I have been wondering for 12 years what instrument makes the sound of the hichiriki. I have an old textbook about Japanese music and instruments through history but it didn't mention the hichiriki in the gagaku section where I would've expect to have found it based on the type of music I've heard it in. I am so glad to have found this video! As a classical Western flutist I very much hope that I get to play some of these instruments someday :)
I've tried finding interesting Sho music but I can't find anyone who plays it like the man in the intro. Everyone else makes it sound like Irish Bagpipes lol
This is a fascinating and very informative video, but I have something to say about the hichiriki section: it did not evolve from a "balaban", because the "balaban" or "balaman" itself was borrowed by the Persians from another nation.
Thank you so much for describing these amazing instruments. I have fond memories of living in Kyoto in the late 1990s and falling in love with Shoo. You describe it well, heavenly reverberations. I call it etheric memories :)
Thank you. I have learned quite a lot and am ready to research further now that I've the foundation. I knew the hichiriki by name but not by sound, and the sho certainly by sound but not by name, so researching was a bit tougher before seeing this video. Thank you.
I have been wondering for 12 years what instrument makes the sound of the hichiriki. I have an old textbook about Japanese music and instruments through history but it didn't mention the hichiriki in the gagaku section where I would've expect to have found it based on the type of music I've heard it in. I am so glad to have found this video! As a classical Western flutist I very much hope that I get to play some of these instruments someday :)
The Sho sounds absolutely majestic <3
I've finally found what instrument makes that sound! Thank you for posting this
池邊五郎先生の篳篥ほんっとに好き。
I've tried finding interesting Sho music but I can't find anyone who plays it like the man in the intro. Everyone else makes it sound like Irish Bagpipes lol
the sho sounds hauntingly eerie... but overall it’s pretty great!
The Shō sounds like a cathedral pipe organ but the mini size.
What a master, playing some of the most powerful and beautiful sounds that humans have come up with.
this is amazing! sounds like they played a piece from Shippuu Kumiyoku
Came here because a great game called "sekiro"
The Shō and Hichiriki are my favorites.
This is a fascinating and very informative video, but I have something to say about the hichiriki section: it did not evolve from a "balaban", because the "balaban" or "balaman" itself was borrowed by the Persians from another nation.
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Thank you! I've been looking for comprehensive information about these instruments, and for a sound sample of the komabue!
This is exactly what I've been looking for thank you so much!
Thank you so much for describing these amazing instruments. I have fond memories of living in Kyoto in the late 1990s and falling in love with Shoo. You describe it well, heavenly reverberations. I call it etheric memories :)
Thank you. I have learned quite a lot and am ready to research further now that I've the foundation. I knew the hichiriki by name but not by sound, and the sho certainly by sound but not by name, so researching was a bit tougher before seeing this video. Thank you.
The Hichiriki instrument look and sounds similar to the Piri instrument (a Korean musical instrument)
Shinto music I thought was stupid and noisy,
My GOD!! I've always wondered about how these sounds were made. Sharing now.