Yuhki Kuramoto - Ondine -
: Digital sheet music and MIDI files are available on platforms such as MuseScore and MyMusicSheet .
: The piece can be found on several major releases, including the original Sailing in Silence (2000) and the Romance Collection: 10th Anniversary (2007).
: Influenced by classical masters like Rachmaninoff, Chopin, and Ravel , Kuramoto blends Western romanticism with a distinct East Asian melodic sensitivity.
: Like much of Kuramoto’s work, "Ondine" uses a "soft and melodic sound" inspired by nature to offer a sense of "yuh-baek" (white blank space)—a Korean aesthetic concept referring to the beauty and serenity found in moments of emptiness and rest. Availability and Performance