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Tsugaru Yamauta premiere performance
Fleck Dance Theatre
November 18, 2011
   
 
Song Title: Tsugaru Yamauta
   
Date Composed: Traditional
Composer: Traditional
Arrangement: Aki Takahashi
Premiere Performance: November 18, 2011 - Fleck Dance Theatre
   
Mt. Iwaki is a symbol of Tsugaru, a city and region in northern Japan.
There are many songs about this majestic mountain, a symmetrical volcano which rises from the plains at the base of the Tsugaru Peninsula and stretches more than 1600 metres in height to dominate the area. Within this area is located a primeval beech forest, part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The various instruments heard in this song represent the myriad sounds which can be heard among these ancient trees.