Shakuhachi Master - John Singer
32. AKEBONO SUGAGAKI
The title "Akebono Sugagaki" means, 'the sugagaki of the piece "Akebono No Shirabe"'.
This piece was composed by Kinko Kurosawa. He also wrote the Sugagaki of "Kumoi Joshi" but is was not transmitted to the Kinko school.
This piece consists of a "Honte" (basic melody) and a "Kaete" (re-arranged melody to go with the "Honte"). However, this does not mean a duet in this case. Basically, two Shakuhachi are played in the same melodic line in a well balanced fashion; not being too similar or different from one another.
John performs this piece on his album Zen Shakuhachi Duets.
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