Eclipse

Japanese: 《エクリプス》 - えくりぷす
Eclipse

...This work, which combines Japanese instruments with an orchestra of both East and West, attracted much attention at its premiere and has since been frequently performed by orchestras around the world. The two instruments, the shakuhachi and biwa, which have each had their own separate histories, first met in this work and the 1966 work Eclipse. Furthermore, this duet of Japanese instruments creates a unique musical time and space as it blends and clashes with the orchestra, which was composed under the influence of Debussy and Messiaen. The composer originally gave the work the title Water Rings. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Eclipse" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…邦楽器とオーケストラという東西の楽器によるこの作品は,初演のときに大きな話題を集め,以後世界各地のオーケストラによってしばしば演奏されるようになった。おのおの別々の歴史を歩んできた尺八と琵琶という二つの楽器は,1966年の《エクリプス》とこの作品において初めて出会い,さらにこの邦楽器の二重奏は,ドビュッシーやメシアンの影響のもとに作曲されたオーケストラと,融合したり衝突したりしながら,独特な音楽の時間と空間を生み出す。作曲者は,最初《水の輪》というタイトルをつけていた。…

※「《エクリプス》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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