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| Song Title: |
Naki
Bachi |
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| Date Composed: |
2007 |
| Composer: |
Aki Takahashi |
| Arrangement: |
Aki
Takahashi |
| Premiere Performance: |
September
29, 2007 - Saugetuck Centre for the |
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Arts,
MI |
Northern Japan, where the winters are most severe, is the home of
Tsugaru Jamisen, a large and robust style of SHAMISEN
(three stringed lute). The sound of the shamisen is both percussive
and energetic, yet there is also
a sad touch to much of the music played on it. When the BACHI , a
large plectrum, strikes the skin, the sound echoes within the taiko
part (the body), and the force of the blow hits the player in the
stomach. This piece has
four parts: the initial section is an improvisation while the other
three are based on ADOHADARI by the shamisen master Yamada
Chisato. |
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