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Kuribayashi Hideaki

栗林 秀明

Koto

Hideaki Kuribayashi began studying the koto with Tadao Sawai in 1973. Today he is known as both a performer and composer of contemporary music for traditional Japanese instruments. He has received numerous prizes for his works, including a superior award from the Katei Ongaku Kai in 1979 and first place at the 1980 Pan-Music Contemporary Music Festival He is a member of the improvisatory group The String Quartet of Tokio and is the co-leader of the Blue Poles of Lear.

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Albums

Koto Kuri First Koto Kuri First

Tracks Recorded

Pieces KanjiLengthAlbumInstrument
Aoku 08'20 Koto Kuri First Koto
Play Button E mu 絵夢 06'52 Challenging Eternity Disk 12 Koto
E mu 絵夢 06'57 Masters of Zen - Koto and Shakuhachi Koto
Fukai Mori No 04'45 Koto Kuri First Koto
Futatsu no Gensō 「二つの幻想」 07'56 Works of Hozan Yamamoto 5 Koto
Godan Ginuta 五段砧 09'40 Midare - Kazue Sawai Plays Koto Classics Koto
Isu 04'03 Koto Kuri First Koto
Play Button Joseki 城跡 11'52 At Times of Quiet Koto
Kaze Watari 09'28 Koto Kuri First Koto
Keyaki 09'28 Koto Kuri First Koto
Not Listed on Album Jacket 12'02 Koto Kuri First Koto
Play Button Shikyoku No 1 詩曲一番 13'38 Art of Bamboo, The Koto
Play Button So 08'44 At Times of Quiet Koto
Play Button Ugetsufu 雨月譜 12'24 Masters of Zen - Ugetsufu Koto
Umie 05'51 Koto Kuri First Koto

Composed or Arranged

Shakuhachi Compositions
Title Kanji Year Alternate Title
E mu 絵夢
1976
Picture Dreams
Sanju Sokyoku
1987

Joseki 城跡
1988

Takato 高遠
1993

Koto
Shohin I