A new Satsumabiwa from Fumon
The face board was made of mulberry wood. The grain of the wood caught my attention because it had black lines through it.
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tcmcharlie
- Aug 5
- 4 min
Amadera ya - Construction of Biwa - the big "Why"
the person traditionally associated with the creation of the Satsumabiwa in the mid-16th century was a Confucian scholar, Shimadzu Tadayoshi
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tcmcharlie
- Aug 2
- 3 min
Amadera ya - the different kinds of Satsumabiwa
The modern Satsumabiwa in both its forms, Nishikibiwa and Tsurutaryu Satsumabiwa, has become the default instrument in modern compositions
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tcmcharlie
- Jul 18
- 4 min
Amadera ya - a newly composed work for solo Satsumabiwa by Elif Karlidag (2024)
a serene and atmospheric scene of a women's temple adorned with mosquito nets, set against the backdrop of a moonlit evening....
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tcmcharlie
- Jul 14
- 5 min
Himeyuri Corps - a tragedy 哀史 姫百合部隊
A translation of the song Himeyuri Corps 姫百合部隊
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tcmcharlie
- Jul 4
- 5 min
Beyond a song – the tragedy of the Himeyuri
...the whole tradition can't be summed up in this way. Recently, I came to understand these texts in a more nuanced way.
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tcmcharlie
- Jul 1
- 3 min
Beyond a song - my first experience of recitation on biwa
The timbre of his voice made it so unlike anything I was familiar with. I could not call it song. Nor would I describe it as chant.
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tcmcharlie
- May 8
- 9 min
Hypersonic effect
The hypersonic effect concerns changes to the brain that occur with frequencies above 40kHz, way beyond the threshold of hearing for humans.
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tcmcharlie
- Apr 18
- 6 min
変わることのない楽器とともに変わりつづける Biwa notation - transformation with an instrument that eshews change
Back to the first encounter with Satsumabiwa…. The following day, Sunday, the lessons began once more in the morning. A secret code At...
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tcmcharlie
- Mar 28
- 5 min
To London with Satsumabiwa
I visited London last week to play Satsumabiwa in a new opera by Elif Karlidag
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tcmcharlie
- Mar 16
- 6 min
達人 – Tatsujin - Meeting the Biwa and the Master
This describes the impressions I had from my first meeting with Fumon and my initial encounter with the Satsumbiwa.
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tcmcharlie
- Mar 9
- 6 min
導き Michibiki: the path to Japan
Michibiki describes the sense of being led somewhere, being brought to a place one did not often expect.
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