Tarik O'Regan
Fallen Words
Tarik O'Regan
Fallen Words
- Instrumentation Organ
- Composer Tarik O'Regan
- Edition Sheet Music
- Publisher Novello Publishing
- Order no. NOV163812
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Description:
Rakugo, or 'fallen words', is a traditional form of Japanese entertainment performed by a lone, seated storyteller (rakugoka) with very few props, if any at all. The complications of each story - its dramatic arc, characterizations and plot turns - are expressed using extremely minimal means, relying on the verbal talents of the rakugoka to maintain interest. This idea is explored in this work for solo organ by Tarik O'Regan: Fallen Words. The piece uses a simple, pedal-like thread from start to finish around which is woven the performer's 'story'.