KAZUTOMO YAMAMOTO
WORKS
WORKS
99
[Chamber]
Garden of “Unraveling”
percussion
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composed 2022
premiere: 27 April 2024, Tokyo
performers: Mariko Kakizaki(dance), Yume Takojima(dance), Hiromi Shinoda(perc), Kazusa Iyonaga(perc), Kazutomo Yamamoto(cond)
[CD] 5
Japon d’hier et d’aujourd’hui – Fumie Hihara
-Kazutomo Yamamoto: Aujourd’hui 13 (2008)
And works by Kengyo Yamada, Keita Matsumiya, Shosei Nakanoshima and Koto Minesaki
released 2015
Air Mail Music, SA141265
performer : Fumie Hihara, chant / koto / shamisen
[CD] 4
OTO＝KOTO
-Kazutomo Yamamoto: Andante ossessivo (2020)
And works by Yori-Aki Matsudaira, Akira Nishimura, Yuji Takahashi and etc.
released date 2024/02/07
ALCD-137, 138 (ALM RECORDS)
price ¥3,700+tax
98
[Other]
Air
unspecified instrument
undefined
composed 2022
premiere: 16 March 2024, Tokyo (instrumentation : slide whistle)
performers: Motoharu Kawashima, et al.
97
[Other]
Concert
unspecified instrument
undefined
composed 2022
premiere: 15 September 2022, Tokyo
performers: Maiko Matsuoka(vn), Erika Kawamura(pf)
96
[Chamber]
Opera
soroban(3)
5’40”
composed 2022
premiere: 8 October 2023, Urayasu
performers: Tomohiro Nishikubo, Kazusa Iyonaga, Yuta Yanagisawa
*soroban = Japanese abacus
95
[Solo]
Can I keep the squirrel?
piano
18′
composed 2022
commissioned by Yusuke Sato
94
[Chamber]
A certain portal V
kotsuzumi(5)
6′
composed 2022
93
[Solo]
Strawberry flavor for cymbal
violin, electronics
8’30”
composed 2022
premiere: 15 September 2022, Tokyo
performers: Maiko Matsuoka(vn), Hideaki Isobe(elec)
92
[Chamber]
Example of resignation ii
sho, bassoon, viora
undefined
composed 2022
premiere: 3 November 2022, Tokyo
performers: Hanako Nakamura(sho), Sayaka Nakata(bn), Saki Shirokoji(va)
91
[Solo]
Example of resignation i
piano, electronics
undefined
composed 2022
premiere: 15 September 2022, Tokyo
performers: Erika Kawamura(pf), Hideaki Isobe(elec)
90
[Orchestra]
Non-existent skiff and wake
orchestra
15’20”
composed 2022
premiere: 10 February 2024, Yokohama
performers: Ryusuke Numajiri (cond), Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra
commissined by Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra
89
[Orchestra]
Last lightness of deep blue
orchestra
16’30”
composed 2022
88
[Orchestra]
Field of virtuality Part:2 v)Departure (from the field)
soprano, baritone, mixed chorus, children chorus, orchestra
82′
composed 2020-2022
87
[Chamber]
Irradiance
solo cl, fl, bn, hn, pf, perc, va, db
10′
composed 2016
premiere: 3 November 2022, Tokyo
Kaoru Nishimura (cl), Takahiro Uchiyama (fl), Sayaka Nakata (bn), Aya Hiramoto (hn), Shinichiro Kato (pf), Mariko Nishioka (perc), Saki Shirokoji (va), Kazuki Shinozaki (db), Yuki Urabe (cond)
86
[Other]
Field of virtuality “Intermezzo” Planumus contra planum
fixed media
8’53”
Production Sound Mixer : Jun Ito
Visual design : Katsuomi Irie
composed 2021
premiere: 3 November 2022, Tokyo
85
[Chamber]
Quartides
b-fl, b-cl, perc, vc
6′
composed 2016
premiere: 3 November 2022, Tokyo
performers: Takahiro Uchiyama (b-fl), Kaoru Nishimura (b-cl), Hiromi Shinoda (perc), Aki Kitajima (vc), Yuki Urabe (cond)
84
[Duo]
Dual aurora
a-fl, vc
8′
composed 2017
premiere: 3 November 2022, Tokyo
performers: Takahiro Uchiyama (a-fl), Aki Kitajima (vc)
83
[Solo]
Ravine
trombone
7′
composed 2009/2014
premiere: 3 November 2022, Tokyo
performer: Kousei Murata (trbn)
82
[Other]
Doves in overflowing night
Dog quartet with owner, live electronics
composed 2020
premiere: 11 November 2023, Kawasaki
dog(owner): Yotarou (Ayako Oshima), Yamato (Rie Funakoshi), Toro (Eri Sugimura), Shellyu (Mari Horinishi)
performer: Sumihisa Arima(elec)
81
[Duo]
Poppin’ resonance
6’10”
composed 2022
premiere: 2023 June 4, Kyoto
performers: Duo März [Haruka Inoue(sax), Mariko Nishioka(perc)]
commissioned by Duo März
80
[Solo]
Different scenery under the moon
17-stringed koto, tape
12’40”
composed 2022
premiere: 2022 November 26, Tokyo
performer: Yasuko Sato
commissioned by Yasuko Sato
79
[Duo]
Deposit balance
trumpet, accordion, medium sized dog with owner
composed 2021
premiere: 27 December 2021
performers: Kiyonori Sogabe(tp), Tomomi Ota(accrd)
commissined by petAcco
《Trio version》
premiere: 11 December 2023
performers: Kiyonori Sogabe(tp), Tomomi Ota(accrd)
dog: Toro (owner: Eri Sugimura)
78
[Duo]
Rocking resonance with 4 types of noise
soprano saxophone, percussion
composed 2021
premiere: 2021 December 12
performers: Haruka Inoue(sax), Mariko Nishioka(perc)
commissioned by Duo März
77
[Solo]
Mare Imbrium
gaku-biwa
5′
composed 2021
premiere: 2021 November 4
performer: Kahoru Nakamura
commissioned by BLUESHEET for Kahoru Nakamura
76
[Duo]
Andante ossessivo
baritone, electronics
6′51″
composed 2020
premiere: 2021 October 1
performers: Takashi Matsudaira(bar), Sumihisa Arima(elec)
75
[Chamber]
Spilled marmalade
soroban(abacus), percussion, strings
11′
composed 2021
premiere: 2022 August 10
performers: Ryosuke Asano(cond), Tomohiro Nishikubo(abacus solo), Ensemble Free Japan
74
[Trio]
A certain portal III
sho 3
composed 2020
premiere: 2021 August 29
performers: Shogirls (Remi Miura, Kazue Tajima and Hanako Nakamura)
commissioned by Shogirls
73
[Solo]
Swaying Catabasis for hichiriki solo
hichiriki
composed 2021
premiere: 8 July 2021
performer: Hitomi Nakamura
commissioned by Hitomi Nakamura
72
[Duo]
01/22/21
5-stringed-biwa, genkan
not specified (first performance: 6 minutes)
composed 2020
premiere: 22 January 2021
performers: Akiko Kubota, 5-stringed-biwa / Hanako Nakamura, genkan
commissioned by Akiko Kubota and Hanako Nakamura
⇒VIDEO (Akiko Kubota and Hanako Nakamura / recorded 2021)
71
[Solo]
Fragments to the floating
17-strings-koto
11′
composed 2020
premiere 2021 January 26
performer: Hiroyasu Nakajima
commissioned by Hiroyasu Nakajima
70
[Chamber]
Ensemble in the room
mask, paper, water, pen and others
3′
composed 2020
premiere 2020 May 31 [online]
performer: Ensemble Free
commissioned by Ensemble Free
69
[Chamber]
For strings and breathing
ryuteki, 4 shakuhachi, 4 koto, 4 seventeen-strings-koto
12′
composed 2019
premiere 2020 December 24
performers: Kifu Mitsuhashi, cond / Gendai hogaku KOU
commissioned by Gendai hougaku KOU
68
[Orchestra]
Frederick
narrator and ensemble (fl, ob, cl, fg, hrn, tp, trb, pf, perc, 2vn, va, vc, cb)
20′
composed 2019
premiere-recording 2020 September 26 (Ichiro Saito, cond)
commissioned by BLUESHEET (Japan)
⇒VIDEO (Short trailer for FREDERICK)
67
[Orchestra]
“Field of Virtuality” Part 2 iii) Floating Double Helical Timber
two marinbists, gamelan ensemble and orchestra
27’30”
composed 2018-2019
premiere 2020 August 26
performers: Yoichi Sugiyama, cond / Mariko Nishioka and Hiromi Shinoda, marimba / Gamelan Ensemble Lambangsari / Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra
commissioned by Suntory Hall (Japan)
66
[Chamber]
T.D.S.
Bassoon, Viola and Live electronics
13′
composed 2019
premiere 2019 October 26
performers: Hidetaka Nakagawa, bs / Fumiko Kai, va / Hideaki Isobe, electronics
65
[Chamber]
Flappin’ Ba/rock
Mandolin, Electric guitar, Percussion and Piano
composed 2018
premiere 2019 September 29
commissioned by Music KART
⇒VIDEO (Interview and Making)
64
[Duo]
A certain portal Ⅱ
2 guitars
composed 2019
premiere 2019 June 20
performers: Gaku Yamada / Tsunehito Tsuchihashi
commissioned by Gaku Yamada
63
[Solo]
“Volatile 99.99” for Bamboo flute (99.99cm)
Shakuhachi
composed 2019
premiere 2019 May 25
performer: Reison Kuroda
commissioned by Reison Kuroda
62
[Solo]
A certain portal I
va
7′30″
composed 2018
premiere 2019 February 17
performer: Mika Ito,va
61
[Solo]
Stereotypical motion
bs-cl, tape
7’45”
composed 2018
premiere 2018 October 20
performer: Ryuta Iwase
60
[Solo]
[Electronics]
Shimmering KU
sho, electronics
7’00”
composed 2018
premiere 2018 July
59
[Chamber]
Field of virtuality Part:2 i) Music in silver metallic
sho, b-fl, b-cl, b-tb, 2 perc, elec-guit, db
8’50”
composed 2018
premiere : 3 November 2022, Tokyo / Hanako Nakamura (sho), Takahiro Uchiyama (b-fl), Kaoru Nishimura (b-cl), Kousei Murata (b-trbn), Mariko Nishioka (perc), Hiromi Shinoda (perc), Gaku Yamada (e-gui), Kazuki Shinozaki (db), Yuki Urabe (cond)
58
[Orchestra]
Field of virtuality Part:2 ii) Another roaming liquid
videolon, guit, chamber orchestra
10’00”
composed 2017-2018
premiere 2018 April 15
performers: Ichiro Saito,cond / Yoji Sato, videolon / Gen Matsuda, guit / Kyoto Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
commissioned by Kyoto Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra (Japan)
57
[Solo]
Play-Replay-Meta-play
videolon
9’00”
composed 2017
premiere 2018 February
performer: Yoji Sato
56
[Chamber]
Field of virtuality Part:1 v) Quintet of 5 quintets
wind-quintet, brass-quintet, perc-quintet, pf-quintet, st-quintet
10’30”
composed 2017
55
[Orchestra]
Field of virtuality Part:1 iv) Dual orbit
vc, string orchestra
11’10”
composed 2017
54
[Solo]
Field of virtuality Part:1 iii) Orbit A
vc
11’10”
composed 2017
premiere 2020 January 11
performer: Aki Kitajima,vc
53
[Chamber]
Field of virtuality Part:1 ii) Ondulation et allegro
wind-instruments, perc
11’10”
composed 2017
52
[Choir]
Field of virtuality Part:1 i) Jo-Ha-kyu figuralis
fl, children-choir, mixed-choir
11’10”
composed 2017
51
[Solo]
Epigramma magnetica
videolon
10’40”
composed 2017
premiere 2017 October
performer: Yoji Sato
50
[Solo]
Smiling density
percussion solo
9’00”
composed 2017
premiere 2018 August
performer: Mariko Nishioka
commissioned by Cosmo Projekt (Japan)
⇒VIDEO (performer: Mariko Nishioka / recorded in 2021)
⇒VIDEO (performer: Mariko Nishioka / recorded in 2018)
49
[Duo]
Atmospheric kecak
2 percussion
10’00”
composed 2017
premiere 2017 September
performers: Akihiro Oba / Mariko Nishioka
commissioned by M Project (Japan)
48
[Voice]
[Duo]
Sopranized bass
baritone, tuba
7’50”
composed 2017
premiere 2017 July
recording: ALCD-118 (ALM Records) ⇒Discography[CD 3]
recording: ⇒Naxos
47
[Chamber]
Tune of the echo pattern between past and present
koto, karagoto, shitsu, 25-stringed koto
13’00”
composed 2017
premiere 2017 June
commissioned by The National Theatre, Japan
46
[Orchestra]
[Voice]
[Electronics]
Tower of the prosody
female voice, chamber orchestra, electronics
22’20”
composed 2016-2017
premiere 2017 April
commissioned by Kyoto Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra (Japan)
45
[Chamber]
Invasion alto
vn, va, pf
7’20”
composed 2016
premiere 2016 December
commissioned by Ryosuke Asano
43
[Solo]
“NUKEGAMI” for Biwa and Narration
satsuma-biwa
10’00”
composed 2016
premiere 2016 July
42
[Chamber]
Neo ethno
3 perc, Japanese-instruments
18’20”
composed 2016
premiere 2016 July
commissioned by Creative ensemble of Japanese traditional instruments AURA-J (Japan)
41
[Solo]
“Pentaphony” for left hand (right hand of never touch the keys and both legs)
pf
6’00”
composed 2016
premiere : 3 November 2022, Tokyo / Shinichiro Kato (pf)
40
[Solo]
[Electronics]
Ricercare a 6ch for Electronics solo
electronics
8’00”
composed 2015
premiere 2015 December
performer: Sumihisa Arima
⇒VIDEO (after 2:25)
39
[Duo]
[Electronics]
Idola on the shoreline for Electric guitar and Onomatopoetic orchestra
elec-guit, electronics
8’00”
composed 2015
premiere 2015 December
38
[Chamber]
[Electronics]
Trance-media II -Hysteria
sangen, satsuma-biwa, electronics
9’00”
composed 2015
premiere 2015 December
performers: Keiko Mori, sangen / Akiko Kubota, biwa / Sumihisa Arima, electronics
⇒VIDEO (after 1:15)
37
[Orchestra]
The starry night over troubled Water
cb, string orchestra
12’40”
composed 2015
premiere 2015 November
commissioned by Orchestra Triptyque (Japan)
36
[Orchestra]
Scattering system for 3 Koto players and Chamber orchestra
3 koto, chamber orchestra
17’40”
composed 2015 (rev. 2017)
premiere 2015 October 10
performers: Ichiro Saito,cond / Noriko Hirata･Yuiko Terai･Hiroyuki Nakajima, koto / Kyoto Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
commissioned by Kyoto Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra (Japan)
35
[Orchestra]
Roaming liquid
shakuhachi, orchestra
15’40”
composed 2014
premiere 2015 August
commissioned by Emsemble Free (Japan)
34
[Voice]
-Roaming liquid set- #04.Hydrostatic pressure
baritone
9’00”
composed 2014
premiere 2014 November
commissioned by Takashi Matsudaira
33
[Solo]
-Roaming liquid set- #03.Tidal bore
b-sax
12’30”
composed 2014
premiere 2014 November
32
[Duo]
[Electronics]
-Roaming liquid set- #02.Undercurrent
elec-guit, electronics
14’50”
composed 2014
premiere 2014 June 11
performers: Gaku Yamada, guit / Sumihisa Arima, electronics
31
[Solo]
-Roaming liquid set- #01.Aquifer A/B
shakuhachi, stomp box
10’40”
composed 2014
premiere 2014 April
performer: Reison Kuroda
commissioned by Reison Kuroda
⇒VIDEO (after 3:16)
30
[Duo]
Tsurukawa style
shakuhachi, 25-stringed koto
10’00”
composed 2014
premiere 2015 May
performers: Kenji Yamaguchi, shakuhachi / Michie Kobayashi, 25-stringed koto
commissioned by Kenji Yamaguchi
29
[Duo]
7・(M.M.=60)
s-sax, sangen
9’30”
composed 2014
premiere 2014 November
28
[Solo]
Cold Open
a-sax, tape
2’10”
composed 2014
premiere 2014 November
commissioned by Masanori Oishi
27
[Duo]
Doldrums IV”-Vignette
shakuhachi, koto
8’10”
composed 2014
premiere 2014 July
26
[Chamber]
Doldrums VII for Shakuhachi and 3 Koto players
shakuhachi, 3 koto
12’50”
composed 2013
premiere 2013 November
commissioned by Hougaku Quartet (Japan)
25
[Duo]
Doldrums VI -Connotative Variations
vn, pf
16’00”
composed 2013
premiere 2013 December
commissioned by Rosco (Japan)
24
[Duo]
Doldrums IV’ -Vignette
a-sax, koto
8’10”
composed 2013
premiere 2013 May
23
[Duo]
Doldrums IV -Vignette
cl, koto
8’10”
composed 2013
premiere 2016 September
⇒VIDEO (performers: Jun Ando and Thomas Piercy)
⇒VIDEO (performers: Miyama McQueen-Tokita and Thomas Piercy)
22
[Solo]
Doldrums IIIb -Concerto for Shakuhachi and audience
shakuhachi, audience
10’30”
composed 2013
premiere 2013 June 19
performers: Kenji Yamaguchi, shakuhachi / Audience / Kazutomo Yamamoto, cond
commissioned by Kenji Yamaguchi
21
[Chamber]
Doldrums IIIa -Concerto
4 vc
13’00”
composed 2013
premiere 2013 April
20
[Duo]
Doldrums I b -The match
2 guit
1’00”
composed 2013
premiere 2013 May
19
[Chamber]
Doldrums II -Quintet
fl, vn, va, vc, cembalo
12’50”
composed 2012
premiere 2013 March
commissioned by Ensemble Aplus (Japan)
18
[Solo]
Doldrums I a
guit
10’18”
composed 2012
premiere 2013 January
recording: ALCD-114 ⇒Discography[CD 2]
17
[Solo]
Pirated pry
pf
6’00”
composed 2011
premiere 2012 September
16
[Solo]
Trance-media I -Oracle-
marimba, tape
11’30”
composed 2012
premiere 2013 June
15
[Solo]
sendan/yugami
va, an electric fan
10’30”
composed 2011
premiere 2011 October
14
[Solo]
Flickering web
koto
17’50”
composed 2011
premiere 2012 January
13
[Choir]
Holy mountain
mixed-choir
10’50”
composed 2011
premiere 2011 September
commissioned by Vox humana (Japan)
12
[Chamber]
Temporal Epitaph
2 koto, cembalo
16’00”
composed 2010
premiere 2012 January
11
[Chamber]
Memo/Randum
fl, cl, pf, perc, 2 vn, va, vc
5’00”
composed 2010
premiere 2011 September
♦The 2nd Prize in 6th International Jurgenson Competition for Young Composers (Russia), 2011
10
[Chamber]
Ranjo
fl, vn, va, vc
11’30”
composed 2009
premiere 2012 August
performers: Jun-ichiro Taku, fl / Gen Takeuchi, vn / Chihiro Tai, va / Kei Yamazawa, vc / Hiromichi Kitazume, cond
9
[Chamber]
Iconography
Japanese instruments, Period-instruments
8’15”
composed 2009
premiere 2010 February
commissioned by Ensemble Muromachi (Japan)
7
[Orchestra]
Radius of 50 meters
chamber orchestra
5’40”
composed 2009
premiere 2010 March
♦The 5th JFC (Japan Federation of Composers）Composition Award, 2010 (Jury: Jo Kondo)
6
[Orchestra]
ZAI for Orchestra
orchestra
11’30”
composed 2008
premiere 2009 May
♦The second prize of Toru Takemitsu Composition Award 2009 (Jury: Helmut Friedrich Lachenmann)
5
[Chamber]
/timbǝr/
shakuhachi, 2 perc
11’30”
composed 2008
premiere 2010 December
performers: Kenji Yamaguchi, shakuhachi / Hiromi Shinoda and Kazumasa Oya, perc
4
[Solo]
Aujourd’hui, 13..Toujours mettre l’usine en Asie, bien sur, le pouvoir (le chemin)
koto
12’00”
composed 2008
premiere 2008 October
1
[Chamber]
Mare Taranquitatis (Sea of tranquillity)
string quartet
10’30”
composed 2004
premiere 2007 March
recording: ACD22368 (ATMA Classique, CANADA) ⇒Discography[CD 1]
♦The 1st prize in The Molinari International Competition for Composition (Canada),2006
[CD] 3
TWIN PRIME
teionduo [Takashi Matsudaira (voice / baritone) , Shinya Hashimoto (tuba, serpent)]
-Kazutomo Yamamoto: Sopranized Bass for Baritone and Tuba (2017)
And works by Takashi Tokunaga, Joji Yuasa, Yuji Takahashi, Osamu Kawakami and Masamichi Kinoshita
released date 2018/9/7
ALCD-118 (ALM RECORDS)
price 2,800+tax
[CD] 2
OSTINATI – Gaku Yamada
-Kazutomo Yamamoto:《Doldrums Ⅰa》for acoustic guitar (2012)
And works by James Tenney, Akiko Yamane, Haruyuki Suzuki, Vinko Globokar, Osamu Kawakami, Yori-Aki Matsudaira, Aldo Clementi and Alvin Lucier
released date 2017/8/7
ALCD-114（ALM RECORDS）
price ¥2,800+tax
[CD] 1
Concours Molinari 2005-2006
-Kazutomo Yamamoto: Mare Taranquitatis(2004)
And works by José Luis Hurtado (1975- Mexico), Luca Antignani (1976- Italy), Stephen Yip (1971-Hong Kong)
Released date 2009/5/29
ACD22368 (ATMA Classique, CANADA)