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Teiryu
Ryerson Theatre
December 1, 2007
   
 
Song Title: Teiryu
   
Date Composed: 2002
Composer: Kiyoshi Nagata
Arrangement: Kiyoshi Nagata
Premiere Performance: November 9, 2002 - Hart House Theatre
   
The introduction and finale of this piece feature improvised solos on the nebuta daiko, a shoulderworn drum from northern Aomori prefecture. The main body of the song consists of four drummers playing both in unison and in a series of ‘call and responses’.