Japanese Sho & Hichiriki

[@landonbaytown]

The Sho and Hachiriki together is just absolute magic!!!

[@salud1541]

That’s the sound I’ve been trying to find!

[@abhinavg3514]

Listen to ghostwire tokyo menu theme

[@HiijoeMusic]

Absolutely LOVE the Hichiriki!!

[@DakotaJonesMusic]

This gives me some serious Okami vibes. Reminds me of the palace in Sei-an City.

[@sefyravelvetpaw8166]

That's how I got here actually. I was listening to that song again and said, I need to learn about these instruments

[@topologyrob]

This is one of my favourite sounds in the world.

[@stephen2624]

Japanese music isn't all about shamisen or koto.

[@Lunieo12345]

Nor biwa

[@samirabdelhamid8915]

Could we please leave the biwa out of this?

[@ilumalucwile2422]

Amazing sound. When you hear it you feel as if you're in another world.

[@mehdan2]

hichiriki is the crane's caw and the sho is the phoenix;s call

[@エミリー-t6r]

If you love this kind of sound, check out Haruomi Hosono's soundtrack for Genji Monogatari (1987)! Many of his songs use these instruments

[@stevengondosiswanto4732]

This is what I'm searching for. Thanks man !!!

[@MountAnalogue]

That's because the (Scottish Highland) bagpipes and the hichiriki are both double reed instruments. In fact most, if not all double reed instruments (such as the bassoon, crumhorn, bagpipes, or shawm, etc.) sound very similar. The whining, sort of buzzy tone comes from two reeds vibrating against each other.

[@alestane]

The hichiriki is the one on the left, played by the person wearing white clothes. The sho is a pipe-organ (you can see the pipes of different lengths), held vertically, played by the person on the right

[@tomboyjessie1352]

YES THATS THE INSTRUMENT FROM THAT ETENRAKU ORCHESTRA! I FOUND IT!!!

[@petewilliamspete001]

Same! I was looking for like 30 minutes!

[@tomboyjessie1352]

@@petewilliamspete001 Right on!

[@Schubeedoobee]

Lovely... classic song. I love Gagaku!!!

[@-OokySpooky-]

I have been hunting these instruments down ever since the Silent Hill F trailer because I looove weird instruments and I just had to know, really it was the hichiriki I was looking for but I didnt exoect to see it with the sho together which is perfect

[@GreyFoxRamen]

A very similar performance took place at a Shinto wedding I saw on Miyajima.

[@RobbyStyrene]

there is a sho in the soundtrack for soul calibur 4. the song is called innocent vision its awesome. its on here

[@TeppeiDog1]

wow!! i want guys dressed in kariginu to play Etenraku in MY classroom!

[@Manzie1000]

This is what my hangover sounds like

[@seirdo]

The sho is the one playing chords in the background on the right. The left is the hichiriki that sounds like bagpipesish.

[@superjules]

@brianpatrickhill Only if you have a couple of thousand dollars you want to spend. Sho's are a pain to maintain. You have to tune them with melted wax, and heat them over a fire to dry out the spittle. You can find the comparable Chinese Sheng, of Laotian Khaen on ebay. Both beautiful sounding instruments for around $100.

[@Kiyotea.clarinet]

want to try this now...

[@herokyl3173]

We here both of these instrument in Naruto Shippuden

[@pumpkingoth]

oh so THATS what a sho sounds like... ive seen a sho and heard a show, but i never put them together XD

[@RevKuban]

you can find Sho flute in mister Inoue Corporation Nho shop at Kyoto Fukushiyama...

[@plathhs]

Ah, the 笙 ...

[@johnpaul4731]

this was 15 year's ago how btw anyone here at 2024!

[@kirby8934]

Wow, they used this very recording for the music in Civilization V

[@ヘルシングインテグラル]

Sansei whit all of the comments here. Hichiriki is the best of the best, crème of the crème

[@Hubip]

Ye... would be badass to have a sho, or even just samples of it for programs like cubase. :|

[@cheeto3604]

is that heian era dress?

[@ctimur]

@ivasenko48 that's what your ukrainian ears say =) as a turkish, it also sounds strange for me. but i'm sure it's different for japanese people.

[@RicDreamlandAvalon]

What's the name of the theme?

[@fatihunal77]

Hey gidi mey-balaban ne hale getirmişler seni :)

[@RobbyStyrene]

yeah you're right, i got them mixed up

[@ryosukeasai4969]

Imagine if your walking I the Forrest at night and you hear this. Creepy! But love this instrument!

[@juliandavidjohnny]

this like bowie's Album LOW or Heroes

[@creeperazul903]

10

[@Iceberqe]

@brianpatrickhill outside japan? its almost impossible

[@vickicarson8570]

Kyoto imperial court Etenraku

[@BaldosGate3]

mmm...bagpipes' vibes

[@momentosbonitos-ks8hp]

fire emblem fates

[@TofuKochiya]

like

[@bdass]

Try Amazon

[@davidbalasan]

Kurosawa

[@naniekso]

lol it almost sounds like bagpipes :D haha jk awsome!

[@adriantoscano4018]

Sounds like the song from naruto

[@sproutedcoconut]

Kaguya's theme. Lol

[@agent.-_-5846]

Is this supposed to be music?

Absolutely.

[@antoniosakrivopoulos3427]

@ haha not only that but imperial court music!!! hell yeah 😯😁