Jinashi Series 59: 秋田菅垣 Akita Sugagaki

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Taniguchi words
"Sugagaki" is a style of koto playing that originated in Gagaku (Imperial Court Music) which was popular about one thousand years ago. This song was made into a Kinko sect honkyoku by Kurosawa Kinko and is the Fudaiken transmission from Fudai Temple in Akita City in northern Japan. This piece has a typical Kinko style with much repetition and should be played strongly with precision.
Words from Riley Lee
Autumn Field
The title of this piece literally means "Sugagaki from Akita". Akita, which means 'autumn field', is a district in northern Honshu, the main island of Japan. The term, 'sugagaki' cannot be translated though the pronunciation of the Chinese characters are known, the meanings are no longer understood in the shakuhachi context. The word 'sugagaki' appears in the koto tradition, but there is no apparent connection between this context and the shakuhachi pieces with 'sugagaki' in their title. One Japanese scholar has suggested that it refers to the now largely obsolete method of stacking bunches of rice stalks on wooden racks in the autumn fields, to dry before threshing.
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