Kinko Kurosawa
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Kinko Kurosawa(Hắc trạch cầm cổ,Kurosawa Kinko)was an 18th-centurykomusōof theFuke sectofZen Buddhism.A former samurai, he became ashakuhachiinstructor and founded the Kinko-Ryu (ja) school of shakuhachi.[1]
Commissioned to travel aroundJapanto research and collect spiritual shakuhachi music pieces (honkyoku) from his fellow mendicant monks, Kurosawa is credited with helping shakuhachi music transition from a solely spiritual tool into music appreciated by a secular audience through his selection of 36 honkyoku chosen to form the shakuhachi repertoire of the Kinko-Ryu school to be played by its priests.[2]
Legacy[edit]
TheKurosawacrater on the planet Mercury is named for Kinko Kurosawa.[3]
Shika No Tone (Distant Calls of Deer),a honkyoku arranged by Kurosawa, is featured on theMemoirs of a Geishasoundtrack.[4]
References[edit]
- ^Seiyu, Hélène (16 January 2017)."Kinko-Ryu Honkyoku".hijirishakuhachi.com.
- ^"Shakuhachi is Japan's traditional bamboo flute instrument".japanese-music.com.
- ^"Kurosawa".Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature.NASA.Retrieved12 October2022.
- ^"Kinko Kurosawa".IMDb.
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