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This is a Modern piece . This piece was composed for shakuhachi by Neptune, John Kaizan .

Korea Idea appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Asian Roots - Takedake with Neptune  (Listen)	Neptune, John Kaizan
The Korean horizontal bamboo flute, taegum, has a large hole that is covered with a thin reed membrane and gives the instrument a distinctive buzzing sound. I put a hole on a shakuhachi to get a buzzing sound, and tried about 15 different materials to cover it before settling on the cover of a popcorn bag. The triple meter used in this tune is characteristic of Korean music.