Shakuhachi Master - John Singer
15. YUGURE NO KYOKU (BELL SOUND OF TWILIGHT)
This is an original piece of Ichigetsu-Ji Temple (the main Fuke Shu temple of Edo). Kinko Kurosawa I took this music and added it into his repertoire of Honkyoku pieces. Today "Yugure No Kyoku" cannot be found in other Shakuhachi schools.
It is said that this is one of the rare poetic pieces of the Kinko Ryu Honkyoku and that its melody is very emotional in nature.
John performs this piece on his album Shakuhachi Bell.
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