for Awai-Za Edo×New Music Vol.2 - The second night 'Hauta × New Music'
　selected in Score Follower's Spring 2020 FollowMyScore​ call for works; Marco Fusi's performance+score video is available here.
　CD released by KAIROS [0022202KAI] on YU KUWABARA: Sounded Voice, Voiced Sound

Three Different Time Fields and The Voiceless Chant (2018)

　for solo cembalo
　duration: approximately 10 minutes
　commissioned by and dedicated to Mamiko Someda

Rattling Darkness (2015/17-18)

　for solo trombone
　duration: approximately 11 minutes
　written for and dedicated to Kosei Murata; revised premiered by William Lang
　selected for the 2017 Call for Scores by Boston Microtonal Society
　score published by Edition Gravis Verlag GmbH [eg2787]

Ōmagatoki no Uta (Hearing the Dusk Abyss) (2014/17-18)

　for solo cello
　duration: approximately 11 minutes
　for the solo cello workshop at the International Summer Course for New Music Darmstadt 2014
　score published by Edition Gravis Verlag GmbH [eg2788]

Mystische Miniatüre (2017)

　for solo khaen (the Lao/Northeast Thai free-reed mouth organ)
　duration: approximately 8 minutes
　written for and dedicated to Christopher Adler
　CD released by Christopher Adler on Triangulations: New music for khaen, volume one

Moon Sliding (2014/15)

　for solo electone (electric organ by YAMAHA)
　duration: approximately 10 minutes
　commissioned by and dedicated to Yukino Ichikawa

Dance of death (2015)

　solo Irish harp version of "Lilium - Dance of death" from 'The Night Music'
　for solo Irish harp (lever harp)
　duration: approximately 4 minutes
　commissioned by Setsujyo Saito

Falling Dusk (2014)

　→with shamisen

Prelude on the name of Masanobu Ikeda (2013)

　for solo piano
　duration: approximately 1 minute
　dedicated to Masanobu Ikeda to celebrate his 67th birthday

Teri-Mukuri (2011/13)

　for solo accordion; on the impressions by Balkan music
　written for Denis Patcovic

Love song Ⅳ (2011)

　for solo guitar
　duration: approximately 4 minutes
　commissioned by Kosuke Hashizume
　Here you can listen to a performance by Jacob Kellermann.　

Dodoitsu Variations (2010)

　for solo accordion
　written for Denis Patcovic

O-hya-ra-i Variations (2009/19/22)

　for solo flute
　duration: approximately 6 minutes
　written for and dedicated to Camilla Hoitenga

vanishing primitive (2006)

　for solo piano
　duration: approximately 7 minutes

echoing and empty (2006)

　for solo accordion
　duration: approximately 9 minutes
　written for and dedicated to Stefan Hussong
　winning work at On Site Lab Emerging Artist Support Program Music vol.02-3 Stefan Hussong Accordion Workshop Concert

chamber music - duo

Falling Dusk, Filling Bird Cries (2024)

　for bassoon and cello
　for Sou Kawasaki and Sho Sato

Dot and Line, or Moon and Plate (2023)

　for trombone and 25-string koto
　duration: approximately 9 minutes
　commissioned by Kosei Murata; performed by Kosei Murata and Maya Kimura

Mimyo no Koe (2023)

　for shakuhachi in A and bass shamisen
　duration: approximately 8 minutes
　commissioned by Utsunomiya City Cultural Hall; performed by Keisuke Zenyoji and Hidejiro Honjoh

Between the In-betweens (2022-23)

　for violin and cello
　commissioned by Ensemble Contemporary Alpha

Rites of Lilith (2021-22)

　for violin and piano
　duration: approximately 14 minutes
　commissioned by ROSCO; performed by Fumiko Kai and Kaori Ohsuga

Chronos-Kairos (2021)

　for trombone and piano
　duration: approximately 11 minutes
　commissioned by the contemporary duo; performed by Kosei Murata and Kazue Nakamura

Touched, scooped (2021)

　After ‘Sukuisa,’ A Bon Dance Song of Niino
　for koto and 5-string piccolo cello
　duration: approximately 8 minutes
　commissioned by Michael Maria Kasper; performed by Naoko Kikuchi and Michael Maria Kasper

Balls and Keys (2020)

　for violin and cello
　duration: approximately 8 minutes
　written for Awai-Za Edo×New Music Vol.4 - Fireworks

Mirror rim (2020)

　for clarinet in B flat and manrolin
　duration: approximately 1 minute
　written for Go Mochizuki and Thomas Piercy; performed at Tokyo to New York "MOMENTS IN THIS TIME"

Four Games (2019)
　1. Cat and mouse
　2. Fluctuation and distortion
　3. Mirroring
　4. Paul Klee's wavy lines

　for 2 recorder players
　commissioned by Seiko Tanaka and Daniele Bragetti

Ukiyo Shinobi Kudoki Uta (2019)

　for baritone and tuba
　on 'Shinobi kudoki kiyari' from "Sabishikiza no nagusami"
　duration: approximately 9 minutes
　commissioned by and dedicated to Teion Duo

Mirror in the Mirror (2018)

　for bass clarinet and contraforte
　duration: approximately 5 minutes
　commissioned by ensemble proton bern as the winner of protonwerk no.8
　score published by Edition Gravis Verlag GmbH [eg2937]

There was already water there (2018)

　for bassoon and shamisen
　duration: approximately 12 minutes
　commissioned by Hidejiro Honjoh; performed by Rebekah Heller and Hidejiro Honjoh

Spontaneous Song after the poem "Evidences" by Nouso Masao (2018)

　→with voice

2 and 32 [In Between b] (2018)

　for zephyros (slide trumpet) and vibraphone
　duration: approximately 10 minutes
　commissioned by Kiyonori Sokabe and Mizuki Aita

Two Voices (2017)

　for zephyros (slide trumpet) and shō
　duration: approximately 4 minutes
　commissioned by Kiyonori Sokabe; performed by Kiyonori Sokabe and Tamami Tono

Danse à vivre (2016)

　for violin and piano
　duration: approximately 5 minutes
　commissioned by Shungo Mise

Tō no Kyoku (Music In Tower Shape) (2013-14/16)

　for shō and Irish harp (lever harp)
　commissioned by and dedicated to Setsujyo Saito

Flowers of Fading

　Flowers of Fading (2014)
　for soprano recorder and shō
　This work has also been performed by other instrumental combinations such as piccolo trumpet and shō, soprano recorder, and accordion.
　duration: approximately 11 minutes
　commissioned by Kazuo Furuyama; performed by Kazuo Furuyama and Hanako Nakamura

　Flowers of Fading b [short version] (2014/17)
　for soprano recorder and shō
　duration: approximately 8 minutes

　Flowers of Fading c [vibraphone version] (2014/20)
　for vibraphone and shō
　duration: approximately 8 minutes

Song for "Wakamurasaki" b (2014)

　→with shamisen

Gamelan of Wind and Stars (2013)

　for trumpet and guitar
　duration: approximately 10 minutes
　commissioned by Kiyonori Sokabe and Gaku Yamada

Doll-Blind

　Doll-Blind (2007)
　for tenor recorder and accordion
　duration: approximately 11 minutes
　commissioned by Toshiya Suzuki; performed by Toshiya Suzuki and Stefan Hussong
　score published by Edition Wunn [EW 25019]

　Doll-Blind b [flute version] (2007/12)
　for flute and accordion
　duration: approximately 11 minutes
　score published by Edition Wunn [EW 25023]

Song of "Imawa" (Song of ephemerality, in-between the world and the next world) (2012)

　for violin and piano
　duration: approximately 4 minutes
　commissioned by mmm... for hibari charity project

Arabesque (2012)

　for mandolin and guitar
　duration: approximately 8 minutes
　commissioned by Go Mochizuki and Kosuke Hashizume

Utakata no Uta (Ephemeral Songs of Love) (2004)
　1. Song by Fujitsubo no Miya
　2. Song by Rokujyo no Miyasudokoro
　3. Song by Murasaki no Ue

　for soprano and oboe
　on the three poems (Waka) from 'The Tale of Genji' by Murasaki Shikibu
　duration: approximately 10 minutes
　winning work of the 9th Tokyo International Chamber Music Composition Competition

LOOP (2003-04)

　for flute and piano
　duration: approximately 7 minutes

chamber music - trio

Mitsudomoe Omeribuki (2024)

　for shakuhachi, flute, and tenor recorder
　commissioned by Toshiya Suzuki; performed by Tadashi Tajima, Yoshie Ueno, and Toshiya Suzuki

Imaginary Etenraku (2023)

　for shakuhachi, sho, and kse diev
　duration: approximately 5 minutes
　commissioned by Yuki Deai; first performed at a traditional culture exchange performance to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Cambodia
　An archived video of the premiere is available here. This work starts at around 1:21:18.

Jakuchu Emaki - In homage to Jakuchu Ito (2023)
　1. Riverboat Journey - Fushimi, Yodojo
　2. Rising Sun and Phonixes
　3. Hydrangeas and Pair of Chickens
　4. Baisao
　5. Cuctus and Fowls
　6. Birds and Animals in the Flower Garden
　7. Riverboat Journey - Genpachi no watashi

　for koto with voice, violin, and cello
　duration: approximately 40 minutes
　commissioned by Etsuko Hirai (Noix Accordées); performed by Lisa Kataoka, Kazuhiro Takagi, and Daisuke Kitaguchi

Seven Studies about "Image" (2018)

　for violin, cello, and piano
　duration: approximately 11 minutes
　score published by Edition Gravis Verlag GmbH [eg2790]

In Between (2018)

　for alto saxophone, percussions, and prepared piano
　duration: approximately 9 minutes
　written for Delian Academy for New Music 2018; performed by Trio Accanto
　revised first premiered at Real Accanto - Darmstädter Ferienkurse; the recording is available on Deutschlandfunk website.
　selected for 113 Annual Call for Scores by One Thirteen Composers Collective
　CD released by WERGO [WER 7393 2] on Trio Accanto: Other Stories
　score published by Edition Gravis Verlag GmbH [eg2789]

Seven Studies about "Image" (2018)

　for violin, cello, and piano
　duration: approximately 11 minutes
　score published by Edition Gravis Verlag GmbH [eg2790]

Three Voices (2016)

　for string trio (violin, viola, and cello)
　duration: approximately 10 minutes
　written as a part of Academy Voix Nouvelles 2016 at Fondation Royaumont; performed by Talea Ensemble
　selected for the second edition of Call for Scores by mdi ensemble
　selected in Score Follower's Fall 2017 FollowMyScore​ call for works; the recording+score video is available here.
　score published by Edition Gravis Verlag GmbH (in preparation)
　CD released by KAIROS [0022202KAI] on YU KUWABARA: Sounded Voice, Voiced Sound

Matataki no Awai (The moment the light blinks) (2012)

　for shakuhachi, lute, and baroque cello
　duration: approximately 9 minutes
　commissioned by Ensemble Muromachi

Love song Ⅲ (2009)

　for great bass recorder, cello, and accordion
　duration: approximately 11 minutes
　winning work of the 78th Music Competition of Japan (composition section)

lace-race (2006)

　for cello, piano, and percussionists (gamelan)
　duration: approximately 15 minutes
　commissioned by MU gakudan (Hironori Ueda, Manabu Nagasawa, and Tomoki Tai)

You mustn't write a letter at midnight... (2003)

　for soprano, flute, and cello

chamber music - quartet and larger

Toki no Koe (Voice of Time) (2024)
　I. Prelude — Winter
　II. First Interlude — Spring
　III. Second Interlude — Summer
　IV. Postlude — Autumn

　for baroque ensemble (fl, ob, vn, viola da gamba, vc, theorbo, harpsichord)
　duration: approximately 11 minutes
　commissioned by 67. International Festival of Contemporary Music ‘Warsaw Autumn’

Yoshiwara Kiyari Kuzushi (2022-23)

　for string quartet
　duration: approximately 6 minutes
　commissioned by NHK-FM Recital Passio; performed by Thaleia Quartet
　The feature article is avairable here. You can listen to the recording of the work in the middle of this article.

Hidden Melody (2022)

　for 9 musicians (fl, cl, bsn, hrn, perc, pf, 2vn&va)
　duration: approximately 5 minutes
　commissioned by Lucerne Festival for Lucerne Festival Forward 2022; premiered by Ensemble of the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra

Innate Reality (2021)

　for 7 musicians (tsax, tp, tb, egt, vn, va&vc)
　duration: approximately 15 minutes
　commissioned by ZeitRäume Basel

Obi (2021)

　for 7 musicians (fl, cl, perc, pf, vn, va&vc)
　duration: approximately 30 seconds
　commissioned by Divertimento Ensemble; performed at the first edition of Rondò Smart Festival

Hidden in the Another Dusk (2014/20-21)

　for string quartet
　duration: approximately 11 minutes

Nested Time (2020/21)

　for 16 musicians (1.1.2.1-1.1.1.0-2perc-1synth-2.1.1.1)
　duration: approximately 10 minutes
　commissioned by Mizzou International Composers Festival; performed by Alan Pierson and Alarm Will Sound as one of the resident composers of MICF 2020 and 2021

Berlin Renshi Ⅱ - Die Strickleiter an der Fasanenstraße (2020-21)

　co-composition by Motoharu Kawashima, Marc David Ferrum, and Yu Kuwabara
　Utai (noh chanting), baritone, gagaku ensemble, and chamber orchestra
　after 'Die Strickleiter an der Fasanenstrasse' by Makoto Ooka, Shuntaro Tanikawa, Hans Carl Artmann, Oskar Pastior, Hiroomi Fukuzawa, and Eduard Klopfenstein
　commissioned by National Theatre of Japan; first performed at Gagaku and Contemporary Music Poetry in Song and Performance

The Three Playing of Kenji Miyazawa's onomatopoeia (2020)

　for voice, flute (doubling bass flute), cello, and percussions
　commissioned by Dento-Gakusha

Dance to live (2020)

　for clarinet in B flat, mandolin, electric guitar, piano, electric bass, and drums
　commissioned by Go Mochizuki; performed by Music KART and Thomas Piercy

Time Abyss (2019-20)

　for 17 musicians (1.1.1.1-1.1.1.0-2perc-1pf-1synth-2.1.2.1) divided in 2 groups
　duration: approximately 16 minutes
　commissioned by International Ensemble Modern Academy in the context of CRESC... Biennale für aktuelle Musik
　awarded The 31st Yasushi Akutagawa Suntory Award for Music Composition (formerly known as The Akutagawa Composition Award)
　score published by Edition Gravis Verlag GmbH [eg2916LM]

A song about a dead person (2019)

　for baritone, trumpet, trombone, and bass clarinet
　duration: approximately 5 minutes
　on 'A SONG ABOUT A DEAD PERSON - OR WAS IT MOLE?' from 'SHAKING THE PUMPKIN' by Jerome Rosenberg
　commissioned by loadbang

smelling, efflorescing (2012-13/18-19)

　for 16 musicians (1.1.1.1-1.1.1.0-1perc-1pf-1hp-1acc-2.1.1.1) (the first version was for 15 musicians)
　duration: approximately 14 minutes
　selected for the Reading Session at impuls- 8th International Ensemble and Composers Academy for Contemporary Music, 2013
　revised for Shadowless - Yu Kuwabara Portrait [Awai-Za Recital Series Vol.1]

Thirty-three Moons

　Thirty-three Moons (2018)
　for 7 recorder players
　duration: approximately 11 minutes
　commissioned by Seiko Tanaka and Daniele Bragetti; performed by La Rubertina

　Thirty-three Moons b [short version] (2018/19)
　for 7 recorder players
　duration: approximately 6 minutes
　commissioned by Seiko Tanaka and Daniele Bragetti; performed by La Rubertina

Five Images-In Nomine (2018-19)

　for 6 musicians (fl/afl, cl/bcl, vn, vc, perc, pf)
　duration: approximately 11 minutes
　commissioned by Syntax Ensemble; for the final of International Composition Competition The Breaking Music 2019
　awarded International Composition Competition The Breaking Music 2019
　score published by Edition Gravis Verlag GmbH [eg2792LM]

A world under the world (2018)

　for baritone, reading in Japanese, and 7 musicians (cl/bcl, tsax, tp, tb, perc, pf, cb)
　duration: approximately 10 minutes
　on the extracts from 'profezia' by Pier Paolo Pazolini
　commissioned by Divertimento Ensemble; as the winner of the fifth edition of the competition ‘Franco Donatoni’ International Meeting for Young Composers

incense, efflorescence (2018)

　for 9 musicians (fl/picc/bfl, cl/bcl, perc, acc, hp, pf, vn, va, vc)
　duration: approximately 12 minutes
　commissioned by and for neuverBand; as the winner of the 2017-18 edition of CONSTRUCT/RADIATE INTERNATIONAL COMPOSITION COMPETITION

figure and ground, image and margin, obverse and reverse (2018)

　for solo shamisen and 7 musicians (fl/afl, cl/bcl, perc, pf, vn, va, vc)
　duration: approximately 13 minutes
　commissioned by and for Ensemble Modern and Hidejiro Honjoh
　CD released by KAIROS [0022202KAI] on YU KUWABARA: Sounded Voice, Voiced Sound

Striking a match momentarily I see the foggy ocean

　Striking a match momentarily I see the foggy ocean (2018)
　for shakuhachi, daegeum, shamisen, koto, gayageum, violin, viola, cello, and contrabass
　duration: approximately 12 minutes
　commissioned by AsianArt Ensemble; performed by Akihito Obama, Hidejiro Honjoh, and AsianArt Ensemble

　Striking a match momentarily I see the foggy ocean b [AsianArt Ensemble original instrumental version] (2018/19)
　for daegeum, sheng, koto, gayageum, percussions, violin, viola, cello, and contrabass
　duration: approximately 12 minutes
　commissioned by AsianArt Ensemble

Dandara no Dharani (Layered Dharani) (2018)

　for 6 musicians (fl/picc, cl/bcl, shamisen, vc, perc, pf)
　duration: approximately 9 minutes
　commissioned by Hidejiro Honjoh
　performed by the soloists from Ensemble Intercontemporain and Hidejiro Honjoh

Deconstructing Winter (2017-18)

　Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, Recomposed
　for mandolin, electric guitar, piano, electric bass, and drums
　duration: approximately 10 minutes
　commissioned by Go Mochizuki; performed by Music KART
　CD released by Music KART on Contemporary Pop - Music KART

Six Voices (2017)

　for solo shakuhachi and 5 musicians (fl/afl, cl/bcl, vn, va, vc)
　duration: approximately 14 minutes
　selected for Asian Composers Showcase 2018 in the Tongyeong International Music Festival, held by Goethe Institute Korea; the excerpt of the recording is available on their website.
　dedicated to Reison Kuroda

Shadowless (2017)

　for solo violin and 8 musicians (fl, cl/bcl, tb, perc, vn, va, vc, cb)
　duration: approximately 12 minutes
　written for the Composer Seminar of the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY 2017; the recording is available on Radio SRF website. The third piece of four.
　awarded the 2017-18 edition of Construct-Radiate International Composition Competition by neuverBand
　awarded the fifth edition of the competition ‘Franco Donatoni’ International Meeting for Young Composers by Divertimento Ensemble
　score published by Edition Gravis Verlag GmbH (in preparation)
　CD released by KAIROS [0022202KAI] on YU KUWABARA: Sounded Voice, Voiced Sound

Ten Voices (2017)

　for 10 musicians (fl/afl, cl/bcl, hrn, tb, perc, pf, 2vn, va, vc)
　duration: approximately 10 minutes
　written for Devertimento Ensemble International Workshop for Young Composers 2017
　selected for Devertimento Ensemble Rondò 2018
　score published by Edition Gravis Verlag GmbH (in preparation)

Madara no Dharani (Patched Dharani) (2017)

　for clarinet, 2shakuhachi, vibraphone, mandolin, and futozao shamisen
　duration: approximately 6 minutes
　commissioned by Thomas Piercy

Dharani no Manimani (Drifting with Dharani) (2016)

　for 6 musicians (fl, bcl, tb, pf, vn, cb)
　duration: approximately 7 minutes
　commissioned by ensemble mise-en; first performed at MISE-EN MUSIC FESTIVAL 2016
　score published by Edition Gravis Verlag GmbH [eg2915LM]

Tower of Ihatov Children (2015)

　for 7 musicians (fl, bcl, mar, pf, vn, va, vc)
　duration: approximately 6 minutes
　commissioned by Padiglione Italia Expo 2015 Milano; performed by Sentieri Selvaggi; as one of finalists of Feeding Music composition competition

Love song Ⅱ (2008)

　for soprano, bass flute, bass clarinet, viola, and 13-string koto
　duration: approximately 8 minutes
　commissioned by Ensemble Phorminx

wooden pop (2007)

　for 3 percussionists and piano
　duration: approximately 10 minutes

Falling Garden (2004-05)

　for flute, trombone, cello, cembalo, and percussions
　duration: approximately 9 minutes
　winning work of the 74th Music Competition of Japan (composition section)

Pygmalion (2003)

　for wind quintet (flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon)
　duration: approximately 8 minutes

with voice

Hamlet Ichi-dan (Hamlet's Monologue) (2023-24)

　for solo baritone
　commissioned by and dedicated to Takashi Matsudaira

Mutual Dreaming for two voices of one singer (2023-24)

　for one singer who goes back and forth between soprano voice and Noh-voice
　duration: approximately 15 minutes
　commissioned by Noriko Yakushiji; first performed at B to C: From Bach to Contemporary Music [259] Noriko Yakushiji Soprano Recital

The Seventh Planet (2022)

　→with koto

White Winds, Blue Nights (2021)

　→orchestra

Ime no Koto (Koto Pipe Dream) (2021)

　→with koto

Moonlight, Sunlight (2021)

　→with koto

Berlin Renshi Ⅱ - Die Strickleiter an der Fasanenstraße (2020-21)

　→chamber music - quartet and larger

The Three Playing of Kenji Miyazawa's onomatopoeia (2020)

　→chamber music - quartet and larger

Unspoken Song of the Koto (2020)

　→with koto

so low, so level (2020)

　for solo soprano with playing guiro, or rasping stick
　duration: approximately 5 minutes
　on 'VOWELS' by Christian Bök
　commissioned by Riot Ensemble in the context of Zeitgeist; performed by Sarah Dacey

Nazuke no Uta (Naming Chant) (2019-20)

　for vocal ensemble (12 voices)
　on the extract from 'Kojiki' (Records of Ancient Matters)
　commissioned by Yokohama Minatomirai Hall for Just Composed 2020 Spring/2023 Winter; performed by Vox humana

A song about a dead person (2019)

　→chamber music - quartet and larger

of the world under a dream, or of a dream under the world... (2019)

　→with shamisen

Ukiyo Shinobi Kudoki Uta (2019)

　→chamber music - duo

A world under the world (2018)

　→chamber music - quartet and larger

Spontaneous Song after the poem "Evidences" by Nouso Masao (2018)

　for tenor and cello
　on 'Evidences' from 'A Cloudy Day' by Nouso Masao
　duration: approximately 6 minutes

Serenade (2017)

　for voice, cello and obligato tenor
　on 'Sonnet #43' by William Shakespeare (translated by Atsuhiko Oyagi)
　duration: approximately 5 minutes
　written for Ichida Family House × "Gen" musubi -Music and Literature-

Katachi, Aya, or Sugata (Oscillating between speaking, singing and performing) (2017)

　for voice, tenor and cello
　on excerpts from 'Hamlet' by William Shakespeare (translated by Toshikazu Ohyama), from the poem 'Ah Ware Wa Oboretarukana (Oh, I am drowning)' by Chuya Nakahaya, from the poem 'Ophélie' by Arthur Rimbaud (translated by Mitsuharu Kaneko)
　duration: approximately 11 minutes
　written for "Gen" musubi -Music and Literature- Vol.2 "Twelfth Night, or, What You Will"

'The Comedy of Errors' on The Paraphrase of Echigojishi (2016)

　for 2 cellists and a storyteller
　on the libretto by Yutaka Oishi, based on 'The Comedy of Errors' by William Shakespeare (translated by Kazuko Matsuoka)
　duration: approximately 20 minutes
　written for "Gen" musubi -Music and Literature- vol.1 "The Comedy of Errors"

Love song Ⅱ (2008)

　→chamber music - quartet and larger

Utakata no Uta (Ephemeral Songs of Love) (2004)

　→chamber music - duo

orchestra

Falling Leaves Moon Steps (2023)

　for solo shakuhachi, solo shamisen, and orchestra
　duration: approximately 23 minutes
　commissioned by Suntory Foundation of the Arts after winning The 31st Competition of Yasushi Akutagawa Suntory Award
　score published by Edition Gravis Verlag GmbH [eg3047LM]

White Winds, Blue Nights (2021)

　for solo biwa (with voice for one performer) and orchestra
　duration: approximately 18 minutes
　on traditionary poetry of Native Americans translated into Japanese
　commissioned by Ensemble Free; performed by Akiko Kubota and Ensemble Free

Two Whales (2005-06)

　for solo oboe, solo trombone, and orchestra
　duration: approximately 12 minutes
　winning work of the 75th Music Competition of Japan (composition section)

mandolin orchestra

Mizukage (Water Shadows) (2013/16)

　for mandolin orchestra
　duration: approximately 17 minutes
　commissioned by Esprit Mandolin Orchestra

Pops in Mandolin Orchestra - The Beatles I 'Michelle' (2015)

　for mandolin orchestra
　duration: approximately 5 minutes
　commissioned by Liberté Mandolin Orchestra

with Shōmyō (Japanese Buddhist chant)

Nichiren-Shu Shōmyō 'Kōso-san' with accompanying music on gagaku instruments (2021/23-24)

　composed the accompaniment part by gagaku ensemble (hichiriki, sho, ryuteki, koto, biwa) for the traditional Nichiren-Shu Shōmyō song 'Kōso-san'
　commissioned by ShimoKumaTakeru

Four Seasons of the Five Saints: Dōgen, Saigyō, Ippen, Myōe, and Ryōkan (2021)

　for shōmyō voice by 4 priests (Japanese Buddhist chant of Shingon sect and Tendai Sect), percussions, ryuteki, hichiriki, sho, shakuhachi, koto, shamisen, violin, and cello
　on the several poetries (in Waka style) by Dōgen, Saigyō, Ippen, Myōe, and Ryōkan, 'Prayer toVairocana-Buddha,' 'Prayer to Amitabha,' 'Mantra of Light,' and 'Heart Sutra' as the text
　duration: approximately 53 minutes
　commissioned by Concert Hall Shizuoka AOI; first performed at The Japanese and Nature Ⅱ, Sing of Innate Reality - New Japanese Traditional Music
　List of commissioned works by Concert Hall Shizuoka AOI

Moon Spell (2017)

　for solo shōmyō voice (Japanese Buddhist chant of Shingon sect) and 6 musicians (baroque violin×2, viola da gamba, baroque cello, baroque contrabass and percussions)
　on 'Mantra of Light' as the rylics
　duration: approximately 4 minutes
　commissioned by Ensemble Muromachi

Moonlight Mantra (Tsuki no Kōgon) (2017)

　for shōmyō (Japanese Buddhist chant of the Shingon sect and Tendai sect, 31 priests for the world premiere)
　on the several poetries (in Waka style) by Myōe-shōnin, 'Mantra of Light,' and an excerpt from 'Tsurezuregusa (Essays in Idleness)' by Kenkō Yoshida
　duration: approximately 90 minutes
　commissioned by Kanagawa Kenritsu Ongakudō (Kanagawa Prefectural Music Hall); first performed at Japanese Traditional Music Series

Spiral Mandala -Wind Chant and Night Chant- (2015)

　for shōmyō (Japanese Buddhist chant of the Shingon sect and Tendai sect, 26 priests for the world premiere)
　on traditionary poetry of Native Americans translated into Japanese
　duration: approximately 100 minutes
　commissioned by Shōmyō no Kai - Voice of a Thousand Years; first performed at Spiral Shōmyō Series Vol.24 "Spiral Mandala Ceremony"
　EPAD - Spiral Mandala Ceremony
　selected in Score Follower's Fall 2017 FollowMyScore​ call for works; the recording+score video is available here.
　teiblow.com/spiral-mandala-ceremony

Fragments on 'Wind Chant' and 'Night Chant' (2015)

　for solo shōmyō voice (Japanese Buddhist chant of Shingon sect) and Japanese Buddhist percussions (1 percussionist)
　on traditionary poetry of Native Americans
　commissioned by Setsujyo Saito

Ruri no Uta, Hoshi no Uta (Song of Stars) (2013)

　for solo shōmyō voice (Japanese Buddhist chant of Shingon sect) and Japanese Buddhist percussions (1 percussionist)
　on the poem 'Inori no Uta (Song of grace)' by Shinpei Kusano
　duration: approximately 20 minutes
　commissioned by Setsujyo Saito

Requiem (2008-09)

　for shōmyō (Japanese Buddhist chant of Nichiren sect, 20 priests for the world premiere) and Buddhist percussions (2 percussionists)
　duration: approximately 33 minutes
　commissioned by Nichimen-ji Temple; performed at the 250th Sakezuka Festival

with Utai (Noh chanting) or Noh voice

Moonlight, Sunlight (2021)

　→with koto

Berlin Renshi Ⅱ - Die Strickleiter an der Fasanenstraße (2020-21)

　→chamber music - quartet and larger

Variation on 'Magic Doll'

　Variation on 'Magic Doll' (2008)
　for female noh voice and cello
　on the excerpt from 'Magic Doll' by Ranpo Edogawa
　duration: approximately 11 minutes

　Variation on 'Magic Doll' b [viola version] (2008)
　for female noh voice and viola
　on the excerpt from 'Magic Doll' by Ranpo Edogawa
　duration: approximately 11 minutes
　commissioned by Kanagawa Kenmin Hall; performed at ART COMPLEX 2008

Love song - on the excerpt from 'One Arm' (2007)

　for Utai (noh chanting), bass flute (doubling flute), and cello
　on an excerpt from 'Kata-ude (One Arm)' by Yasunari Kawabata
　duration: approximately 12 minutes
　commissioned by company izuru

with Gagaku

Three Little Gardens of Onomatopoeias (2024)
　1. Frogs' Garden by Shinpei Kusano
　2. Cats' Garden by Kenji Miyazawa
　3. Circus Garden by Chuya Nakahawa

　for gagaku ensemble (11 musicians)
　duration: approximately 17 minutes
　commissioned by and performed by Reigakusha

Nichiren-Shu Shōmyō 'Kōso-san' with accompanying music on gagaku instruments (2021/23-24)

　→with Shōmyō

Utasoragoto no Niwa (Garden of Onomatopoeias) (2022)

　for gagaku ensemble (11 musicians)
　duration: approximately 17 minutes
　commissioned by and performed by Reigakusha

Four Seasons of the Five Saints: Dōgen, Saigyō, Ippen, Myōe, and Ryōkan (2021)

　→with Shōmyō

Berlin Renshi Ⅱ - Die Strickleiter an der Fasanenstraße (2020-21)

　→chamber music - quartet and larger

with shamisen

Falling Leaves Moon Steps (2023)

　→orchestra

Mimyo no Koe (2023)

　→chamber music - duo

Echigojishi Fantasy

　Echigojishi Fantasy (2014)
　for violin, cello, and shamisen
　duration: approximately 8 minutes
　dedicated to Kokontei Shinsuke; performed by Awai-Za

　Echigojishi Fantasy b (2014/18)
　for shakuhachi, 13-string koto, and shamisen
　duration: approximately 8 minutes
　commissioned by Hidejiro Honjoh

　Echigojishi Fantasy c (2014/18/21)
　for shakuhachi, shamisen, 13-string koto, 17-string koto, and oh-tsuzumi
　duration: approximately 8 minutes
　commissioned by Hidejiro Honjoh

Floating Bridge of Dreams Ⅱ - on 'Yoru no Ame (Rain at night)' b [cello version] (2018/21)

　for shamisen with voice and cello
　duration: approximately 5 minutes

of the world under a dream, or of a dream under the world... (2019)

　for Kyogen-utai, Jiuta, tenor, baritone, and shamisen
　on the several poetries from 'Ryutatsu Kouta' by Takasabu Ryutatsu
　duration: approximately 27 minutes
　commissioned by Japan National Theatre (Japan Arts Council); for The History of Japanese Music Ⅲ -Shamisen-

Shami Zanmai (2018)

　for 2 shamisen players
　duration: approximately 9 minutes
　for Awai-Za Edo×New Music Vol.2 - The second night 'Hauta × New Music'

figure and ground, image and margin, obverse and reverse (2018)

　→chamber music - quartet and larger

There was already water there (2018)

　→chamber music - duo

Striking a match momentarily I see the foggy ocean (2018)

　→chamber music - quartet and larger

Dandara no Dharani (Layered Dharani) (2018)

　→chamber music - quartet and larger

Kinshi no Dharani (Dharani of Gold Strings) (2017)

　for horn and shamisen
　duration: approximately 4 minutes
　commissioned by Hidejiro Honjoh; performed by Nobuaki Fukukawa and Hidejiro Honjoh

Momijitsutsu (While turning red) (2017)

　for shō and shamisen
　duration: approximately 4 minutes
　commissioned by Hidejiro Honjoh; performed by Mayumi Miyata and Hidejiro Honjoh

Ito no Dharani (Dharani of Strings)

　Ito no Dharani (2017)
　for violin and shamisen
　duration: approximately 2 minutes
　commissioned by Shungo Mise

　Ito no Dharani b [cello version] (2017)
　for violin and shamisen
　duration: approximately 2 minutes

　Ito no Dharani c [viola version] (2017/19)
　for viola and shamisen
　duration: approximately 2 minutes
　commissioned by Hidejiro Honjoh; performed by Megumi Kasakawa and Hidejiro Honjoh

Madara no Dharani (Patched Dharani) (2017)

　→chamber music - quartet and larger

Kaze no Dharani (Dharani of Wind) (2016)

　for bass flute and shamisen
　duration: approximately 3 minutes
　commissioned by Hidejiro Honjoh; performed by Claire Chase and Hidejiro Honjoh

Falling Dusk (2014)

　for solo shamisen
　duration: approximately 11 minutes
　written for and dedicated to Hidejiro Honjoh
　CD released by KAIROS [0022202KAI] on <YU KUWABARA: Sounded Voice, Voiced Sound

Song for "Wakamurasaki"

　Song for "Wakamurasaki" (2014)
　for solo shamisen with voice
　on the poem 'Ano Murasaki Wa (That purple is...)' by Izumi Kyoka
　duration: approximately 3 minutes
　written for Awai-Za "Mirages of Floating World" in TWS experimental festival vol.9

　Song for "Wakamurasaki" b [duo version] (2014)
　for shamisen with voice and cello
　on the poem 'Ano Murasaki Wa (That purple is)' by Izumi Kyoka
　duration: approximately 12 minutes
　commissioned by Gen no Oriai (Sho Sato and Hidejiro Honjoh)

　Song for "Wakamurasaki" b' [short version] (2014/18)
　for shamisen with voice and cello
　on the poem 'Ano Murasaki Wa (That purple is)' by Izumi Kyoka
　duration: approximately 8 minutes
　written for Awai-Za Edo×New Music Vol.2 - The second-night 'Hauta × New Music'

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