Winter wind - Kigarashi

Japanese: 木枯 - きがらし

This is one of the main pieces of Tozan-ryu shakuhachi music. It was composed in November 1923 by Nakao Tozan, the founder of the Tozan-ryu school. After the Great Kanto Earthquake, standing on the hill of Shiba Park in Tokyo, which had been reduced to burnt ruins, Nakao was overcome with emotion as the wind blew in, and composed this piece as an improvisation. The piece is for shakuhachi solo and consists of one section. It is in 4/4 time throughout, but the tempo starts out slow and gradually speeds up. Although it is a short piece, it beautifully expresses emotions such as desolation and cold, and is said to be one of the masterpieces of the Tozan-ryu honkyoku. [Kamisango Yuko]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

都山流尺八楽の本曲の一つ。1923年11月，都山流流祖初世中尾都山の作曲。関東大震災ののち，一面焼野原と化した東京の芝公園の丘の上に立ち，吹きすさぶ木枯しにあたって万感胸に迫り，即興的に作曲した。尺八独奏で，全曲1段構成。4/4拍子でとおしているが，遅いテンポからだんだん速くなる。小品ではあるが，荒涼･寒けさなどの情感が美しく表現され，都山流本曲中の名曲の一つといわれる。【上参郷祐康】

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