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This is a Modern piece . This piece was composed for shakuhachi by Moroi Makoto in 1964 .

Chikurai Gosho 4 - Hachiku appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Five Pieces for Shakuhachi Chikurai  (Listen)	Mitsuhashi Kifu
Five Pieces for Shakuhachi Chikurai - Makato Moroi  (Listen)	Sakai Chikuho I
The Fourth Movement, "Ha Chiku": This movement is written by a staccato method unobserved in the traditional Shakuhachi playing. As connotation of the sub-title is "breaking the bamboo", this movement was written to break the tradition of Shakuhachi. It is short, but, supported by sharp staccato sounds, makes a strong contrast against the foregoing and following movements.
Take-Ikkan  (Listen)	Aoki Reibo II
Part 4
Tamafuri - New Aspect for Japanese Instrument Shakuhachi  (Listen)	Mitsuhashi Kifu