MUSIC FROM JAPAN WORKS INFORMATION

Composer Name: Yuji Takahashi

Composition Name: Tree

Composition Date:                       1991 
Configuration:                         Small Ensemble
Featured Instrument:                   Electronic
                                       Piano Forte
                                       Trombone
Japanese Instrument(s):                N
Length:                                45'
Players:                               3
Commissioned by:                       Music From Japan, Inc.
Version (Original/Revised):            O
MFJ Presented:                         Y

Recording Title:                       Music From Japan, Vol. 1
Released:                              1992
Performers:                            Haruna Miyake, George E. Lewis, Yuji Takahashi
Label Name:                            Classic Masters
Recording Format:                      Compact Disc
Commercial/Non-Commercial:             C
Recording (American/Japanese/Other):   A
Release (American/Japanese/Other):     A
Solo/Compilation:                      C
Item Number:                           CMCD-1027
Number of Copies:                       3 

World Premiere Venue:                  The Asia Society
World Premiere City:                   New York
World Premiere Sponsor:                MFJ
World Premiere Date:                   3/23/91
World Premiere Performers:             Takahashi, Miyake, Lewis

MFJ Performance Information:
Venue:                                 The Asia Society
City:                                  New York
Date:                                  
Performers:                            Takahashi, Miyake, Lewis
Article/Review:                        R

Publication:                           American Record Guide
Title:                                 Record Reviews
Author/Critic:                         Ellis
Publication Date:                      12/93
Reaction:                              Positive
Synopsis:                              "...gamelan sonorities swirl and spiral around piano and trombone
                                       improvisations to create intoxicating variations on the recurring
                                       cell groups."
Origin (American/Japanese):            A