Mysterious Sounds of the Japanese Bamboo Flute - Watazumido-Shuso, The
"Shingetsu, Nezasa Shirabe, and Dai Bosatsu used in the film The Sacrafice by Andrei Tarkovsky"
Watazumi Dōso Roshi
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Track | Titel | Kanji | Länge | Künstler | |
1 | Rinmon | 臨門 | 04'55 |
Shakuhachi: Watazumi Dōso Roshi | |
Rinmon means playing at the crossroads to express one's feelings and show one's skill. It comes originally from the Kinki area. A 76 cm Hotchiku was used. | |||||
2 | Ukigumo | 浮雲 | 05'37 |
Shakuhachi: Watazumi Dōso Roshi | |
A 64 cm Hotchiku was used to express the feelings of one becoming the wind and playing with the white clouds floating in the sky. | |||||
3 | Kumoi Jishi | 雲井獅子 | 02'36 |
Shakuhachi: Watazumi Dōso Roshi | |
Akebono-Jishi, performed with a 61 cm Hotchiku, is a festival tune from Kyushu composed at the end of the Tolugawa Era. | |||||
4 | Musashi no Shirabe | 武蔵調 | 07'43 |
Shakuhachi: Watazumi Dōso Roshi | |
Detailed handling of sounds is the feature of the Musashi no Shirabe, a tune about the Kanto area centered around Tokyo. A Hotchiku 70 cm long was used. | |||||
5 | Dai-Bosatsu | 大菩薩 | 07'20 |
Shakuhachi: Watazumi Dōso Roshi | |
Dai-Bosatsu is a tune produced by the concurrence of the whole mind and body with natural bamboo in the form of the Hotchiku. | |||||
6 | Shingetsu | 心月 | 05'21 |
Shakuhachi: Watazumi Dōso Roshi | |
This tune is an expression of the flutterings of quiet, clear sounds. This 98 cm Hotchiku was made from an ordinary piece of bamboo. | |||||
7 | Shirabe (Nezasa Ha) | 調 (根笹) | 02'53 |
Shakuhachi: Watazumi Dōso Roshi | |
The impression of a soft wind blowing through a snow covered forest is the feature of this tune performed with a 70 cm Hotchiku. | |||||
8 | Netori | 音取 | 01'56 |
Shakuhachi: Watazumi Dōso Roshi | |
The word Netori means checking and arranging sounds. This tune comes from the Kinki area, and it is said that it used to be used as a signal by priests in ancient times. | |||||
9 | Kyorei (Fudaiji) | 虚鈴 | 03'20 |
Shakuhachi: Watazumi Dōso Roshi |