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This CD consists of the live recording of "Scores 1200" (60 minutes), a performance by sculptor Kenichi Kanazawa and musician Hiroyuki Ura, together with pianist Satoko Inoue. The performance took place on October 1, 2016, at The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma, as an event related to that museum's exhibition "Art and Music" (September-November 2016).

"Scores" is a project which explores the integration of sculpture and music. It was launched in 2015 by Kenichi Kanazawa in the context of his exchanges with Hiroyuki Ura and other musicians. In this project, Kanazawa's sculptures are vertical aluminum square tubes with numerous notches carved into their surfaces. He diagrams the notches' positions, widths and depths horizontally (below, top); then Ura applies fixed rules to the diagram and turns it into a score (below, bottom) to create a composition. The performance on this CD took place within an exhibition of ten 1,200-mm square tubes. Accordingly, the composition consists of ten parts of 1,200 measures each.

In the performance, Kanazawa struck square tubes with a hammer as Inoue played the piano, and Ura produced sound on a keyboard (as well as drums in the second half). Throughout, phrases that become familiar to the ear are quietly repeated in unhurried tempos. The sound, which reverberates comfortably in the museum, is tinged with warmth and touches the emotions. In this superb work, the spirit of experimentation which resulted in the composition, and the unusual nature of the composition and performance, are connected in a sophisticated way.

群馬県立近代美術館での『美術と音楽』展 (2016年9月~11月) の関連企画として、彫刻家の金沢健一と音楽家の浦裕幸が現代音楽のピアニスト、井上郷子を迎えて、同美術館ギャラリーで2016年10月1日におこなった公演のライヴ録音、「Scores 1200」を収録。

「Scores」 は、彫刻家の金沢健一が、浦裕幸らの音楽家と交流を重ねていく中で、2015年にスタートさせた彫刻と音楽との一体化を試みるシリーズ。「Scores」の彫刻作品は表面にいくつもの刻み目がある、縦長のアルミニウム角パイプで、その刻み目の位置、幅、深さを横倒しに図面化 (例:下図 Scores 1200_1 [for sculpture]) し、そこに一定のルールを当てはめて、浦裕幸が譜面化 (例:下図 Scores 1200_1 [for music]) して曲を作っている。金沢は『美術と音楽』展に、1,200mm の角パイプ彫刻10本からなる「Scores 1200_1-10」を出品。それを基に浦が作曲した「Scores 1200」は、10パート (各パート1,200小節) で構成された作品で、演奏時間60分。

演奏では、井上郷子のピアノとともに、金沢が鉄の角パイプをハンマーで叩き、浦がキーボード (後半で一部、ドラムスも) で音を出している。終始、静かにゆったりとしたテンポで、耳に馴染むフレーズが繰り返される。美術館内に程よく響くサウンドは温もりをも帯びて、心に沁み入ってくる。作曲に至る実験性と、作曲と演奏の妙が高度に結びついた秀作。

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released February 19, 2017

Satoko Inoue: piano
Kenichi Kanazawa: steel square tubes, hammer
Hiroyuki Ura: VSS-30 sampling keyboard, drums

Originally composed by Hiroyuki Ura for Kenichi Kanazawa's sculptural work "Scores" on the occasion of its inclusion in an exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma

Recorded live by Hiroyuki Ura at The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma, in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, October 1, 2016
Mastered by Taku Unami
Artwork by Kenichi Kanazawa

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