La Koro Sutro
E511964
La Koro Sutro is a choral and instrumental composition by American composer Lou Harrison that sets an Esperanto translation of the Buddhist Heart Sutra, blending Western and non-Western musical influences.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral composition
ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American experimental music
ⓘ
Esperanto movement ⓘ West Coast American composers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Heart Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Lou Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Lou Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Buddhist tradition ⓘ |
| genre |
choral music
ⓘ
contemporary classical music ⓘ sacred music ⓘ |
| hasChoralForces | mixed chorus ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
American classical music
ⓘ
Buddhist liturgical tradition ⓘ Esperanto culture ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
Bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara
NERFINISHED
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compassion ⓘ emptiness ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chorus
ⓘ
instrumental ensemble ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cross-cultural communication
ⓘ
intercultural synthesis in music ⓘ universal spirituality ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Western choral tradition
ⓘ
gamelan music ⓘ non-Western musical traditions ⓘ |
| language | Esperanto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | single continuous setting of the Heart Sutra text ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
blends Western and non-Western musical influences
ⓘ
uses Esperanto as liturgical language ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousUse | concert performance of Buddhist text ⓘ |
| setsText | Esperanto Heart Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Buddhist philosophy
ⓘ
meditation ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| textAuthor | Buddhist Heart Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textSource | Mahāyāna Buddhist scripture ⓘ |
| textType | Buddhist sutra ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Heart Sutra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesInstrumentation |
Western instruments
ⓘ
non-Western instruments ⓘ |
| usesTextInLanguage | Esperanto translation of the Heart Sutra ⓘ |
| usesVocalForces | choir ⓘ |
| workTitleInEsperanto | La Koro Sutro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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