is an album by the Italian composer

Carlo Forlivesi Carlo Forlivesi (born 23 October 1971) is an Italian composer, performer and researcher. Forlivesi was born in Faenza, Emilia-Romagna. He studied at Bologna Conservatory, Milan Conservatory and the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia of Rome. H ...

. It was released in 2008 by ALM Records. "Silenziosa luna" is a quotation from

Giacomo Leopardi Count Giacomo Taldegardo Francesco di Sales Saverio Pietro Leopardi (, ; 29 June 1798 – 14 June 1837) was an Italian philosopher, poet, essayist, and philologist. He is considered the greatest Italian poet of the nineteenth century and one of ...

's poem '' Canto notturno di un pastore errante dell'Asia''.

Description

The album includes works written by Forlivesi between 1999 and 2008. The 28-page booklet reflects the artistic and cultural concerns of the team about the recording, and the liner notes provide information about the musicians and lyrics and give details on the extent of each musical work, placing them in cultural and creative contexts. They were written in Italian originally and directly translated into Japanese and English, respectively by Japanese musicologist Mariko Kanemitsu and British composer/poet Jeremy Drake. Japanese ''jiuta-mai'' dancer Sayuri Uno, American academic Laura Hein (

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) and Italian philosopher Marco Forlivesi (

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) also made a significant contribution to this process. The instrumental techniques developed on purpose for these works are highly demanding. 24bit/96kHz recording technology is employed. The photograph on the

album cover An album cover (also referred to as album art) is the front packaging art of a commercially released studio album or other audio recordings. The term can refer to either the printed paperboard covers typically used to package sets of and 78-r ...

is a shot taken by Carlo Forlivesi and Sayuri Uno in Shisendō and represents a round

Tsukubai In Japan, a is a washbasin provided at the entrance to a holy place for visitors to purify themselves by the ritual washing of hands and rinsing of the mouth. This type of ritual cleansing is the custom for guests attending a tea ceremony o ...

enhanced by natural shadows and reflections. It is a non-processed image, and has sprinkled silver and gold colors, resembling

maki-e is a Japanese lacquer decoration technique in which pictures, patterns, and letters are drawn with lacquer on the surface of lacquerware, and then metal powder such as gold or silver is sprinkled and fixed on the surface of the lacquerware. The ...

making. The disc fits the photo.

Performers

* Yukio Tanaka ''voice and

biwa The is a Japanese short-necked wooden lute traditionally used in narrative storytelling. The is a plucked string instrument that first gained popularity in China before spreading throughout East Asia, eventually reaching Japan sometime duri ...

'' *Kumiko Shuto ''voice and biwa'' *Yosuke Irie ''

shakuhachi A is a Japanese and ancient Chinese longitudinal, end-blown flute that is made of bamboo. The bamboo end-blown flute now known as the was developed in Japan in the 16th century and is called the .

'' *Ayako Shigenari ''13-string

koto Koto may refer to: * Koto (band), an Italian synth pop group * Koto (instrument), a Japanese musical instrument * Koto (kana), a ligature of two Japanese katakana * Koto (traditional clothing), a traditional dress made by Afro-Surinamese women * K ...

and 20-string koto'' *Norio Sato ''guitar''

Track listing

*1. Boethius :27''biwa'' *2. Japanese Window – Sesshu's Landscape 1495 :37

electronic music Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroac ...

*3. Audivi Vocem :10''shakuhachi, 20-string koto and guitar'' *4–7. Nuove Musiche per Biwa 4:35''two biwas'' *8. Through the Looking-Glass :36''

'' *9. Ugetsu :10''shakuhachi and guitar'' *10–12. En la Soledat i el Silenci :31''13-string koto and guitar'' *13–15.

Requiem A Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead ( la, Missa pro defunctis) or Mass of the dead ( la, Missa defunctorum), is a Mass of the Catholic Church offered for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, ...

4:59''

Credits

*Director: Yukio Kojima, Carlo Forlivesi *Recording engineer & tape editor: Yukio Kojima *Assistant engineer: Miho Fujimoto *Notes: Carlo Forlivesi *Translation: Jeremy Drake (English), Mariko Kanemitsu (Japanese), Sayuri Uno (Japanese) *Design: Natsue Yamanaka *Booklet editing: Tomomi Kato

External links

ALM Records

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Amazon

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