Musical Work / Ouvrage musical Ensemble Type solo Instrumentation violin / violon Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, https://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Samarasa Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fujikura, Dai (b. 1977) Description An account of the resource Japanese composer Dai Fujikura's "Samarasa" was composed in 2010 with a new version in 2014. <br /><br />As written on his website, Fujikura states: "'Samarasa' is a rough translation for 'mind at rest' in Sanskrit. I composed this piece for the violinist Hae-Sun Kang who is with Ensemble InterContemporain, commissioned by the Messiaen Festival which takes place in the French Alps. As I set to work on this piece, my focus fell on the right arm of the performer and the movement and speed of the bow. Whereas contemporary music tends to focus on the pitches (which would be the performer’s “left hand”, and its fingering) - and quite understandably so - I was more fascinated with the right arm, as was the case with my viola piece “flux”. The first part begins with the same note being played alternately on three strings, where the violinist’s bow maintains its normal movement while the “left hand” shifts geographically on violin’s fingerboard. This unconventional method produces an irregular kind of melody. During the compositional process I tried drawing the neck of a violin on a piece of paper and placing my fingers along it. The constant cross-string technique employed in the piece is another “unnatural” characteristic unique to string instruments." Duration: 9 minutes Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Dai Fujikura, "Dai Fujikura - 'Samarasa' (new version) for violin" (YouTube), <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW0sCWPvaj0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW0sCWPvaj0</a> Dai Fujikura, Samarasa (score), <a href="https://www.prestomusic.com/sheet-music/products/7635905--dai-fujikura-samarasa">https://www.prestomusic.com/sheet-music/products/7635905--dai-fujikura-samarasa</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 2000- Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Ricordi Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 0-10 minutes 0-10 minutes 2000- Fujikura, Dai (b. 1977) solo violin / violon