Teiryu
Date Composed: | 2002 |
Composer: | Kiyoshi Nagata |
Arrangement: | Kiyoshi Nagata |
Premiere Performance: | November 9, 2002 – Hart House Theatre |
Recording Title: | Koku CD / 10th Anniversary Concert DVD |
The introduction and finale of this piece feature improvised solos on the nebuta daiko, a shoulder-worn 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’.