Tadashi Tajima, Shakuhachi Flute, Osaka, Japan; 13 May 2008 at Musica Sacra International, Dreifaltigkeitskirche Kaufbeuren, Final Concert 2
Japanese Anonymous [XVIII Century]: Shika no Tōne for shakuhachi (XVIII century) / K. Miyata
SHIKA NO TŌNE
The Sound of Deer Calling to One Another for shakuhachi - 0:05
1991 - AAD
[on authentic instruments]
Kōhachiro Miyata (shakuhachi)
The name of the player is Miyata Kohachiro, and the piece is called 'Honshirabe', from an album called 'Shakuhachi - The Japanese Flute', on the Elektra Nonesuch Explorer series.
The piece is actually called Choshi (maybe Honshirabe is another name). It belongs to the category of honkyoku music, the solo zen music everyone thinks of when they hear the shakuhachi (sankyoku is the genre of chamber music). Choshi literally means tuning music, and this piece was traditionally played as a way to warm up and set the mood for a longer honkyoku piece.
Shakuhachi with Relaxing Rain Sounds
Shakuhachi: Mukaiji reibo (Goro Yamaguchi)
SHAKUHACHI Flûte de bambou
Shakuhachi, shamisen player Hukuda Teruhisa and his wife, Kineya Shiho
rec. January 27, 2010
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Concerto for Shakuhachi, Strings, Harp and Percussion
Composed by James Nyoraku Schlefer
Conductor Kenneth Woods
James Nyoraku Schlefer -- Shakuhachi
Watch in HD HERE
About
The shakuhachi is a Chinese and Japanese end-blown flute. It was originally introduced from China into Japan in the 8th century and underwent a resurgence in the early Edo Period. The shakuhachi is traditionally made of bamboo, but versions now exist in ABS and hardwoods. It was used by the monks of the Fuke school of Zen Buddhism in the practice of suizen (吹禅?, blowing meditation). Its happy sound made it popular in 2000s pop music in the English-speaking world.
