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

Sky Spirit appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Sky Spirit  (Listen)	Neptune, John Kaizan
A piece commissioned by traditional Japanese dancer Kimiei Mutsunoya (Sanae Aoki) and first performed at the National Theater in Tokyo, "Hiten" (Sky Spirit} is a Buddhist "angel" type of being found in many of the religious paintings seen along the silk road, Chinese and Japanese scales are used and the yang-qin (Chinese dulcimer-type instrument) is featured.