Five Observations
John Craton
About this work: Originally composed in 1974, revised in 2003. Five movements influenced by Japanese haiku. Scored variously for six instruments (including windchimes). Requires 5 or 6 performers, depending on whether an instrumentalist can sing the short vocal section. Solo voice in 5th movement only. Song text in Japanese. mp3s of the Sibelius playback may be found
here.
Year composed: 1974
Duration: 00:12:00
Ensemble type: Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble:Voice with Chamber/Jazz Ensemble, 6-9 Players
Instrumentation: 1 Flute, 1 Piano, 1 Guitar (Classical/Acoustic), 1 Medium Voice
Instrumentation notes: Instrumentation: piano, flute, recorder (soprano=tenor), koto, guitar, windchimes; solo voice (male or female, tenor recommended). Koto part may substitute samisen or mandolin. (NOTE: If listening to the score through Scorch it may be necessary to adjust the tempo bar as Scorch sometimes fails to recognize metronome markings.)