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This is a Koten piece from the Taizan Ha school .

Sokaku appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Inside	Zurmuehle, Juerg Fuyuzui
Koku  (Listen)	Monden Tekiku
Meianji Shoden Shakuhachi Honkyoku Shu 02  (Listen)	Yoshimura Soshin Fuan
Myoan Sanjunana Sei Tanikita Muchiku Shu - 2  (Listen)	Tanikita Muchiku Roan
Phoenix Crying - Yearning for the Bell Volume 6  (Listen)	Lee, Dr Riley Kelly
Another member of the family of 'Crane' honkyoku, this is considered the oldest, and is closely related to the piece Suzuru from the Yokoyama lineage (see TP151 Deep Night, vol. 5 of the Yearning for the Bell series). The crane is revered in Japan for its beauty and its mating and nesting habits. The Japanese cranes mate for life and are exceptionally attentive as parents. The piece alludes to the intense and mixed feelings (fear, joy, pride, exuberance, sadness, and above all excitement) felt by both parent cranes and the adolescent crane when the latter is just about to make its first attempt to fly!
Shakuhachi - Ryudo - 01  (Listen)	Takahashi Ryudo
Souvenir of Japan - Shakuhachi Komusoh and Suizen  (Listen)	Sakai Chikuho II
Suizen - Chikuho ryu ni miru fuke shakuhachi no keifu - 03  (Listen)	Sakai Chikuho II