The International Shakuhachi Society

Home

Schools

Discography

Lineage Charts

Pieces

People

Glossary

Other Sites

Teachers

Governors

For Sale

Member's Area

This is a Koten piece from the Undetermined school .

Sagari Ha (Don't know which version) appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Meian Socho - 1  (Listen)	Sakaguchi Teishin
Michi  (Listen)	Tokuyama Takashi
Literally meaning "falling leaves", this piece originates from the temple of Kokokuji in Wakayama prefecture. The temple is located in the mountains of the Ise peninsula, and, at one time, was the center of Rinzai Zen Buddhism. Its founder, Hotto Kokushi, studied Zen, as well as shakuhachi (and even miso production), in China. He returned to Japan with four Chinese shakuhachi musicians whose temple duties were to include maintenance of the bath. It was a student of Hotto Kokushi, one Kyochiku Zenji, who founded Meianji in Kyoto. Although, Sagariha had been preserved in the temple of Kokokuji, the Meianji temple also maintained this piece as part of the koten honkyoku repertoire. It is believed that Sagariha may have evolved from dance music. Although the first section is quite free rhythmically, it develops into a melody possessing a very definite rhythmic character.
Poeme du Bambou	Lienhard, Marco
Sound of Bamboo, The  (Listen)	Takahashi Kuzan
Watazumido-so Roshi  (Listen)	Watazumi Doso Roshi