Suite Scenes from Basho

Composer: Joji Yuasa

Date:
1980
Revision Date:
1989
Instrumentation:
Orchestra
Japanese Instruments:
No
Length:
N/A
Players:
flex
Commissioned By:
Music From Japan, Inc.
Presented by MFJ:
Yes
Version:
Revised
Publication Title Author Date Reaction Synopsis Type
New York Newsday 'Sound Pieces' From Japan Tim Page 2/26/90 Negative "...a set of five overextended and rather tedious vignettes that came and went without incident." Review
The New York Times Japanese Composers Delve Into the Past Raphael Mostel 2/18/90 Negative The inspiration of the past in new compositions comes in a var- iety of forms...'Suites Scenes from Basho'...obviously harks back to the famous 17th c. poet Basho...master of the Haiku form." Article
The New York Times Japanese Compositions John Rockwell 2/26/90 Negative "While it drew from traditional Japanese culture...it offered relatively little direct evocation of the sonorities or styles of Japanese instruments." Review

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