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Nagare

[Genre]Sokyoku
[Composed]Yonekawa Toshiko - Koto - 1948

Nagare appears on the following albums

Album Artist
Play ButtonChallenging Eternity Disk 06 Shakuhachi : John Kaizan Neptune
Koto : Chikushi Miyoko
Koto : Chikushi Junko
Play ButtonFascination of the Koto 1 Koto : Yonekawa Toshiko
Stream. No. 18. Composed in 1946. An instrumental piece characterized by classical sounds and full of interesting movements realized mainly by the use of tempo changes and arpeggios. This piece requires an extermely precise tuning of the koto and minute control of timbre and dynamics.

Gendai Sōkyoku Meikyokusen 7 Shakuhachi : John Kaizan Neptune
Koto : Chikushi Miyoko
Koto : Chikushi Junko

Japanese Koto Orchestra
(The Stream) is composed by Kazuko Tsukushi, the most talented woman in Japan who both composes and plays the koto. Nagare was composed in the 8th year of Showa, and is descriptive of small streams of Nikko - the streams leading to the temple of Chuzenji, which later combine with other streams to form the majestic waterfall of Kegon. This work is for koto ensemble exclusively.
Play ButtonKoto Music of Japan

Koto no Kyoshu Nihon no Merodi-shu Koto : Yonekawa Toshiko
Koto : Tsujimoto Chikatoyo
Koto : Yonekawa Toshiko II
Shakuhachi : Suginuma Sachio
Koto : Yonekawa Megumi