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Sagari Ha (Don't know which version)

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[Genre]Honkyoku

Sagari Ha (Don't know which version) appears on the following albums

Album Artist

Ichi Shakuhachi : Horacio Curti
The title refers to the moment previous to the falling of a leaf from a tree. The piece uses komibuki a technique that represents the Northern wind blowing through a Bamboo forest.

Meian Sōda 明暗双打 volume 4 Shakuhachi : Sakaguchi Tetsushin
Play ButtonMichi Shakuhachi : Tokuyama Takashi
Literally meaning "falling leaves", this piece originates from the temple of Kokokuji in Wakayama prefecture. The temple is located in the mountains of the Ise peninsula, and, at one time, was the center of Rinzai Zen Buddhism. Its founder, Hotto Kokushi, studied Zen, as well as shakuhachi (and even miso production), in China. He returned to Japan with four Chinese shakuhachi musicians whose temple duties were to include maintenance of the bath. It was a student of Hotto Kokushi, one Kyochiku Zenji, who founded Meianji in Kyoto. Although, Sagariha had been preserved in the temple of Kokokuji, the Meianji temple also maintained this piece as part of the koten honkyoku repertoire. It is believed that Sagariha may have evolved from dance music. Although the first section is quite free rhythmically, it develops into a melody possessing a very definite rhythmic character.

Poeme du Bambou Shakuhachi : Marco Lienhard
Play ButtonSound of Bamboo, The Shakuhachi : Takahashi Kûzan