MUSIC FROM JAPAN WORKS INFORMATION

Composer Name: Tokuro Furuta

Composition Name: The Japanese Dances (Mai)

Composition Date:                       1975 
Configuration:                         Small Ensemble
Featured Instrument:                   Harp
                                       Shakuhachi
Japanese Instrument(s):                Y
Length:                                N/A
Players:                               2
Version (Original/Revised):            O
MFJ Presented:                         Y


American Premiere Venue:               St. Luke's Church
American Premiere City:                New York
American Premiere Sponsor:             MFJ
American Premiere Date:                11/12/78
American Premiere Performers:          Tatsuya Sano, Nancy Allen
Article/Review:                        R

Publication:                           The New York Times
Title:                                 MFJ offers 4 NY Premieres
Author/Critic:                         Peter G. Davis
Publication Date:                      11/14/78
Reaction:                              Positive
Synopsis:                              "pleasant if only mildly exotic"
Origin (American/Japanese):            A