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] |