後朝の歌 / Dawn Prayers (2012)
Title | 後朝の歌 Dawn Prayers (2012) |
Year | 2012 |
Composer | Daryl Jamieson |
Instrument/s | high voice, koto (with voice), va, pf |
Commission | written for Music Without Borders |
First Performance (date, performers, venue) | 2012-10-25 Dōjin Church, Tokyo, premiered by Masumi Yoshikawa, Naoko Kikuchi, Yoshiko Hannya, Kaori Ohsuga |
Contact Info | http://daryljamieson.com |
Notes |
arrangement of 2011 piece. The texts for this piece are taken from a famous 14th century Buddhist story A Lengthy Tale for an Autumn Night. It tells of the 12th century monk Sensai (sung by the biwa player) who fell in love with Prince Umewaka (singer). They exchanged love poems and spent one night together before Umewaka was spirited away by a demon. This provoked a war between Sensai’s temple and some rival ones which resulted in many deaths and the burning of many temples. In the end, Umewaka is returned to this world by the demon, but upon seeing the destruction caused by his disappearance, he writes one last regretful poem to Sensai and then throws himself into a river. The final poem of the piece was written by Sensai to honour Umewaka’s memory. |