I mentioned my love for the Japanese koto in an earlier post - and decided, on the spur of the moment, to upload a short contemporary piece for the instrument. The composer/performer is Michiyo Yagi, a former student of Tadao and Kazue Sawai. Their koto school - and their own compositions and performances - celebrate ancient tradition and contemporary innovation.
So, Michiyo Yagi's whimsical and inventive Monochord, from her album Shizuku (Tzadik).
* For more on the koto - and more koto music - please visit Elizabeth Falconer's Koto World site; also Masayo Ishiguro's site. Try your hand at "virutal" koto here!
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