Sky Spirit
飛天
[Genre] | Modern |
[Composed] | John Kaizan Neptune - Shakuhachi |
Sky Spirit appears on the following albums
Album | Artist | |
Sky Spirit |
Shakuhachi : John Kaizan Neptune | |
A piece commissioned by traditional Japanese dancer Kimiei Mutsunoya (Sanae Aoki) and first performed at the National Theater in Tokyo, "Hiten" (Sky Spirit} is a Buddhist "angel" type of being found in many of the religious paintings seen along the silk road, Chinese and Japanese scales are used and the yang-qin (Chinese dulcimer-type instrument) is featured.
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