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The Look of the Feel (Pt. III)
Contributed by Michael Gardiner (Part III of A few thoughts on instrumental tone-color and the noh spectrum.) Nohkan There are numerous scholarly sources describing the construction and basic principles of the noh flute, so I will forego such commentary here. … Continue reading
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Tagged funabenkei, hagoromo, hishigi, kotsuzumi, ma, matsukaze, michael gardiner, music timbre, noh, noh music, noh theatre, nohkan, otsuzumi, spectral analysis, spectrographic image, theatre nohgaku, yoin
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Nohkan
Contributed by David Surtasky My other role in Atsumori is playing the nohkan (transverse bamboo flute.) I’ve never encountered an instrument that seemed so temperamental concerning one’s inner state. The least tension, anxiety or distraction leads to poor performance. This … Continue reading
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Tagged ashirai, atsumori, bamboo flute, fue, hishigi, hiyashi, kotsuzumi, Noh Training Project, nohkan, otsuzumi, theatre nohgaku
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