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Musashi

武蔵

[Genre]Modern
[Style]N/A

History (John Kaizan Neptune):

Like the hero of the book of the same name this compositions has many moods: meditative, heavy, playful, disciplined, free. Note the contrast of the straight 4/4 meter, which uses the Japanese "country" scale, against the swing 3/4 meter using the "city" scale. The final phrase fades naturally to end the piece - and the album - in an appropriately wistful Japanese way.

Musashi appears on the following albums

Album Artist

Circle, The Shakuhachi : John Kaizan Neptune
Like the hero of the book of the same name this compositions has many moods: meditative, heavy, playful, disciplined, free. Note the contrast of the straight 4/4 meter, which uses the Japanese "country" scale, against the swing 3/4 meter using the "city" scale. The final phrase fades naturally to end the piece - and the album - in an appropriately wistful Japanese way.