A saxophone quartet inspired by Yasunari Kawabata's novel Yukiguni (Snow Country) and composed on model of a French baroque dance suite, but with the organum-clausula structure of 12th-century Notre-Dame polyphony. Commissioned by Hiroshima-based saxophonist Kazuya Kato. The piece was premiered at the Setouchi Triennale festival in Japan on August 31, 2013. Duration: 15 minutes.