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Kunitachi College of Music Timeless Echoes - The World of Noh Musical Instruments Unofficial
Approach to Japanese Traditional Musical Instruments
2026/05/08(Fr.) 18:30 Starting
Kunitachi College of Music Auditorium Small Hall （Tokyo）
Official https://teket.jp/11944/66233
This is a lecture concert that delves deeply into the world of Nohgaku-bayashi, the music that supports Noh, one of the oldest existing performing arts in the world. Leading performers will carefully explain, with demonstrations, the fascinating "ma" (pause) created by the four instruments (Noh flute, kotsuzumi, otsuzumi, and taiko) and the sharply honed, tension-filled resonance of the music. With Kunitachi College of Music alumnus Hiroyuki Matsuda on the flute and Living National Treasure Genjiro Okura on the kotsuzumi, this is a rare opportunity to experience up close the traditional techniques that have been handed down for hundreds of years. Please come and enjoy the essence of Japanese sound, which is an important foundation for those who love music.
Program
There will be explanations and demonstrations of the four instruments of Nohgaku music: Nohkan, kotsuzumi, otsuzumi, and shimedaiko.
Performer
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Hiroyuki Matsuda
noh flute (transverse bamboo flute with seven holes; approx. 39 cm long)
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Genjiro Okura
small hand drum
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Keinosuke Okura
large hand drum
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Masato Kodera
small high-pitched Japanese drum or taiko with its head pulled taut by ropes
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Kunitachi College of Music, Museum of Musical Instruments
organizing
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