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Ten-I - 2 Works by Yamamoto Hozan

Ten-I - 2 Works by Yamamoto Hozan

Yamamoto Hōzan
RCA - JRZ-2554

Track Title Kanji Length Artist
1  Play Button Kiri no Hibiki 13'15 Koto: Takahata Masato
Koto: Kawashima Utakei
Koto: Tokumoto Masaaki
Koto: Okuno Gashō
Koto: Sekiya Utano
Koto: Kakui Utae
Koto: Nishimura Utaka
Koto: Sakurai Masashi
This suite was composed for Koto ensemble "Toh-in-kai'; a group of graduates from music academy "Seiha Ongakuin" and named after the group. ("Toh" means "Kiri ", a paulownia.) All pieces were composed in minor scale and in traditional style with modern rhythm.
2  Play Button Ame (Yamamoto) 07'52 Shakuhachi: Yamamoto Hōzan
Koto: Yuize Shin'ichi
This is one of his earl y works. "Ame" means rain in Japanese. Inspired by tone of raindrops, he composed this piece, when he was depressed in mind after a long spell of rainy weather.
3  Play Button Kotobuki - 1st Movement 寿 - 1st Movement 09'03 Koto: Okuno Gashō
Koto: Akamine Masahito
Koto: Sekiya Utano
Koto: Kawashima Utakei
Koto: Takahata Masato
Koto: Nishimura Utaka
Koto: Sakurai Masashi
Koto: Kakui Utae
Koto: Tokumoto Masaaki
Koto: Kobori Utayo
This is three parts ensemble for Koto and 17-stringed Koto. consisting of two movements.
4  Play Button Ichikotsu 1st Movement 壱越 - 第一楽章 10'17 Shakuhachi: Yamamoto Hōzan
Koto: Sawai Tadao
This duo for Shakuhachi and Koto is a full-scale work consisting of three movements the 1st high, the 2nd low, and the
3 rd high tempo. All movements were based on D, and composed in classical style. "Ichi-kotu" is a name of scale equivalent to D, and is one of his laborious works.