The Six Hours cycle, which consists of three solo works, was created to establish a ritual time and space. Each composition is also a musical variation of Shomyo, a Japanese Buddhist chant.
In the Jodo sect of Buddhism and the Shuni-e ceremony at Todai-ji temple, the Buddhist memorial service is dedicated in a form that is divided into six time periods during the day. This is called the observance of the Six Hours (Rokuji no gyōbō). The Six Hours consists of Nicchu (Noon Watch), Nichimotsu (Sunset Watch), Shoya (First Evening Watch), Han'ya (Mid-evening Watch), Goya (Latter Evening Watch), and Jinjyo (Dawn Watch).
I attempted to condense and show the form of this one-day memorial service in the approximately 30 minutes given to me by the ACHT BRÜCKEN Festival, and to fill the space with the power of the prayer voice. Therefore, The Six Hours Ⅰ for bassoon represents the first two periods (Nicchu and Nichimotsu), The Six Hours Ⅱ for viola represents the second two periods (Shoya and Han'ya), and The Six Hours Ⅲ for tenor saxophone represents the third two periods (Goya and Jinjyo).

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Yu Kuwabara | The Six Hours I (2022-23) for solo bassoon (excerpt)
commissioned by ACHT BRÜCKEN | Musik für Köln
performed by Johannes Schwarz
recorded live at WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz, Kleiner Sendesaal, Köln, Germany on 1 May 2023
Produktion des WDR im Rahmen von ACHT BRÜCKEN | Musik für Köln handelt.
The whole recording is available here: youtu.be/TItEFmbAhm8
published by Edition Gravis: www.editiongravis.de/verlag/product_info.php?info=p2913_The-Six-Hours-I.html

桑原ゆう｜六時の時間（とき）Ⅰ (2022-23) バスーン独奏のための（抜粋）
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2023年5月1日 KonSequenzen: Yu Kuwabara ＠WDR放送センター（ケルン／ドイツ）
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The Six Hours I (2022-23, expt.) for solo bassoon

Yu Kuwabara | The Six Hours Ⅱ (2022-23) for solo viola (excerpt)
commissioned by ACHT BRÜCKEN | Musik für Köln
performed by Megumi Kasakawa
recorded live at WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz, Kleiner Sendesaal, Köln, Germany on 1 May 2023
Produktion des WDR im Rahmen von ACHT BRÜCKEN | Musik für Köln handelt.
The whole recording is available here: youtu.be/DFTYyYDJszo
The short clip+score video is available here: youtu.be/XEA5S8ELf7U
The radio program featuring this work is available by 18 Nov 2024: www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr3/programm/sendungen/wdr3-studio-neue-musik/kon-sequenzen-eins-102.html

桑原ゆう｜六時の時間（とき）Ⅱ (2022-23) ヴィオラ独奏のための（抜粋）
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2023年5月1日 KonSequenzen: Yu Kuwabara ＠WDR放送センター（ケルン／ドイツ）
演奏｜笠川恵

The Six Hours Ⅱ (2022-23, expt.) for solo viola

Yu Kuwabara | The Six Hours Ⅲ (2022-23) for  solo tenor saxophone (excerpt)
commissioned by ACHT BRÜCKEN | Musik für Köln
performed by Marcus Weiss
recorded live at WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz, Kleiner Sendesaal, Köln, Germany on 1 May 2023
Produktion des WDR im Rahmen von ACHT BRÜCKEN | Musik für Köln handelt.
The whole recording is available on this radio program by 18 Nov 2024: www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr3/programm/sendungen/wdr3-studio-neue-musik/kon-sequenzen-eins-102.html

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2023年5月1日 KonSequenzen: Yu Kuwabara ＠WDR放送センター（ケルン／ドイツ）
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The Six Hours Ⅲ (2022-23, expt.) for solo tenor saxophone

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The Six Hours Ⅱ (2022-23, expt.) for solo viola

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