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Nakashima Yasuko

中島 靖子

Nakashima Yasuko
1/4/1926 - 10/10/2021

Koto

Born in Tokyo 1926.
Graduated from Tokyo School of Music、Musicology Department.
Studied abroad at the Monterey Peninsula College (part of the California Community Colleges system).
Studied koto with her father, Nakashima Utashito, as well as with Miyagi Michio and Miyagi Kiyoko.
Second iemoto of Seiha School in Tokyo.

Also Known As 唯是 靖子 (Yuize Yasuko)
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Karamatsu - Nakajima Yasuko Sakuhin Shū Karamatsu - Nakajima Yasuko Sakuhin Shū

Rokudan no Shirabe - Koto Favorites Rokudan no Shirabe - Koto Favorites

Tracks Recorded

Pieces KanjiLengthAlbumInstrument
Play Button Aioi no Kyoku 相生の曲 08'55 Seiha Hogakkai Play Favorites 09 - Meiji Shinkyoku Koto
Akatsuki no Uta 暁の歌 16'05 Koto and Shamisen - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 04 Koto
Aki (Nakajima) - 1. Higanbana 『秋』1. 彼岸花 02'25 Karamatsu - Nakajima Yasuko Sakuhin Shū Koto
Aki (Nakajima) - 2. Aki no Iroha 『秋』2. 秋の色は 02'29 Karamatsu - Nakajima Yasuko Sakuhin Shū Koto
Aki (Nakajima) - 3. Samui Fuyu ga Chikainoni 『秋』3. 寒い冬が近いのに 02'08 Karamatsu - Nakajima Yasuko Sakuhin Shū Koto
Aki Matsuri 秋祭 02'56 Koto and Shamisen Gendai Meikyoku Shū 12 Koto
Aki no Koto No Ha 秋の言の葉 15'11 Sankyoku Gassō Dai Zenshū vol. 11 (三曲合奏大全集11) Koto
Play Button Aki no Koto No Ha 秋の言の葉 15'12 Seiha Hogakkai Play Favorites 09 - Meiji Shinkyoku Koto
Aki no Koto No Ha 秋の言の葉 Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 2 Koto
Aki no Koto No Ha 秋の言の葉 15'10 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 43 Koto
Aki no Kyoku 秋の曲 18'18 Sankyoku Gassō Dai Zenshū vol. 5 (三曲合奏大全集5) Koto
Botan 牡丹 08'59 Seiha Hōgaku-kai Sōkyoku Meisaku-shū #11 - Nakajima Yasuko Koto
Play Button Chanoyu Ondo 茶湯音頭 14'48 Seiha Hogakkai Play Favorites 03 - Kikuoka Kengyo Koto
Chanoyu Ondo 茶湯音頭 Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 1 Koto
Chanoyu Ondo 茶湯音頭 14'18 Yamaguchi Goro - Performance study 1 Koto
Chanoyu Ondo 茶湯音頭 13'28 Yamaguchi Goro - Performance study 2 Koto
Play Button Chidori no Kyoku 千鳥の曲 12'55 Rokudan no Shirabe - Koto Favorites Koto
Concerto No. 16 for Voice - 1st Movement Andante alla Tegoto 声のための協奏曲第16番 1 07'28 Togen; Yuize Shinichi Saku Hin Shu Koto
Concerto No. 16 for Voice - 2nd Movement Adagio alla Kumiuta 声のための協奏曲第16番 2 07'28 Togen; Yuize Shinichi Saku Hin Shu Koto
Concerto No. 16 for Voice - 3rd Movement Andante alla Minyo 声のための協奏曲第16番 3 04'23 Togen; Yuize Shinichi Saku Hin Shu Koto
Echigojishi 越後獅子 16'38 Koto - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 08 Koto
Play Button Fuefukime 笛吹き女 21'01 Challenging Eternity Disk 15 Koto
Fuefukime 笛吹き女 21'01 Seiha Hōgaku-kai Sōkyoku Meisaku-shū #11 - Nakajima Yasuko Koto
Fuyu no Hatsu Hana 冬の初花 03'14 Seiha Hōgaku-kai Sōkyoku Meisaku-shū #12 - Hisamoto Genchi Koto
Fuyu no Kyoku 冬の曲 21'14 Kokin Kumi Kyoku (Kokin Suite) vol. 2 (古今組曲 第二集) Koto
Gaisen Rappa no Shirabe 凱旋喇叭の調 06'43 Seiha Hōgaku-kai Sōkyoku Meisaku-shū #7 - Tateyama Noboru Koto
Play Button Godan Ginuta 五段砧 11'03 Seiha Hogakkai Play Favorites 04 - Mitsuzaki Kengyo Koto
Play Button Godan no Shirabe 五段の調 12'27 Rokudan no Shirabe - Koto Favorites Koto
Hachisu 05'47 Yasuko Nakashima Buson's Touka Koto
Hanago 花子 44 Yuize Shinichi Saku Hin ni Yoru Showa no Sakumono Koto
Haru no Ei 春の栄 06'17 Koto and Shamisen Gendai Meikyoku Shū 11 Koto
Haru no Kyoku 春の曲 21'30 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 38 Koto
Haru no Uta 春の唄 05'55 Koto and Shamisen Gendai Meikyoku Shū 11 Koto
Haru no Yo 春の夜 13'54 Koto and Shamisen Gendai Meikyoku Shū 12 Koto
Hiyaku 飛躍 06'12 Seiha Hōgaku-kai Sōkyoku Meisaku-shū #12 - Hisamoto Genchi Koto
Hogiuta 寿歌 08'56 Koto - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 07 Koto
Hototogisu no Kyoku 時鳥の曲 14'16 Seiha Hōgaku-kai Sōkyoku Meisaku-shū #7 - Tateyama Noboru Koto
Hototogisu no Kyoku 時鳥の曲 Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 5 Koto
Hototogisu no Kyoku 時鳥の曲 14'13 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 43 Koto
Iso Chidori 磯千鳥 Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 4 Koto
Kajimakura 楫枕 15'17 Sankyoku Gassō Dai Zenshū vol. 10 (三曲合奏大全集10) Koto
Kajimakura 楫枕 Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 1 Koto
Kara Ginuta 唐砧 08'53 Koto and Shamisen Gendai Meikyoku Shū 06 Koto
Keshi no Hana けしの花 13'02 Koto - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 08 Koto
Kikyō 帰郷 10'20 Koto and Shamisen Gendai Meikyoku Shū 11 Koto
Play Button Kōjō no Tsuki 荒城の月 05'41 Challenging Eternity Disk 05 Koto
Kokyo no Hana 故郷の花 13'42 Koto and Shamisen Gendai Meikyoku Shū 06 Koto
Kongōseki 金剛石 06'00 Seiha Hōgaku-kai Sōkyoku Meisaku-shū #7 - Tateyama Noboru Koto
Kyōsō-teki San-shō - Dokusō sō to ko gassō-dan no tame no 1 『協奏的三章』独奏箏と小合奏団のための 1 06'01 Karamatsu - Nakajima Yasuko Sakuhin Shū Koto
Kyōsō-teki San-shō - Dokusō sō to ko gassō-dan no tame no 2 『協奏的三章』独奏箏と小合奏団のための 2 04'58 Karamatsu - Nakajima Yasuko Sakuhin Shū Koto
Kyōsō-teki San-shō - Dokusō sō to ko gassō-dan no tame no 3 『協奏的三章』独奏箏と小合奏団のための 3 03'26 Karamatsu - Nakajima Yasuko Sakuhin Shū Koto
Play Button Mama no Kawa ままの川 12'07 Seiha Hogakkai Play Favorites 03 - Kikuoka Kengyo Koto
Mama no Kawa ままの川 Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 2 Koto
Manzai 万歳 09'22 Koto - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 07 Koto
Midare Rinzetsu 乱輪舌 08'38 Koto and Shamisen - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 09 Koto
Play Button Midare Rinzetsu 乱輪舌 09'09 Rokudan no Shirabe - Koto Favorites Koto
Midare Rinzetsu 乱輪舌 Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 4 Koto
Miyama Jishi 御山獅子 20'46 Fujii Kunie, The World of Shamisen and Jiuta Singing 5 Koto
Mizuwa Utsuwa 水の器 06'34 Seiha Hōgaku-kai Sōkyoku Meisaku-shū #7 - Tateyama Noboru Koto
Nagara no Haru 奈賀良の春 Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 8 Koto
Naniwa Jishi 浪花獅子 Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 1 Koto
Nishikigi ni 錦木に 03'19 Koto and Shamisen Gendai Meikyoku Shū 12 Koto
Play Button O Unabara 大海原 22'33 Challenging Eternity Disk 03 Koto
Odoriko 踊り子 04'03 Koto - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 08 Koto
Oshichi Kichizô お七吉三 20'43 Challenging Eternity Disk 13 Koto
Saga no Aki 嵯峨の秋 Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 3 Koto
Sakauta 酒歌 07'18 Challenging Eternity Disk 14 Koto
Play Button Sake (Sasa no Tsuyu) 酒 (笹の露) 21'50 Seiha Hogakkai Play Favorites 03 - Kikuoka Kengyo Koto
Sakura Gawa 桜川 Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 7 Koto
Sekishun 惜春 09'16 Koto and Shamisen Gendai Meikyoku Shū 06 Koto
Play Button Shakuhachi to Jushichigen no Tame no Nishô - Shien 尺八と十七絃のための二章「紫苑」第一楽章 05'08 Challenging Eternity Disk 11 Koto
Play Button Shakuhachi to Jushichigen no Tame no Nishô - Shien 尺八と十七絃のための二章「紫苑」第一楽章 07'06 Challenging Eternity Disk 11 Koto
Shihō no Umi 四方の海 13'46 Nakashima Utashito Meisaku Senshū Koto
Play Button Shiki no Nagame 四季の眺 16'19 Seiha Hogakkai Play Favorites 02 - Matsuura Kengyo Koto
Shin Aoyagi 新青柳 22'59 Seiha Hōgaku-kai Sōkyoku Meisaku-shū #1 - Ishikawa Kōto Koto
Shin Musume Dōjōji 新娘道成寺 16'34 Seiha Hōgaku-kai Sōkyoku Meisaku-shū #1 - Ishikawa Kōto Koto
Shinano-ji - Chikumagawa 信濃路-千曲川 04'43 Koto and Shamisen Gendai Meikyoku Shū 01 Koto
Shinano-ji - Tōyama no 信濃路 - 遠山の 03'23 Koto and Shamisen Gendai Meikyoku Shū 01 Koto
Shinobu Gusa 忍草 08'28 Koto and Shamisen Gendai Meikyoku Shū 01 Koto
Play Button Shintakasago 新高砂 08'40 Seiha Hogakkai Play Favorites 09 - Meiji Shinkyoku Koto
Shintakasago 新高砂 Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 8 Koto
Play Button Shinya no Tsuki 深夜の月 12'17 Seiha Hogakkai Play Favorites 02 - Matsuura Kengyo Koto
Shion - Two Movements for Shakuhachi and 17-string Koto - 1 尺八と十七弦のための二章 「紫苑」1 07'07 Works of Hozan Yamamoto 2 Koto
Shion - Two Movements for Shakuhachi and 17-string Koto - 2 尺八と十七弦のための二章 「紫苑」2 05'07 Works of Hozan Yamamoto 2 Koto
Shōchikubai 松竹梅 23'26 Koto and Shamisen - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 04 Koto
Shū Fū no Ji 秋風の辞 16'49 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 45 Koto
Play Button Sō dokusô no tame no renshû kyoku 箏独奏のための練習曲 11'53 Challenging Eternity Disk 15 Koto
Sō dokusô no tame no renshû kyoku 箏独奏のための練習曲 11'53 Seiha Hōgaku-kai Sōkyoku Meisaku-shū #11 - Nakajima Yasuko Koto
Sō Dokusō no Tame no Renshū-kyoku - Dai Ichi Gakushō 箏独奏のための練習曲 第一楽章 Koto - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 21 Koto
Sō Dokusō no Tame no Renshū-kyoku - Dai Ni Gakushō 箏独奏のための練習曲 第二楽章 Koto - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 21 Koto
Sō Dokusō no Tame no Renshū-kyoku - Dai san Gakushō 箏独奏のための練習曲 第三楽章 Koto - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 21 Koto
Sokkyō Fantajīsongu Dai 1 gakushō 即興ファンタジーソング第1楽章 08'25 Challenging Eternity Disk 02 Koto
Sokkyō fantajīsongu dai 2 gakushō 即興ファンタジーソング第2楽章 02'33 Challenging Eternity Disk 02 Koto
Sokkyō fantajīsongu dai 3 gakushō 即興ファンタジーソング第3楽章 03'42 Challenging Eternity Disk 02 Koto
Sue no Chigiri 末の契 Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 2 Koto
Tō Ginuta 遠砧 10'42 Koto and Shamisen - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 09 Koto
Tsumi Kusa 摘草 13'52 Koto - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 07 Koto
Tsune Waka 常若 05'48 Koto and Shamisen Gendai Meikyoku Shū 12 Koto
Usuzakura 薄桜 05'56 Koto and Shamisen - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 04 Koto
Waka no Ura 1. Tsuru Sudatsu; Nami o Koete 和歌の浦 1. 鶴巣立つ; 波をこえて 02'45 Nakashima Utashito Meisaku Senshū Koto
Waka no Ura 2. Urayasu; Raku; Sato Narete 和歌の浦 2.浦安; 楽; 里馴れて 13'10 Nakashima Utashito Meisaku Senshū Koto
Waka no Ura 3. Funa Asobi; Nami to Chidori; Tairyō Iwai; Tsuki ni Ukarete 和歌の浦 3. 舟遊び; 波と千鳥; 大漁祝; 月に浮かれて 15'26 Nakashima Utashito Meisaku Senshū Koto
Waka no Ura 4. Rōkaku Kishin 和歌の浦 4. 老鶴帰心 08'26 Nakashima Utashito Meisaku Senshū Koto
Play Button Wakana 若菜 18'55 Seiha Hogakkai Play Favorites 02 - Matsuura Kengyo Koto
Wakana 若菜 Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 7 Koto
Watashi no Mita Yume 私の見た夢 05'31 Koto - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 08 Koto
Play Button Yachio Jishi 八千代獅子 09'35 Rokudan no Shirabe - Koto Favorites Koto
Play Button Yoyo no Hoshi 夜々の星 19'38 Seiha Hogakkai Play Favorites 04 - Mitsuzaki Kengyo Koto
Play Button Yurikago ゆりかご 01'47 Challenging Eternity Disk 04 Koto
Zangetsu 残月 18'35 Koto and Shamisen - Koten/Gendai Meikyoku Shū 09 Koto
Play Button Nanakomachi 七小町 19'33 Seiha Hogakkai Play Favorites 04 - Mitsuzaki Kengyo Voice

Composed or Arranged

Shakuhachi Compositions
Title Kanji Year Alternate Title
Aki no Fūbutsushi - 1. Chōyō 秋の風物詩 - 1. 重陽


Aki no Fūbutsushi - 2. Omotonomi 秋の風物詩 - 2. 万年青の実


Aki no Fūbutsushi - 3. Higurashi 秋の風物詩 - 3. ひぐらし


Aki no Fūbutsushi - 4. Chūshū 秋の風物詩 - 4. 仲秋


Hana no Duet 花のデュエット
1947

Fuefukime 笛吹き女
1956

Itsumademo いつまでも
1961

Harusamu No 春寒の
1966

Kogane Higuruma こがねひぐるま
1966

Botan 牡丹
1968
Peony
Haru no Fubutsushi 春の風物詩
1972

Aki no Fubutsushi 秋の風物詩
1975

Natsu no Fubutsushi 夏の風物詩
1976

Fuyu no Fubutsushi - 1. Yuki furitsumoru 冬の風物詩 - 1. 雪ふりつもる
1986
Winter Traditions - It's Going to Snow
Fuyu no Fubutsushi - 2. Akai Nanten 冬の風物詩 - 2. 赤い南天
1986
Winter Traditions - Red Southern Sky
Fuyu no Fubutsushi - 3. Kadomatsu Tatsu 冬の風物詩 - 3. 門松立つ
1986
Winter Traditions - Standing Tall
Koto
Aki (Nakajima) - 1. Higanbana 『秋』1. 彼岸花

Autumn - 1. Bunching Amaryllis
Aki (Nakajima) - 2. Aki no Iroha 『秋』2. 秋の色は

Autumn - 2. The Colors of Autumn
Aki (Nakajima) - 3. Samui Fuyu ga Chikainoni 『秋』3. 寒い冬が近いのに

Autumn - 3. Even Though the Cold Winter is Near
Aki no Fūbutsushi - 1. Chōyō 秋の風物詩 - 1. 重陽


Aki no Fūbutsushi - 2. Omotonomi 秋の風物詩 - 2. 万年青の実


Aki no Fūbutsushi - 3. Higurashi 秋の風物詩 - 3. ひぐらし


Aki no Fūbutsushi - 4. Chūshū 秋の風物詩 - 4. 仲秋


Ashita Koso wa 明日こそは


Four Improvisations for 17-string Koto solo - 1 十七弦独奏のための「四つの即興曲」

トランク イツロ
Four Improvisations for 17-string Koto solo - 2 十七弦独奏のための「四つの即興曲」

コン モ一ト
Four Improvisations for 17-string Koto solo - 3 十七弦独奏のための「四つの即興曲」

ヴャリアツ イオ一二
Four Improvisations for 17-string Koto solo - 4 十七弦独奏のための「四つの即興曲」

ヴィヴャ一チエ
Futatsu no Bukyoku - 1. Sarabande 『二つの舞曲』(1)サラバンド

Two Dances - 1. Sarabande
Futatsu no Bukyoku - 2. Bourrée 『二つの舞曲』(2) ブーレ

Two Dances - 2. Bourrée
Hachisu

Lotus
Kakure Kitsune かくれ狐

The Hidden Fox
Kyōsō-teki San-shō - Dokusō sō to ko gassō-dan no tame no 1 『協奏的三章』独奏箏と小合奏団のための 1

Concerto in Three Chapters for solo koto and small ensemble 1
Kyōsō-teki San-shō - Dokusō sō to ko gassō-dan no tame no 2 『協奏的三章』独奏箏と小合奏団のための 2

Concerto in Three Chapters for solo koto and small ensemble 2
Kyōsō-teki San-shō - Dokusō sō to ko gassō-dan no tame no 3 『協奏的三章』独奏箏と小合奏団のための 3

Concerto in Three Chapters for solo koto and small ensemble 3
Kyōsō-teki Sokkyōkyoku - Jūshichigen no Tame no - dai ichi gakushō 「協奏的即興曲」十七弦のための 第一樂章

Impromptu Concerto - for 17-string Koto - 1st Movement
Kyōsō-teki Sokkyōkyoku - Jūshichigen no Tame no - dai ni gakushō 「協奏的即興曲」十七弦のための 第二樂章

Impromptu Concerto - for 17-string Koto - 2nd Movement
Kyōsō-teki Sokkyōkyoku - Jūshichigen no Tame no - dai san gakushō 「協奏的即興曲」十七弦のための 第三樂章

Impromptu Concerto - for 17-string Koto - 3rd Movement
Kyōsō-teki Sokkyōkyoku - Jūshichigen no Tame no - dai yon gakushō 「協奏的即興曲」十七弦のための 第四楽章

Impromptu Concerto - for 17-string Koto - 4th Movement
Sō dokusô no tame no renshû kyoku 箏独奏のための練習曲
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Sō Dokusō no Tame no Renshū-kyoku - Dai Ichi Gakushō 箏独奏のための練習曲 第一楽章

Koto Solo Practice Song - First Movement
Sō Dokusō no Tame no Renshū-kyoku - Dai Ni Gakushō 箏独奏のための練習曲 第二楽章

Koto Solo Practice Song - Second Movement
Sō Dokusō no Tame no Renshū-kyoku - Dai san Gakushō 箏独奏のための練習曲 第三楽章

Koto Solo Practice Song - Third Movement
Tōka from a Poem by Buson 蕪村の和詩による『悼歌』