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Takashi Yoshimatsu's Fuzzy Bird Sonata and more..

Author: studioline
Date: 2005-04-12 22:58

I was wondering if someone might be able to help me in finding a copy of the music of Yoshimatsu's Fuzzy Bird Sonata. I know he wrote it for Alto sax and piano, but have heard an mp3 of it for CLARINET & piano on Alessandro Carbonare's website and am desperate to get it.

Also, No Man's Land- the cd, I think it is taken from (by Alessandro Carbonare) -where can I get a copy of this?- I tried doing a google search but nothing came up.

Lastly, another piece I am after- for clarinet and piano called Intimations by Sebastian Currier. This is on nathan William's cd Spontaneous Lines. I would also like to get a copy of this music.

I am writing from the UK.
If anyone can help me I will be very grateful. Thanks.

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Re: Takashi Yoshimatsu's Fuzzy Bird Sonata and more..

Author: Bradley Wong
Date: 2005-04-13 01:34

I'm pretty sure the clarinet version of Fuzzy Bird is in Yoshimatsu's "Four Pieces in Bird Shape". Luyben Music carries it, but it is expensive, $45.95. If you need publisher info I can check when I am at my studio tomorrow.

Intimations is a great piece, but very difficult (I can't imagine anyone playing it better than Nate Williams!). I did it as part of the Fontana Chamber Arts Summer Series a few years ago, as part of a residency with Sebastian Currier, so I got the part directly from him. He is very accomodating, and I'm sure he can provide you with the music, because I don't think it is published. I'm not sure I still have any of his contact information, but if you can't track him down, I can try to help.

Brad Wong
Western Michigan University

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Re: Takashi Yoshimatsu's Fuzzy Bird Sonata and more..

Author: Jack Kissinger
Date: 2005-04-13 04:16

FWIW, the movements to "4 Pieces in Bird Shape" are:

I. Ballade
II. Invention
III. Recitativo
IV. Divertimento

www.amazon.com lists two recordings of the pieces. One that is reasonably priced and has an interesting program in general is performed by Seiki Shinohoe and Midori Matsuya on Camerata #551.

Amazon has excerpts of each movement that you can download and listen to so you should be able to tell if one or more of the movements is/are what you are looking for. Considering that birds seem to be a pervasive theme in much of Yoshimatsu's works (at least if recordings of his works are representative) and the title of the movement at Alessandro Carbonare's site is "Run, bird," I suspect that the two works are not the same.

Best regards,
jnk

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