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Composer:
Katsuko
Itamoto
Birth year:
1950
Death year:
Composer Contact:
Year Composed:
1987
Number of parts:
5
Viol Scoring:
tr, tr, t, t, b
Other parts:
Difficulty:
fairly difficult
Duration (minutes):
8
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Link to Score:
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Additional Comments:
When Murasaki-shikibu was in Fukui she sang the waka, yearning for Miyako (Kyoto), her home (waka is a Japanese poetic form). Commissioned by Jap. Liaison Conf. of Composers for YKVC.
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