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Subaru Op. 78 - Moon

すばるの七シ - 月

[Genre]Modern
[Composed]Yoshimatsu Takashi - Koto - 1999

Subaru Op. 78 - Moon appears on the following albums

Album Artist

Subaru - Nanae Yoshimura plays Takashi Yoshimatsu Koto : Yoshimura Nanae
Subaru is the Japanese name of Pleiades. I am now writing a series of 'Pleiades Dances' for piano, and Op. 78 is a companion piece of that composition and is newly written for piano. It is composed of seven short character pieces based on the theme of seven tones.

1. Moon: prelude with a seven-note theme.
2. Fire: allegro with overtones of pathos.
3, Water: moderato like waving water
4. Wood: scherzo associated with dried wood
5. Metal: barely glittering adagio
6. Earth: allegro looking back hitherto
7. The Sun: a presentation of the theme and a return to the beginning.

Written from spring through summer in 1999, this work, Op.78, serves as the last of the trilogy, including "Moyura" and "Nabari"