Taki Otoshi no Kyoku
瀧落の曲
| [Genre] | Honkyoku |
| [School] | Kinko Ryû - 琴古流 |
| [Composed] | Kurosawa Kinko I - Shakuhachi |
History (John Singer):
| This piece is also called "Take Ochi" and it was named after a beautiful waterfall called Asahi Taki located near Ryugen-Ji Temple in Izu Prefecture. Taki Otoshi is said to be a description of the sound of the waterfall and its waters flowing through the rocks. Taki Otoshi was transmitted to Myoan-Ji Temple in Kyoto, Fudai-Ji Temple in Hamamatsu, the Kinpu Ryu (Nezasa Sect) in Aomori, and elsewhere in Japan. The piece is played in essentially the same way in each location which is rare among Shakuhachi Honkyoku music where pieces having the same title are usually performed in a completely different manner. The melody which binds this piece appears first in its center. Therefore, if this music is divided into two parts the later half begins almost as a repetition of the first half. From the center, the later half of the piece begins as a refrain and the new melody continues until the performer's state of mind becomes lofty and peaceful. Taki Otoshi is a well organized Honkyoku piece. It was transmitted to the Kinko Ryu by the priest Zansui at Ichigetsu-Ji Temple. |
Taki Otoshi no Kyoku appears on the following albums
| Album | Artist | |
 | Complete Collection of Honkyoku from the Kinko School - Vol 2 - Disc 2 |
Shakuhachi : Aoki Reibo II |
| Kinko Ryu Honkyoku - 6 |
Shakuhachi : Aoki Reibo II |
| Kinko Ryū Shakuhachi Honkyoku Senshū - 2 |
Shakuhachi : Aoki Reibo II | |
| Sangai Rinten - 3 |
Shakuhachi : Yokoyama Katsuya |
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The title of this piece is sometimes read as 'Takiochi" and literally means "a waterfall falling." It is believed to be the work of Kinko KUROSAWA I who wrote the piece after viewing a waterfalls of the Ryugenji Temple in Izu.
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| Shakuhachi Honkyoku - Koten Shakuhachi III |
Shakuhachi : Kakizakai Kaoru | |
| Shakuhachi Meijin Sen |
Shakuhachi : Yamaguchi Gorō |
| Shakuhachi Meijin Sen 39 |
Shakuhachi : Yamaguchi Gorō | |
| Shakuhachi no Shinzui-Shakuhachi Honkyoku - 01 |
Shakuhachi : Yamaguchi Gorō |
| Taki Ochi |
Shakuhachi : Vlastislav Matousek |
| World of Shakuhachi |
Shakuhachi : Yamaguchi Gorō |
| World of Shakuhachi, The |
Shakuhachi : Yamaguchi Gorō |
| Yamaguchi Gorō - Kinko-ryū Shakuhachi Honkyoku Zenshū 1 |
Shakuhachi : Yamaguchi Gorō | |
| Zen Music - IV |
Shakuhachi : Yamaguchi Gorō |
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Often called 'Takiochi,' which means a waterfall. There is a waterfall called Asahidaki in the Izu peninsula. It is said that this piece was composed by a komuso belonging to a temple near the waterfall. There is an old koto piece bearing the same title, which is suspected to have had something to do with this piece.
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