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San'ya (Taizan Ha)

三谷

[Genre]Honkyoku
[School]Taizan Ha - 対山派

History (Tokuyama Takashi):

This piece is representative of the Meianji school of Kyoto. Numerous other tunes by the same name exist in the shakuhachi repertoire. The melody of this one, in particular, resembles the traditional Koto piece Sanya sugakaki and the Nezasaha Kinpu-ryu (school) of same. The name (literally, "three valleys") is said by one account to refer to the presence of three high-pitched passages in the song. Together with Takiochi and Akita sugakaki, Sanya is one of the standards of the orthodox school.

San'ya (Taizan Ha) appears on the following albums

Album Artist

Koten Shakuhachi Gaku Zen Shū - 2 Shakuhachi : Takeuchi Shikō
Play ButtonMeianji Shoden Shakuhachi Honkyoku Shu 01 Shakuhachi : Yoshimura Sōshin Fuan
Play ButtonMusic of the Shakuhachi Shakuhachi : Ralph Samuelson
The origin of the term San'ya (Three valleys) is unclear but it most likely is the name of the place where this piece originated. It is played here in a style which attempts to maintain the "blowing-as-meditation" practice of the Fuke sect.
Play ButtonMyoan Sanjunana Sei Tanikita Muchiku Shu - 1 Shakuhachi : Tanikita Muchiku Roan
Play ButtonShumi Shakuhachi : Tokuyama Takashi
This piece is representative of the Meianji school of Kyoto. Numerous other tunes by the same name exist in the shakuhachi repertoire. The melody of this one, in particular, resembles the traditional Koto piece Sanya sugakaki and the Nezasaha Kinpu-ryu (school) of same. The name (literally, "three valleys") is said by one account to refer to the presence of three high-pitched passages in the song. Together with Takiochi and Akita sugakaki, Sanya is one of the standards of the orthodox school.

Standing Waves (CD) Shakuhachi : Torsten Olafsson