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Hana (Miyashita)

[Genre]Modern
[Also Known As]Flowers
[Composed]Miyashita Shuretsu - Koto - 1950

Hana (Miyashita) appears on the following albums

Album Artist
Play ButtonBest Take 7 - Tazuko Miyashita Koto : Miyashita Tazuko
“Flowers (Hana)” composed in 1950

This instrumental work expresses the joyousness of people frolicking amid a vibrant explosion of blossoming flowers. In doing so, it draws on the melodic themes of a well-known flower-viewing melody and "Sakura, sakura," the wistful laud to the fleeting cherry blossoms. Through the incorporation of the flute melody of "Genroku Hanami Odori" and skillful interweaving of passages from "Sakura, sakura," this work underscores the artistic integrity of such popular works.