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Wabi Sabi (Recording)
Music Faculty Research and Scholarship
  • Gary Smart, University of North Florida
  • Ravel Virtual Studios (New York), Ravel Virtual Studios (New York)
Document Type
Audio
Publication Date
1-1-2005
Disciplines
Abstract

Wabi Sabi is a fantasy for eight instruments: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and bass. The title, a Japanese phrase, refers to a love and nostalgia for ancient times, for old 
things - antiques - things which evoke feelings of purity, nobility, hard won wisdom, an essential spirituality, true worth. A tea ceremony in a Kyoto garden is “wabi sabi”. The piece was formed intuitively as a kind of drama, perhaps a Japanese folk tale. The expansion of “time perception”, the savoring of sound colors and the evocation of mood is central to the aesthetic of this music.

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Score of Wabi Sabi is available here: http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/amus_facpub/3/

Citation Information
Gary Smart and Ravel Virtual Studios (New York). "Wabi Sabi (Recording)" (2005)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/gary_smart/15/