4 Humorous Japanese Songs - J.W. Nelleke (voice, piano)

4 Songs on poems by Shuntaro Tanigawa.
Text in Japanese only.

These songs were created for a 2026 recital in Osaka (Japan) featuring Atsuko Hirosawa and Jan Willem Nelleke. The music ranges from lyrical to playful and funny, to suit the texts. The poems are taken from Kotoba Asobi Uta (Wordplay Songs) by Shuntaro Tanigawa.

1. SARU

2. TASAGORE

3. KONO-HEN

4. KAPPA

Duration: 8'00

Publisher: Nutscale Music NM-2601