Burning House: For Koto and Voice
Title | Burning House: For Koto and Voice |
Year | 1995 |
Composer | Liza Lim |
Instrument/s | koto |
Commission | Satsuki Odamura |
Duration | 12’9″ |
Text | Izumi Shikibu (translated by Jane Mansfield and Mariko Aratani) |
First Performance (date, performers, venue) | Satsuki Odamura |
Contact for Sheets | Ricordi |
CD, Digital Audio | https://www.australianmusiccentre.com.au/workversion/lim-liza-burning-house/14472 |
Contact Info | https://www.nkoda.com/instrument?ref=b1ebb19f-e5d4-4fb0-97ce-f91bc221d5af |
Notes | This poem contains three references to the Lotus Sutra, whose central message is that although Buddhist teaching can take many forms, according to time and circumstance, there is ultimately only one Way [Lim]. |