![]() The essential characteristic of this school is its emphasis on instrumental techniques.Īt the end of the 18 th centu ry, the Yamada school emerged, founded by Yamada Kengyo (1757-1817). The Ikuta school was founded by Ikuta Kengyo (1656 – 1715) at the end of the 17 th century, based on the adaptation for the koto of the existing formulas for shamisen ( sangen ), mainly in the alternation of songs with instruments originating from the Jiuta. Today, there are two currents, Ikuta Ryu and Yamada Ryu. In that century, there was the instrument was also popularized as a dance accompaniment and as a group, formed together with the shakuhachi and sangen. Yatsuhashi created the tunings considered to be the most traditional for the koto : Hira and Kumoi. In 1664, a book was written by Sosan Nakamura, Shichiku Shoshin Shu, containing the scores of the main songs by Yatsuhashi Kengyo, Rokudan no Shirabe, Hachidan no Shirabe and Midare, performed until today. In the 17 th century, when the instrument’s popularity grew, Yatsuhashi Kengyo founded an independent style, the Yatsuhashi Ryu. This does no t mean that there are no men play ing the instrument.įor centuries, koto music has been cherished by the nobility. Most people who play the koto are women, as its sound is soft and gentle, practically a sweeter sound. There are variations in the instrument, such as the seventeen-string koto, invented by Michio Miyagi, responsible for the bass-line of the songs, and other models with twenty-one and eighty strings. The body is formed by two Kiri boards (empress tree), of approximately 180 centimeters, forming a resonance box. The strings are tuned using movable frets, allowing the pitch to change while the music is being executed. The modern koto has thirteen strings, which can made of silk or nylon. In this second concert of the Music in the Castle ( Música no Castelo ) project, produced by the Japan Foundation, teacher Tamie Kitahara will be interpreting classical repertoires of Japanese music with two very important instruments in the history of Japanese music, the koto, a horizontal Japanese harp or a large zither, and the shamisen. ![]() ![]() ![]() Tamie Kitahara (Koto/Shamisen) Português | 日本語 | Español ![]()
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