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Hear the Light

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[Genre]Modern
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Hear the Light appears on the following albums

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Tokyosphere Shakuhachi : John Kaizan Neptune
"Light" here means both "illumination" and "not heavy". For traditional Japanese instruments, this piece is difficult because the melody and harmony have a lot of changes that require a lot of pitch material. The koto has only 13 strings, but by pressing the string on the far side of the bridge, the basic pitch can be raised a half or whole step.