Chidori no Kyoku: Shakuhachi, Koto, and Voice

Chidori no Kyoku: A CD for Learning

This CD created by Masakazu Yoshizawa and Hiromi Hashibe, is for shakuhachi and koto students to use to practice the piece Chidori-no-Kyoku. The seven tracks on the CD (discussed in detail below) offer a variety of different ways to work on the piece.

The koto is played by Ms. Hashibe. The shakuhachi is played by Mr. Yoshizawa.

The score used for this version is the Kawase / Chikuyusha score.

Regarding the music
- This is a description of what Chidori no Kyoku is about. Similar information can be found on CD covers, at komuso.com, or from books on Japanese music.
Koto tuning
- This is how (to what notes) the koto should be tuned for this piece.
Koto honte & voice
- Koto plays from the beginning of the piece. Soft shakuhachi in background. Tsusumi drum for rythym.
Koto kaete from chidori no bu
- Koto playing from "C" on notation page 2.
Shakuhachi
- Shakuhachi playing the main (left) line. Koto soft in background.
Shakuhachi with koto kaete
- Shakuhachi playing alternate (right) line.
All parts

Notes on playing Chidori-no-Kyoku with multiple koto or shakuhachi.

When koto is playing kaete from chidori-no-bu, the koto kaete part is close to the shakuhachi part.
When there is only one (honte) koto player, the shakuhachi plays main (left) line in chidori-no-bu.
When there are two kotos (honte and kaete), the shakuhachi plays alternate (right) line.
When there are two shakuhachi players, one plays the main line, and the other plays the last page of Kawase notation, the "Tegoto Kaete"
One could also play the shakuhachi tegoto kaete in accompanyment with the "koto kaete from chidori no bu" recording here. The parts fit with each other.