Sakura Gawa
桜川
| [Genre] | Jiuta |
| [Style] | Tegotomono |
| [School] | Ikuta Ryû - 生田 |
| [Composed] | Mitsuzaki Kengyō - Koto |
| Mitsuzaki Kengyō - Shamisen |
Poem (translated by John Tedford)
| Maeuta: Fresh and brilliant [1], Spring has come and the ice begins to melt. The cherry blossoms grow thick on the bough like the white-capped waves which gather in the shoals of Ukishima [2] rising through the mist. TEGOTO Atouta: Truly it is a wonderful sight! Even now, this Spring remains unchanged from those of ancient times; the beauty of the blossoms reflects in pure, untainted waters -- the River Sakura [3]. [1] Aratama is a "pillow word" (i.e. poetic images always used together in classical Japanese poetry) always attached to Spring; it means 'new jewel" and implies rough, unpolished luster. [2] Place near mouth of Sakura River. [3] The "cherry" river in Ibaraki Prefecture north of Tokyo. |
Sakura Gawa appears on the following albums
| Album | Artist | |
| Abe Keiko Record Set - 08 |
Koto : Miura Yōko Voice : Abe Keiko Shamisen : Fujii Kunie | |
 | Classical Ensemble Music Vol 3 |
Shakuhachi : Kitahara Kōzan II Koto : Tomiyama Seikin II Voice : Tomiyama Seikin I Shamisen : Tomiyama Seikin I |
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Performance with voice, shamisen, koto and shakuhachi. The original piece, not including shakuhachi, was composed in 1930's by Mitsuzaki Kengyo, who is more famous for the fact that he composed pieces in new styles for only voice and koto, which were so-to-speak revolutionary attempts in those days when the koto was regarded as a subordinate instrument to shamisen music. This piece is exceptional among those pieces in the same style, in respect that both shamisen and koto part were composed by the same person. Consequently, it has more heterophonic character as compared with other pieces. The poem is a description of the scenery of the river called Sakuragawa (sakura = cherry, ogawa or kawa = river) which is famous for cherry-blossoms, and the music has a comparatively gay feeling. The piece consists of a short introduction, a fore-song, an instrumental interlude and an after-song.
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| Sankyoku Gassō Dai Zenshū vol. 19 (三曲合奏大全集１９) |
Koto : Sunazaki Tomoko Shakuhachi : Mori Kozan Voice : Ashigaki Miho Shamisen : Ashigaki Miho | |
| Sasagawa Shizue no Shigei Vol. 7 |
Shamisen : Sasagawa Shizue Koto : Suzuki Kazuko | |
| Seiha Hogakkai Play Favorites 04 - Mitsuzaki Kengyo |
Koto : Akamine Masahito Shamisen : Ishii Utamitsu Koto : Miyamoto Masatoki Shakuhachi : Yamamoto Hōzan |
| Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 7 |
Koto : Nakashima Yasuko Koto : Miura Yōko Shakuhachi : Ikeda Seizan II Voice : Fujii Kunie Shamisen : Fujii Kunie | |
| Sōkyoku Jiuta Gassō-shū (disc 4) |
Shakuhachi : Araki Kodō V Koto : Yamamoto Hiroko Voice : Mochitsuki Masako Shamisen : Mochitsuki Masako | |
| Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 35 |
Voice : Yonekawa Toshiko Shamisen : Yonekawa Toshiko Voice : Satō Chikaki Shamisen : Satō Chikaki | |
| Zoku Sō-Sangen-Shakuhachi ni yoru Mei Senshū - volume 2 |
Voice : Matsuo Keiko Shamisen : Matsuo Keiko Koto : Matsuo Kazuko | |