Tender Leaves


The forest turns red in autumn. And the city turns golden in early winter.

Ginkgo trees are a popular street tree in East Asia. The streets leading to my high school and university were also lined with ginkgo trees.

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I wrote this song 7 years ago, in 2018. It’s only my second work, and I created it while I wasn’t sure how to go about making a song. I wasn’t satisfied with the result, but at that point I wasn’t thinking about uploading it to the internet, so I gave up and started working on the next song.

After that, the score remained out of sight for a long time, but 4 years ago I revised it and polished it up. Now it finally came up in the release schedule. I’d been worried about it never getting released, so I’m a bit relieved.

Song Information
  • Title: Tender Leaves
  • Composer: Issay Tsumeki ( 爪木一晴 )
  • Work number: Op. 2
  • Date of composition: Jun. 18, 2018; Revised Oct. 8, 2021
  • Date of release: Dec. 7, 2025
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