Mamoru Fujieda Discography of CDs

Mamoru Fujieda music CDs The musical material for this elegant and serenely beautiful ensemble work, written in 1995-1996 and scored for Eastern and Western instruments in alternative tunings, is based on data derived from two electrodes, attached to various plant leaves, that measure slight changes in the plants' electrical potential. This dynamic data is then translated into lovely melodic patterns (via the computer music software called MAX). Each of the six movements -- consisting of solos, duos, trios, and the last a quartet -- is a "collection" of four "patterns," and a different tuning system is applied to each collection. The ensemble consists of 20-stringed and 17-stringed kotos, hitsu (25-stringed zither), sho (mouth organ), harpsichord, and two violas da gamba. ~ "Blue" Gene ...

Mamoru Fujieda discography A contemporary classical composer from Japan, Mamoru Fujieda fashions music literally based on nature--in this case, plants--and a confluence of Eastern and Western musical traditions as well as acoustic and electronic media. PATTERNS is scored for koto (a huge, dulcimer-like instrument), sho (a Japanese mouth organ), and violin, and it exists seemingly in its own space, where the sustained tones of minimalism overlap with the stark beauty of Japanese ...

Mamoru Fujieda songs The genius of Mamoru Fujieda is that he manages to produce albums thick with theory and concept that still manage to sound quite beautiful. The Night Chant is no exception. Though a good deal of planned randomness was involved in its execution, ...

Mamoru Fujieda CD discography Photographers: Shin Akiyama; Kentaro Matsui.