Kumoi Jishi (Taizan Ha)
雲井獅子
| [Genre] | Honkyoku |
| [School] | Taizan Ha - 対山派 |
| [Also Known As] | Kumoi no Kyoku |
History (Tokuyama Takashi):
| Kumoijishi is based on a legend of the house of Itcho in Hakata. The use of the special terms netori and hyoshi define passages of the tune and suggest the influence of Gagaku (ancient Japanese court music). The bright, metronomic quality of "lion" (inoshishi) songs like this one stands out from the free rhythm that dominates the classical shakuhachi repertoire; indeed, they appear to be based on, if not lifted directly from, melodies played on the flute for lion dances. Such melodies are said to have been played by students as afternoon diversions rather than for training. With the exception of the Nezsaha school's Shishi, all of the "lion" pieces in the repertoire - Sakejishi, Azumajishi, and the Shishi-odori and Rokudanjishi of the Shinpo school - display this quality. |
Kumoi Jishi (Taizan Ha) appears on the following albums
| Album | Artist | |
 | Meianji Shoden Shakuhachi Honkyoku Shu 02 |
Shakuhachi : Yoshimura Sōshin Fuan |
| Myoan Sanjunana Sei Tanikita Muchiku Shu - 2 |
Shakuhachi : Tanikita Muchiku Roan |
| Shumi |
Shakuhachi : Tokuyama Takashi |
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Kumoijishi is based on a legend of the house of Itcho in Hakata. The use of the special terms netori and hyoshi define passages of the tune and suggest the influence of Gagaku (ancient Japanese court music). The bright, metronomic quality of "lion" (inoshishi) songs like this one stands out from the free rhythm that dominates the classical shakuhachi repertoire; indeed, they appear to be based on, if not lifted directly from, melodies played on the flute for lion dances. Such melodies are said to have been played by students as afternoon diversions rather than for training. With the exception of the Nezsaha school's Shishi, all of the "lion" pieces in the repertoire - Sakejishi, Azumajishi, and the Shishi-odori and Rokudanjishi of the Shinpo school - display this quality.
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