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Hiroshi Hoshina
Miko Dance
for horn and orchestra
- Level: intermediate
- Duration: 15'
- Genre: contemporary
- Series: Japanese Composers Series
- Composed: 2006
Reference: CO84a
CHF27.00
Piano reduction (solo part included)
Details
- Instrumentation:
2.2.2.2.-4.2.0.0.-perc., strings
- Published: 2009
- Publisher: Editions Bim
Composer
Hiroshi Hoshina (*1936)
Hiroshi Hoshina was born in Tokyo on 1936. He is a graduate of the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, and is currently a member of faculty of music composition course at his alma mat... Read moreAbout Miko Dance
inspired by the movements of the traditional dance of a Miko
This piece is inspired by the slow and gentle movements of the traditional dance of a Miko (maiden integrated into the religious ritual of the Japanese Shinto-Shrine). This is a highly stylized dance, especially when compared to those of occidental cultures.
The solo horn inserts "cadential" phrases within the context of a formal musical structure in which the sound and expression resources of todays instruments are beautifully exploited on an richly colored orchestral accompaniment.