looking for notation with Western instruments

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Nora Nohraku Suggs
2012-09-08, 00:19
Professional Member
2012-09-08, 00:19
looking for notation with Western instruments
There are no performers on traditional Japanese instruments where I live -- other than me. But I'm also a professional Western flutist, and luckily have some really talented colleagues who are interested in playing in duos, trios, or larger ensembles with shakuhachi on some of our concerts.
Anyone have any leads on notation that we could obtain?
Some specific requests so far are music for shakuhachi and classical guitar, or for piano (harp?) parts for the Tozan pieces Mutsuraboshi and/or IchiKotsu.
Western notation is a must for the piano/strings/woodwinds; I can read Kinko and Western and figure out Tozan.
Ideas and/or suggestions, anyone?
Many thanks.....
Brian Tairaku Ritchie
2012-09-09, 10:57
Moderator
2012-09-09, 10:57
Check out Riley Lee's CD with harpist Marshall McGuire for repertoire which sounds nice on shakuhachi, if you can play it like Riley. Mr. Green

http://www.amazon.com/Floating-World-Riley-Lee/dp/B0002IQBLW
Nora Nohraku Suggs
2012-09-09, 14:34
Professional Member
2012-09-09, 14:34
Thanks, Brian -- great idea; I'll look into it.
Now I just have to learn to sound like Riley.......sigh.
Nora Nohraku Suggs
2012-09-10, 17:47
Professional Member
2012-09-10, 17:47
Since I've gotten a few questions about this request --just to clarify, I'm not looking for Western music to play on the shakuhachi. I'm looking for shakuhachi music that was written for or can be arranged for shakuhachi with Western instruments, replacing the traditional Japanese instruments not available here. Most easily available locally, in addition of course to shakuhachi, are standard orchestral strings, classical guitar, piano, clarinet, oboe, flute, maybe harp.
Any ideas?
Thanks --
JF Lagrost
2012-09-10, 18:07
Administrator
2012-09-10, 18:07
Akio Yashiro made some transcriptions of traditional japanese melodies for flute & harp, and compiled them in an album. Most of them are playable on shakuhachi (Haru no umi, Sakura, Kōjō no tsuki...)

• J.-P. RAMPAL FLUTE FAVORITES, Japanese Melodies, Ongaku no tomo sha corp., 1985
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