KAZUTOMO YAMAMOTO

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)

⇒VIDEO

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

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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

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composed 2022
premiere: 15 September 2022, Tokyo
performers: Erika Kawamura(pf), Hideaki Isobe(elec)

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)

⇒VIDEO

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)

⇒VIDEO

84

[Duo]

Dual aurora

a-fl, vc

8′

composed 2017
premiere: 3 November 2022, Tokyo
performers: Takahiro Uchiyama (a-fl), Aki Kitajima (vc)

⇒VIDEO

83

[Solo]

Ravine

trombone

7′

composed 2009/2014
premiere:  3 November 2022, Tokyo
performer: Kousei Murata (trbn)

⇒VIDEO

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

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

⇒VIDEO

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

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

⇒VIDEO

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

⇒VIDEO

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)

⇒VIDEO

57

[Solo]

Play-Replay-Meta-play

videolon

9’00”

composed 2017
premiere 2018 February
performer: Yoji Sato

⇒VIDEO

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

54

[Solo]

Field of virtuality Part:1 iii) Orbit A

vc

11’10”

composed 2017
premiere 2020 January 11
performer: Aki Kitajima,vc

⇒VIDEO
⇒VIDEO (after 6:50 Interview and performance)

53

[Chamber]

Field of virtuality Part:1 ii) Ondulation et allegro

wind-instruments, perc

11’10”

composed 2017

51

[Solo]

Epigramma magnetica

videolon

10’40”

composed 2017
premiere 2017 October
performer: Yoji Sato

⇒VIDEO

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)

⇒VIDEO
⇒VIDEO

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

45

[Chamber]

Invasion alto

vn, va, pf

7’20”

composed 2016
premiere 2016 December
commissioned by Ryosuke Asano

44

[Solo]

Barracks in Chōfu

a-sax, tape

8’30”

composed 2016
premiere 2016 October

⇒VIDEO

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)

⇒VIDEO

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)

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

⇒VIDEO

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

⇒VIDEO

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

⇒VIDEO

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]

⇒VIDEO

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

⇒VIDEO
⇒VIDEO (after 4:41)

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

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

⇒VIDEO

9

[Chamber]

Iconography

Japanese instruments, Period-instruments

8’15”

composed 2009
premiere 2010 February
commissioned by Ensemble Muromachi (Japan)

8

[Solo]

Shami for 3 san-gens

sangen

8’40”

composed 2009
premiere 2009 August

⇒VIDEO

5

[Chamber]

/timbǝr/

shakuhachi, 2 perc

11’30”

composed 2008
premiere 2010 December
performers: Kenji Yamaguchi, shakuhachi / Hiromi Shinoda and Kazumasa Oya, perc

⇒VIDEO

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

⇒DISCOGRAPHY [CD5]

3

[Chamber]

Musiksoziologie

string quartet

7’00”

composed 2007
premiere 2010 March

⇒VIDEO

2

[Solo]

Piano Waves

pf

12’00”

composed 2007
premiere 2007 July

⇒VIDEO

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