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Shiki no Shirabe

四季の調

[Genre]Sokyoku
[School]Yamada Ryū - 山田
[Composed]Imai Keishō - Koto

History:

Music for Four Seasons is a rather modern piece from the Yamada School of the koto. The technique of the Yamada is somewhat similar to that of Nagauta with its brilliant and strong touch on the koto strings. Daigo no Hanami which includes singing almost like that of the Nagauta and Shiki no shirabe are representative pieces of the Yamada School.

Shiki no Shirabe appears on the following albums

Album Artist

Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 57 Koto : Nakanoshima Kin'ichi
Koto : Nakanoshima Keiko

Sōkyoku: Yamada-ryū - Meikyoku no Shirabe (vol. 4) Koto : Itō Shōchō II
Shakuhachi : Nōtomi Haruhiko
Koto : Itō Shōchō I

Soul of the Koto, The
Music for Four Seasons is a rather modern piece from the Yamada School of the koto. The technique of the Yamada is somewhat similar to that of Nagauta with its brilliant and strong touch on the koto strings. Daigo no Hanami which includes singing almost like that of the Nagauta and Shiki no shirabe are representative pieces of the Yamada School.

Yamada-Ryū - Sō no Emaki - "Shiki" Koto : Nakanoshima Hiroko
Koto : Nakanoshima Keiko
Koto : Shima Chikano

Yamada-Ryū Sōkyoku no Shirabe volume 10 Koto : Nakanoshima Hiroko
Koto : Nakanoshima Keiko
Koto : Shima Chikano