| Title |
Taking the Scarlet |
| Year |
2005 |
| Composer |
Winnie Cheung |
| Instrument/s |
17-string koto, violin |
| Commission |
Written for Duo Vio-LINK-oto, Pia Liptak, violin, and Ryuko Mizutani, koto |
| Duration |
10’00” |
| Contact for Sheets |
Winnie Cheung |
| CD, Digital Audio |
CD: Taking The Scarlet (CD 3056); Duo Vio-LINK-oto, 2010 www.centaurrecords.com |
| Notes |
In Taking Scarlet (2005), I take my soundscape from the Haiku of Yosa Buson (1715 – 1783) The mountain grows darker Taking the scarlet From the autumn leaves The notation used in this piece requires the performers to shape their musical lines as a direct and immediate response to the previous musical event. For the performers, breathing, body gestures, and many ‘intuitions’ about one another become just as important as playing the correct notes on the page. [Cheung] |
