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Naki Bachi
Ryerson Theatre
December 1, 2007
   
 
Song Title: Naki Bachi
   
Date Composed: 2007
Composer: Aki Takahashi
Arrangement: Aki Takahashi
Premiere Performance: September 29, 2007 - Saugetuck Centre for the
  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.