Capricho Arabe

-”Arabian Mood”?
-Composed after a trip to Granada
-Great wealth in Spanish-Islamic art
-Location of Alhambra
-Dedicated to his friend and composer Tomas Breton
-Arab music:
-emphasis on melody instead on harmony
-Arab tone system
-Awzan “weight”, rhythmic temporal structure used to establish rhythm and emphasis

Sakura

-Japanese folk song

-Emphasis on melody
-Originated in Edo period (1603 – 1868)
-Not originally/necessarily accompanied by koto
-In late 1800s the Tokyo Academy of Music issued the song to be printed for a
Koto solo
-Yukihiro Yoko: arranged to imitate the sound of the koto*
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