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79

[Duo]

Deposit balance

trumpet, accordion, (medium sized dog with owner)

composed 2021
premiere 2021 December 27
performers : Kiyonori Sogabe, tp / Tomomi Ota, acc

commissined by petAcco

78

[Duo]

Rocking resonance with 4 types of noise

soprano saxophone, percussion

composed 2021
premiere 2021 December 12
performers : Haruka Inoue, saxophone / Mariko Nishioka, percussion

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, baritone / Sumihisa Arima, electronics

75

[Chamber]

Spilled marmalade

Soroban(Abacus), percussion and strings

composed 2021

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 2021 July 8
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 2021 January 22
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

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

⇒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

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, cb

8’50”

composed 2018

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

⇒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

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

⇒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

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

⇒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

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)

⇒Youtube

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

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)

⇒VIDEO

34

[Voice]

-Roaming liquid set- #04.Hydrostatic pressure

baritone

9’00”

composed 2014
premiere 2014 November
commissioned by Takashi Matsudaira

⇒VIDEO

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

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

⇒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

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

⇒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

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

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