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Cl,Trb,Pf,Vn,Vc,Cb.

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When watching out woods, columns, furnitures and chairs of wooden carefully, we can find various unique concentric designs on surfaces. These are called “Growth ring”. Through trees grow gradually through repeated cell division, the differences in growth rates due to seasonal changes emerge as ‘design’ per a year which consisted by countless points. These designs are not simply drawn once per year cycle but change due to factors which weather conditions, growth environments, and terrain changes at the time. By the way, “Growth ring” are called “Nen-Rin” in Japanese. Each word means “year”(Nen) and “ring”(Rin), respectively. In Japanese, “Nen-Rin” are sometimes used as a metaphor for life experiences, and Japanese sometimes overlaps one's life with Growth ring. In this piece, inspired by them, I composed the virtual growth rings by six instruments through musical elements; especially points, lines, and various timbres. However, this piece is not simply a description of the formation of rings. I also refer from visual elements (e.g.when gazing at pattern for a long time, one's awareness gradually shifts to the fine points), and the processes of recalling memories. From the two aspects of “Nen-Rin”— as a recorded medium and as a design(brought by musical elements), I would express my own vision of growth ring onto music. 

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Born in Fukuoka, Japan
https://akira-ito.jimdosite.com

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