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This is a Modern piece . Kaei is also known as: Flower Silhouette. This piece was composed for shakuhachi by Hoki Makoto in 1985 . This piece was composed for koto by Hoki Makoto in 1985 .

History (from Sugawara Kuniyoshi)
Hoki was encouraged to write this, his second work for traditional Japanese instruments, by his friends Kuniyoshi Sugawara and his wife Shoko Izumiyama. It was premiered by the pair in Sapporo in 1985. The form is a variation etude which blends Japanese and Western styles. It is based on the duplicity of the seen and the unseen sorrows of human beings, and while one persistent motif is unceasingly repeated, anguish and joy appear in various forms. The title has no specific meaning, rather it is just one way of trying to grasp the meaning of the music.

Kaei appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Masters of Zen - Ugetsufu  (Listen)	Sugawara Kuniyoshi	Izumiyama Shoko
Hoki was encouraged to write this, his second work for traditional Japanese instruments, by his friends Kuniyoshi Sugawara and his wife Shoko Izumiyama. It was premiered by the pair in Sapporo in 1985. The form is a variation etude which blends Japanese and Western styles. It is based on the duplicity of the seen and the unseen sorrows of human beings, and while one persistent motif is unceasingly repeated, anguish and joy appear in various forms. The title has no specific meaning, rather it is just one way of trying to grasp the meaning of the music.
Ugetsufu  (Listen)	Sugawara Kuniyoshi
Hoki was encouraged to write this, his second work for traditional Japanese instruments, by his friends Kuniyoshi Sugawara and his wife Shoko Izumiyama. It was premiered by the pair in Sapporo in 1985. The form is a variation etude which blends Japanese and Western styles. It is based on the duplicity of the seen and unseen sorrows of human beings, and while one persistent motif is unceasingly repeated, anguish and joy appear in various forms. The title has no specific meaning, rather it is just one way of trying to grasp the meaning of the music. Makoto Hoki was born in 1951. He began his career as a composer of music in the Western style, but in recent years he has also written for traditional instruments. He is currently teaching music at a university in Sapporo and is a member of the Japanese Composers Society.