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This is a Sokyoku piece from the Yamada Ryű school . This piece was composed for koto by Imai Keisho .

History:
Music for Four Seasons is a rather modern piece from the Yamada School of the koto. The technique of the Yamada is somewhat similar to that of Nagauta with its brilliant and strong touch on the koto strings. Daigo no Hanami which includes singing almost like that of the Nagauta and Shiki no shirabe are representative pieces of the Yamada School.

Shiki no Shirabe appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 57  (Listen)		Nakanoshima Kin'ichi
Soul of the Koto, The  (Listen)
Music for Four Seasons is a rather modern piece from the Yamada School of the koto. The technique of the Yamada is somewhat similar to that of Nagauta with its brilliant and strong touch on the koto strings. Daigo no Hanami which includes singing almost like that of the Nagauta and Shiki no shirabe are representative pieces of the Yamada School.