| Title |
Sakura |
| Year |
2003 |
| Composer |
Chappell Kingsland (traditional Japanese, arr.) |
| Instrument/s |
21-string koto, SATB choir |
| Commission |
Commissioned by Ryuko Mizutani |
| Contact for Sheets |
For sheet music, contact music@ck4composer.com |
| Contact Info |
http://www.chappellkingsland.com/musicforkoto.html |
| Notes |
I tried to approach the tune in more of an Eastern than a Western fashion, so this arrangement has a meditative feel, with the piano or koto providing an atmospheric accompaniment. The choral part presents the familiar tune with intriguing twists, such as melodic inversion, rhythmic augmentation, and stretto [Kingland]. |
