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This is a Modern Honkyoku piece in the Solo style from the Chikuho Ryű school . This piece was composed for shakuhachi by Sakai Chikuho I in 1916 .

History (from Lee, Dr Riley Kelly)
Nesting of the Cranes

"Nesting of the Cranes" is one of the most popular pieces in the shakuhachi repertoire. This version was written by Sakai Chikuho I in 1916. It incorporates melodic lines, embellishments, and other techniques shared by other "Nesting of the Cranes" pieces, including those performed on other instruments such as shamisen and the kokyu (traditional stringed instruments of Japan).

Tsuru no Sugomori (Chikuho Ryu) appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Nesting of the Cranes  (Listen)	Lee, Dr Riley Kelly
Nesting of the Cranes "Nesting of the Cranes" is one of the most popular pieces in the shakuhachi repertoire. This version was written by Sakai Chikuho I in 1916. It incorporates melodic lines, embellishments, and other techniques shared by other "Nesting of the Cranes" pieces, including those performed on other instruments such as shamisen and the kokyu (traditional stringed instruments of Japan).
Phoenix Crying - Yearning for the Bell Volume 6  (Listen)	Lee, Dr Riley Kelly
"Nesting of the Cranes" is of one of the most popular pieces in the shakuhachi repertoire. Sakai Chikuho I, the founder of the Chikuho lineage of shakuhachi playing and the father of Riley's first teacher, composed this version in 1916. The piece incorporates melodic lines, embellishments, and other techniques shared by other "Nesting of the Crane" pieces, including those performed on other instruments such as the shamisen and the kokyu (traditional stringed instruments of Japan). It is unique among the "Crane" honkyoku in that it is a duet for much of the piece.