Monochromer Garten III (2011) - Malika Kishino

Monochromer Garten III " is an ongoing chamber music series "Monochromer Garten" which I focus on small formation for 1-3 musicians. I make attempt with this series at representation of the features and aesthetic of Japanese garden and the process of it´s architecture.
A silvery world, night, black tiles covered with snow, reflected-light, space, silence ... I wanted to represent with sound such image of garden, once I looked through the window behind temple in Kyoto. The night scene of the garden was like an India-ink painting, a work of art with black and white. I found there an epitome of beauty, at the same time it made me reflect the appreciation of beauty.
In "Monochrome Garden" series, I consider the composition of music as composition of landscape architecture. Instead of the materials such as rocks, water features, moss, pruned trees, bushes, sand and space to compose a Japanese garden, I use sound materials and time to create my piece. Especially in my piece "Monochromer Garten III”, I tried to bring out the particularity of timpani, such spell of its rich timbers, mixture of fundamental tone and its spectral, various sound which are produced by simple gestures of player, such strike, rub, bounding and keep the character of improvisation. I wanted to create an universe of beauty with these materials and to reach deep reserve of my sensibility.
"Monochrome Garden III " was Commissioned by the association Rendez-vous Internationaux de la Timbale for the second round of the 3de international timpani competition of Lyon.
----Malika Kishino