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Jáchym Novotný

◄ SAKURA ►

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Literary-musical composition – piano improvisation, some motifs of which were used for the composition Slzy vodního draka (Tears of the Water Dragon) and the author's adapted poem Láska pozdního odpoledne (Late Afternoon Love).

For the piece Sakura, I used a piano improvisation that I recorded during my studies at the Jan Deyl Conservatory in 2013. The music was created completely spontaneously, without preparation, and was recorded without pause on a Yamaha DGX 640 digital piano. I used some motifs from this improvisation when working on the literary-musical composition Slzy vodního draka (Tears of the Water Dragon) for clarinet, piano, and reciter, which you can also listen to here. I also accompanied this composition with my own drawings and animations. I selected the poem Láska pozdního odpoledne (Late Afternoon Love) from my own writings.

text and recitation: Jáchym Novotný 2024

piano improvisation: Jáchym Novotný 2017  

drawings and graphics:
      Jáchym Novotný 2024   

 1. SAKURA – verses Ⅰ and Ⅱ (00m 04s)

 2. Introductory theme (00m 52s)

 3. PART 1. – Captured by the spiral
      of spirals (01m 14s)

 4. Motif of Change (01m 44s)

 5. Dragon Theme (02m 45s)

 6. SAKURA – Verse Ⅲ (06m 57s)

 7. PART 2. – From Spiral to Blues (07m 27s)

 8. The Water Motif (08m 16s)

 9. The Blues Begins (09m 00s)

10. More Blues (10m 33s)

11. The Chorale Theme (11m 39s)

12. The Question Motif (11m 51s)

13. BLUES (12m 09s)

14. SAKURA – verse IV (13m 19s)

15. PART 3. – Central contrast‐toccata
      (13m 59s)

16. Central contrast (16m 52s)

17. Bells (17m 23s)

18. Runs Up and Down (18m 25s)

19. RINGING (18m 40s)

20. SAKURA – Verse V (20m 12s)

21. PART 4. – Final Merging (20m 45s)

22. Return of the Spiral (22m 43s)

23. CHORAL (23m 31s)

24. Bells (24m 47s)

25. Conclusion (25m 57s)

26. SAKURA – verse Ⅵ (25m 51s)