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TitlecodeX084002
Title NameCathedral in the Thrashing Rain
Marketing CopyA setting of one of the first important modernist voices in Japanese poetry, Takamura Kotaro's poem of the same title. Cathedral in the thrashing rain (or Ame ni utaruru katedoraru) was apparently written around 1912 inspired by the poet's visit to France.
InstrumentationCountertenor, 2 Tenor, and Baritone Soli
CommissionCommissioned by and dedicated to the Hilliard Ensemble
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Program NotesAbout the poet:
TAKAMURA Kotaro (1883-1956) was both a sculptor and a poet. He
stands as one of the first important modernist voices in Japanese poetry.
Prior to World War I, he travelled quite extensively in the West, to the
United States, England, France and Italy. Of all these places, France was the
country that appealed to him most, as is so clearly evident from the beautiful
poem heard in this setting. Cathedral in the thrashing rain (or Ame ni
utaruru katedoraru, in the original Japanese) was apparently written around
1912. The English translation, used by kind permission of the translator
Hiroaki SATO, is taken from the collection Chieko and other poems of
Takamura Kotaro (The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu; 1980).
Title Brand2
Year Composed2000
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Duration16
Ensemble Size4
Date Created2010-03-15 20:31:42.000000
Date Updated2025-09-30 20:31:42
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Text Authortext by Kotaro Takamura
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Title Category12
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Title Instrument Category TextVocal Ensemble
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Title Sub Category76
Title Instrument Header80
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