Yoshimatsu's "The Age of Birds", composed in 1986, is basically a symphony in three movements: "Sky" ("What the sky gives to birds"), "Tree" ("What a tree narrates to birds"), and "Sun" ("What the sun presents to birds").

Like Oliver Messiaen in the West, Yoshimatsu has always been fascinated by the movements and calls of birds in such works as "Threnody to Toki" (1980), "Chikap" (1981) for flute orchestra, the "Digital Bird Suite" (1982) for flute and piano, "Four Pieces in Bird Shape" (1983) for clarinet and piano, and the "Random Bird Variations" (1985) for two pianos.

"The Age of Birds" is a modern score with updated Impressionist harmonies, in which the composer sought to imitate the manners of birds as to how they open their wings, the softness of feathers, their gestures on the ground or in trees, the figures of a flock of birds in the sky. And in this, he succeeds beautifully.

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