notation by Noriko Koide

A notation system by Noriko Koide, as used in the multi-percussion solo Hanamachi Gimmick, which uses asalato.

Source: the score for Hanamachi Gimmick.

This is flip-flop delay as an example:

Note: this example notates flip-flop delay with heli instead of grab, as there is no notation for "grab" in this notation system.

Within the description for the notation system, it refers to the free gourd as the "pendular ball/unheld ball", and the held gourd as the "pivotal ball/ball held in hand".

Hanamachi Gimmick

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performance by Ryoko Imai

notes

The program notes located in the front of the score for Hanamachi Gimmick read as follows:

Hanamachi Gimmick for percussion was commissioned by Sumire Yoshihara, and was first performed by the commissioner in Tokyo on November 25, 2010.

In 2018, this piece was revised by the composer herself. The revised version was premiered by Sumire Yoshihara in Tokyo on November 7, 2018.

The instrumentation is as follows:

Harmonica
Asalato (Kashaka or Patica)
Fûrin (Japanese Bell)
Chan-Chiki
2 Bongos
Shoes with Nakibue (Squeaky Shoes) (high and low)
2 Cow Bells with foot pedal (high and low)
Guiro

The "Shoes with Nakibue" is indicated within the score that the player should tape toy squeakers on the soles of their shoes, to create squeaking sounds as the player walks.