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This is a Modern Honkyoku piece in the Duet style from the Chikuho Ryű school . This piece was composed for shakuhachi by Sakai Chikuho I in 1956 .

History (from Lee, Dr Riley Kelly)
Memorial Service of the Insects

this piece was composed by Sakai Chikuho I in 1956. It makes use of a number of performing techniques available to the shakuhachi player to imitate the sounds of specific insects, such as the matsumushi (a pine tree insect), and the higarashi (cicada).

Mushi Kuyo appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Nesting of the Cranes  (Listen)	Lee, Dr Riley Kelly
Memorial Service of the Insects this piece was composed by Sakai Chikuho I in 1956. It makes use of a number of performing techniques available to the shakuhachi player to imitate the sounds of specific insects, such as the matsumushi (a pine tree insect), and the higarashi (cicada).