Nishimura Koku
西村 虚空
1915 - 6/??/2002
尺八
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Koku Nishimura started playing the bamboo flute when he was 28 years old. He was taught by a "komuso" named Kyochiku Tani. Later, Koku Nishimura became a master flutist and founded the Tani-sect of flute players. He named the special type of bamboo flute used by himself and his pupils, "kyotaku." Koku Nishimura became a komuso and for ten years he walked around Japan and played kyotaku. He tought students from all over the world, and he has made over 2,000 kyotaku flutes. In addition to being a flute master, he was an accomplished woodcarver and painter. He had a black belt with six dan in Okinawa karate and a black belt with three dan in Kendo. In addition, he was the Honorary Director of the Ruo-yan Buddism Association in China.
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先生 教え子
西村古流 Anders Nordin Shiratsuchi Koko 高橋虚白 1926 -
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アルバム
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Fuke Shu Honkyoku; Kyotaku |
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Kyotaku Zen Buddist melodies. Remastered from a tape recording made in 1964. |
録音した曲
| 曲 | 漢字 | 長さ | アルバム | 楽器 | |
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| Aizu Kôn (Takane) | 合図高音 | 01'35 | Fuke Shu Honkyoku; Kyotaku | 尺八 | |
| Ajikan (Itchoken) | 阿字観 | 08'46 | Fuke Shu Honkyoku; Kyotaku | 尺八 | |
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Ajikan (Itchoken) | 阿字観 | 09'47 | Kyotaku | 尺八 |
| Choshi (Myoan Shinpo Ryu) | 調子 | 05'28 | Fuke Shu Honkyoku; Kyotaku | 尺八 | |
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Choshi (Myoan Shinpo Ryu) | 調子 | 04'59 | Kyotaku | 尺八 |
| Chôshi (Yamato) | 調子 (大和) | 03'02 | Fuke Shu Honkyoku; Kyotaku | 尺八 | |
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Chôshi (Yamato) | 調子 (大和) | 07'50 | Kyotaku | 尺八 |
| Hi Fu Mi no Shirabe (Don't know which version) | 一二三の調 | 04'17 | Fuke Shu Honkyoku; Kyotaku | 尺八 | |
| Kokû (Don't know which version) | 虚空 | 15'32 | Fuke Shu Honkyoku; Kyotaku | 尺八 | |
| Reibo (Don't know which version) | 霊慕 | 10'31 | Fuke Shu Honkyoku; Kyotaku | 尺八 | |
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Reibo (Don't know which version) | 霊慕 | 11'17 | Kyotaku | 尺八 |
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Saji | 薩慈 | 10'52 | Kyotaku | 尺八 |