Clarinet,Guitar - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1506779 By András Csáki (guitar) and Péter Balázs (clarinet). By David Warin Solomons. 21st Century,Contemporary,Multicultural,World. Full Performance. Duration 193. David Warin Solomons #1082150. Published by David Warin Solomons (A0.1506779). This music was inspired by the book ?? (Chinmoku - Silence) by Shusaku Endo (a historical novel based on events in Japan in the 17th century - the title refers to the silence of God in the face of suffering)Some say that Kichijiro (?????) is an equivalent of Judas, but his way of thinking is quite different:He simply cannot accept that the Japanese Christian minority of his time should sufferjust because they have adopted the foreign religion of Christianity.He gives up his faith and betrays the main character, the missionary Rodrigues.The thoughts of Kichijiro are reflected in the music especially in the Japanese pentatonic equivalent of the old carol Oh come all ye faithful which is repeated in a somewhat wistful and yet sardonic way by the two instruments. It also reflects Shusaku Endo's own views onChristianity, in which he was brought up but with whichhe never felt comfortable.
