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Shakuhachi - Japon

Shakuhachi - Japon

Track Title Kanji Length Shakuhachi Shamisen Koto
1  (Listen) Kokû Reibo 虚空鈴慕 21'22 Notomi Judo I

Koku means "the empty sky". This is a religious work, composed to express the supernatural feelings experienced on hearing the beautiful bells in the sky and the aspiration towards these bells.
2  (Listen) Mukaiji Reibo 霧海箎鈴慕 25'42 Yamaguchi Goro

the Chinese characters mu, kai and ji mean mist, sea, and flute. This piece was composed by a famous disciple who dreamt in a temple that he was on a boat on the open sea, in the mist, and that he had heard wonderful tunes on the flute, without knowing where they came from.