Adios Nonino

Title Adios Nonino
Year 2005
Composer Chappell Kingsland (Astor Piazzolla, arr.)
Instrument/s 3 kotos
Commission written for Ryuko Mizutani and Debbie McCullough
Duration 2’40”
Contact for Sheets For sheet music, contact music@ck4composer.com
CD, Digital Audio CD: Lantana Koto Varieties; Ryuko Mizutani (koto/20-string koto), Noriko Tsuboi (koto), Shoko Hikage (koto/17-string koto), Masayo Ishigure (koto), Hiromu Motonaga (shakuhachi)
Contact Info For sheet music, contact music@ck4composer.com
Notes Piazzolla is known as the world’s foremost composer of tangos. This arrangement explores both the aggressive and the lyrical sides of koto playing, with percussive effects and long melodic lines traded between instruments. [Kingsland]