Credits:

V.A.

Description:

This is the fourteenth volume in the "commmons:schola" series of complete music collections under the general supervision of Ryuichi Sakamoto. The theme is "Traditional Japanese Music," and guests include Yoshiko Kojima, Yuyasu Shiba, Mansai Nomura, Shinpei Matsuoka, Yumiko Tanaka, and Kyōji Hoshikawa, who introduce the appeal of Japanese music, from gagaku, Noh and kyogen, and puppet theater to Ainu music, folk music, and religious music.

Tracklisting:

1 RITES FOR ANCIENT FLUTES / UESUGI KODO
2 SONG OF AINU PEOPLE: KAMUI UPOPO (SINGING FOR THE GOD WHILE SEATED) / KAIZAWA TOROSHINO
3 FOLK SONG OF HOKKAIDO: ESASHI-OIWAKE - MAE-UTA
4 KAGURA IN IWATE PREF. HAYACHINE: TAKE KAGURA - GOKOKU-NO-MAI
5 EDO KIYARI (EDO FIREMEN'S CHANT) / The club for Edo Kiyari lumber carriers' song
6 FOLK SONG OF HOKURIKU: ECCHU OWARA-BUSHI
7 FOLK SONG OF MIYAZAKI PREF. SHIIBA: AKI-BUSHI
8 FOLK SONG OF OKINAWA: ICHIHANARI-BUSHI - TANCHAME / CHINA SADAO
9 SHOMYO DURING HANA-E SHIKI (A FLOWER RITE) At YAKUSHI-JI TEMPLE IN NARA
10 MOSO BIWA: JIJIN-KYO (SUTRA FOR THE GOD OF THE LOCALITY)
11 GAGAKU: KANGEN SANDAIEN-NO-KYU
12 NOH: SHISHI / FUJITA DAIGORO
13 JORURI - GIDAYU-BUSHI: THE COURIER FOR HELL - THE SEALBREAKING SCENE / TAKEMOTO KOSHIJIDAYU 4TH
14 SATSUMA-BIWA: HONNOJI / TSURUTA KINSHI
15 SHAKUHACHI: HON-SHIRABE / WATAZUMI HUMON
16 SOKYOKU: THREE FRAGMENTS (1ST. 3RD MOVEMENTS) / MIYASHITA SHIN
17 TEACHINGS FROM MUSIC - THE DEPENDENT ORIGINATION WHICH NEITHER COMES NOR GOES / TAKADA KAZUKO