Distant sounds of deer - Shikano Toone

The title of a shakuhachi honkyoku (main piece). It is not religious music for religious ceremonies or training of the Fuke sect, but music for appreciation that expresses the affection between parents and children and husband and wife through depictions of animal ecology. This hade piece is on par with "Tsuru no Sugomori," which also has an animal theme. The cry of a stag roars deep in the mountains in late autumn. The distant sound echoes through the valley and sways in the wind, resonating sadly in the tranquil autumn scenery. As the original name suggests, "Yobikaeshi Shikanotoone," it is played alternately on two shakuhachi. This is the only piece that uses this interplay format. The song's great appeal lies in the accidental dissonant intervals played by the two instruments, the virtuosity of the interplay that gradually becomes more urgent, and the unique techniques of the shakuhachi.

[Tsukikawa Tsuneko]

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尺八本曲(ほんきょく)の曲名。普化(ふけ)宗の宗教的儀礼や修行のための宗教音楽ではなく、動物の生態描写を通して、親子や夫婦の愛情を表現した鑑賞用音楽。同じく動物をテーマとした『鶴(つる)の巣籠(すごもり)』と双璧(そうへき)をなす破手(はで)の曲。晩秋のころ奥山深くで鳴く雄鹿の声。谷にこだまし、風に揺れて伝わる遠音が、森閑とした秋の情景にもの悲しく響く。原名を『呼返鹿遠音(よびかえししかのとおね)』というとおり、2管の尺八で交互演奏される。この掛合い形式によるのはこの曲のみ。2管の奏でる偶然的な不協和音程、しだいに切迫する掛合いの妙技、尺八独得の技法などが大きな魅力の曲。

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