Nakamura-Kata-M

Kata by Noriko Nakamura is written as a companion piece to Naga. According to Nakamura, Kata means figure or pattern in Japanese. It is constructred of 1848 micro beats. It was premiered by Tamiko Ito, twin of Sumiko Ito who premired Naga

"When I composed Kata, I was given the power from the memories of beautiful patterns of Okinawa and Central & Western Asia." - Noriko Nakamura

Number of players - 1
Difficulty - Advanced (Grade 6)
Instrumentation - Solo Marimba (4 mallets, 5 octave)