Hana
花
| [Genre] | Shinkyoku |
| [Also Known As] | Blossoms |
| [Composed] | Yamaguchi Gorō - Shakuhachi - 1963 |
| Yamaguchi Gorō - Koto - 1963 |
Hana appears on the following albums
| Album | Artist | |
 | Best Take 2 - Tadao Sawai | |
| Challenging Eternity Disk 03 |
Koto : Miyashita Tazuko Shakuhachi : Kitahara Kōzan II |
| Fascination of the Koto 1 |
Voice : Yonekawa Toshiko Koto : Yonekawa Toshiko Koto : Yonekawa Megumi |
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Flowers. No. 60. Composed in 1969. The text is a tanka poem written by Yosano Hirosi (1873-1935). Th epoet uses the image of flowers to suggest the fragility of the human mind. Two koto parts and two vocal parts make an interesting ensemble piece.
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| Hana - Shakuhachi; Nihon no Shijo |
Shakuhachi : Miyata Kōhachirō Shakuhachi : Yamamoto Hōzan | |
| Hozumi Tsurezure Volume 3 |
Shakuhachi : Yamaguchi Gorō Koto : Yamaguchi Hozumi Koto : Ōtani Tosumi | |
| Koto no Kyoshu Nihon no Merodi-shu |
Koto : Yonekawa Toshiko Koto : Tsujimoto Chikatoyo Koto : Yonekawa Toshiko II Shakuhachi : Suginuma Sachio Koto : Yonekawa Megumi | |
| Music of Japan |
Koto : Yonekawa Toshiko Shamisen : Toyohisa Shizuko |
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This is also a work of Rentaro Taki. The original piece is a two-part chorus and is written by the techniques of purely Western music. The present recording is an arrangement for koto, shamisen and orchestra. The two solo instruments play the soprano melody alternately. The word hana means flowers in general. But, it frequently stands for cherry- blossoms because, as known to all over the world, the cherry-blossoms is the most representative flower of Japan. The poem describes the beautiful scenery of the cherry- blossoms along the river- side of the Sumida in Tokyo. Hanami, or cherry blossoms viewing, is one of the merriest events of the year in Japanese life. As it has been sung as a musical lesson at middle schools for more than 60 years, its melody and word is well-known to almost every Japanese. | ||
| Nihon no Shirabe |
Koto : Sawai Tadao | |