MUSIC FROM JAPAN WORKS INFORMATION

Composer Name: Toshi Ichiyanagi

Composition Name: The Way

Composition Date:                       1990 
Configuration:                         Small Ensemble
Japanese Instrument(s):                Y
Length:                                31:16
Players:                               12
Version (Original/Revised):            O
MFJ Presented:                         N

Recording Title:                       Works by Toshi Ichiyanagi III
Performers:                            Tokyo Int'l Music Ensemble - The New Tradition
Label Name:                            Fontec
Recording Format:                      Compact Disc
Commercial/Non-Commercial:             C
Recording (American/Japanese/Other):   J
Release (American/Japanese/Other):     J
Solo/Compilation:                      S
Item Number:                           FOCD-3160
Number of Copies:                       1 

World Premiere City:                   New York
World Premiere Date:                   2/21/90
World Premiere Performers:             Tokyo International Music Ensemble
Article/Review:                        A

Publication:                           The New York Times
Title:                                 Japanese Composers Delve Into the Past
Author/Critic:                         Raphael Mostel
Publication Date:                      2/18/90
Reaction:                              Neutral
Synopsis:                              "Mr. Ichiyanagi...includes the traditional Bugaku-style court
                                       dance itself, with its Shinto overtones..."
Origin (American/Japanese):            A