The International Shakuhachi Society
- Recording: Mysterious Sounds of the Japanese Bamboo Flute - Watazumido-Shuso, The -
Mysterious Sounds of the Japanese Bamboo Flute - Watazumido-Shuso, The
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"Shingetsu, Nezasa Shirabe, and Dai Bosatsu used in the film The Sacrafice by Andrei Tarkovsky"
Watazumi Doso Roshi
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| Track | Title | Kanji | Length | Shakuhachi | Shamisen | Koto |
| 1 (Listen) | Rinmon | 臨門 | 04'55 | Watazumi Doso 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 (Listen) | Ukigumo | 浮雲 | 05'37 | Watazumi Doso 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 (Listen) | Kumoi Jishi | 雲井獅子 | 02'36 | Watazumi Doso Roshi | ||
| Akebono-Jishi, performed with a 61 cm Hotchiku, is a festival tune from Kyushu composed at the end of the Tolugawa Era. | ||||||
| 4 (Listen) | Musashi no Shirabe | 武蔵調 | 07'43 | Watazumi Doso 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 (Listen) | Dai-Bosatsu | 大菩薩 | 07'20 | Watazumi Doso 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 (Listen) | Shingetsu | 心月 | 05'21 | Watazumi Doso 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 (Listen) | Shirabe (Nezasa Ha) | 調 (根笹) | 02'53 | Watazumi Doso 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 (Listen) | Netori | 音取 | 01'56 | Watazumi Doso 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 (Listen) | Kyorei (Fudaiji) | 虚鈴 | 03'20 | Watazumi Doso Roshi | ||