Shakuhachi to Flute

No Theatre Yokohama, 6.7.2014
Dozan Fujiwara, Shakuhachi
Sarah Rumer, Flute

[@rodolfo0506]

This is music to ascend in the scale of consciousness. Thanks

[@panfluteman2000]

The shakuhachi player in this video is a player of the Tozan school of shakuhachi playing, one of the two leading schools. I know this because his first name, Dozan, is actually his artistic name, which he took from the Tozan school upon getting his teaching license. The artistic names of all graduates of the Tozan school end in -zan, which means, "mountain". Of the two major schools of shakuhachi playing, the Tozan school is the newer school, having been founded by Nakao Tozan in the 19th century, as opposed to the Kinko school, which was founded by Kurosawa Kinko in the 17th or 18th century, I believe. Before that, the shakuhachi was played by Buddhist monks of the Fuke sect. Anyway, the Tozan school, being the more recent and modern of the two main schools, is also the one that is most focused on modern music, although modern music has been played by players of both schools.

[@dirtfriend]

uhh dude in japan everyones name ends in "-san", have you never watched anime?

[@alebrenna441]

Thanks fpr that

[@edwardlacorte6357]

The SHAKUHACHI is by FAR the most Beautiful sounding FLUTE!!!!

[@mustafaunsoy]

Have you ever listened to Turkish ney? Schakhuachi is its Japanese brother, very close instruments. But ney has a much more refined and soulful sound, albeit more difficult to master.

[@Tamuke]

@@mustafaunsoy no tienen nada que ver, la shakuhachi tiene su raíz en la flauta Xiao china, con la llegada de dichas flautas a Japón se modificaron y temperaron aspectos que dieron el nacimiento a la shakuhachi. Y en cuanto a la dificultad, si bien el Ney tiene su complicación dada la postura semi-vertical de la flauta y el tipo de respiración abdominal, no se compara a la dificultad de interpretar una shakuhachi, debido a lo imperfecto del instrumento y tosca adaptabilidad que te ofrece la utaguchi.

[@anotherbrick8051]

Wow, super cool composition. Very well played by both performers.

[@BingBangBooKangarooStudios]

The Shakuhachi reminds me a little of Ireland. ありがとうございます。🌸

[@user-gb5wo7ok2h]

こんなにも魂に触れる深い演奏、心の底からえぐられ、息もとまり、泪がでました。心からありがとう💞

[@kaktotak8267]

I honestly like both. The flute "wins" initially with its refined powerful sound and precision, showing its long line of evolution as a professional instrument. Shakuhachi on the other hand displays quite an amazing range of timbre. From breathy wood sound, to almost brassy, to clean ringing sound that western flutes are best known for. That being said, that particular flute is roughly a gazillion times more expensive than the bamboo instrument, which cost is primarily determined by the craftsmanship. So you could say that shakuhachi achieves more with less when compared to a golden flute.

[@luyaoxu2872]

Sorry buddy, the flute never "wins".

[@elvanoir4790]

Shakuhachi are actually very expensive if you buy a proper instrument. The prices for proper Shakuhachi made from bamboo usually start at around 2000 euros, from what I know.

[@mariaheidemann1]

Absolutely amazing! 💖

[@get6398]

なんて素晴らしい演奏。尺八とフルートの演奏は初めて聞きました。お互い音が綺麗で表現力が素晴らしく聞きほれてしまいました。 ありがとうございました。

[@SamuMusical-Aprendatocar]

Super beautiful ❤️

[@resonando1]

Beautifull sound. Congratulations

[@ewis-qo8bc]

wow!! 탄성이 절로 나오는 명 연주였습니다 샤쿠하치가 이런 소리가 나는 악기였군요 凄いですね　尺八の音にビックリ

[@floroaramburu1]

Excelente!

[@EtienneRolin]

A good example of the contrast between the the two instruments; attacks micro intervals flexibility of sound (harmonic spectralrange ) in the shakuhachi are astonishing, whereas the flute in this piece is relegated to a more static and conventional tone color. Other western composers have borrowed alot from the shakuhachi"tone model". Nevertheless The piece is very well played...

[@nunyadambidniss]

Yeah I've the record with Ran Paul playing Japanese music with his metal instrument and it really sounds amazing!:) I love the organic breathiness of Shakuhachi ^_^ It defines WOODWIND:)

[@user-gs7ev5hk3v]

素晴らしい

[@rachelgohlman3582]

Vastly amusing and takes so much skill on both flutes.

[@yukiyu19]

Awesome

[@EricMartizen]

ありがとうございました

[@user-uz7po4tm3b]

[Eng] I found shakuhachi sound more to nature sound, sound of wind breath and etc., some livelier, I think. I like it more. [Rus] Звук сякухачи кажется мне ближе к природному звуку, натуральному, менее шаблонному что ли. Он живее, подобно звуку ветра. Он мне нравится больше.

[@tizmon]

do people know shakuhachi only have five holes? the performer must constantly half close, a third close to do the chronic scales. so it really doesn’t do too well if it’s really a technical piece like bach. but this guy definitely outperformed the lady in this piece. the beginning solo part was everything. that was wonderful.

[@SamChaneyProductions]

It's true, and playing the in-between flat and sharp (meri and kari) notes also requires angling of the head and flute along with changes in the breath. It's definitely a challenge to play chromatic music. Still, I think they both performed remarkably well

[@RoelsonObra]

You should watch Zac Zinger.

[@LapoSapo]

@@RoelsonObra dozan is a much better player than Zac. Zac is a good composer and jazz player, not a shakuhachi master like dozan...

[@RoelsonObra]

@@LapoSapo I will wait for you to say "Fullfilment" by Zac Zinger is easy to play. I did not know this was a contest? Playing music is much better than who who? Watch John Kaizan Neptune.

[@lasmluclasm3781]

Smokin' da chronmatic scale

[@gennai3434]

フルートと尺八の音色の違いが、克明に分かる作品ですね。

[@matsomo]

5:01 that's straight up pokemon battle music

[@lisamariewindwalker9493]

Fantastic!!! Masterfully performed!! Is the composition entitled No Theatre by Yokohama? If no, who composed this amazing piece?

[@user-rr6kt1rc5l]

这是真的厉害👍🏻想知道是什么天才写出这种重奏

[@lnflutes]

Who is the composer of this piece?

[@MegaVladimird]

If i'm not mistaken, the performer (his name is 藤原道山　- Fujiwara Dozan) is a composer. This album is called "san" or "praise". Also the name of this composition is "sanrai".

[@lnflutes]

Thank you!

[@fouwdec]

"Sanrai" and all other pieces on Fujiwara Dozan's CD "San" are composed by Yamamoto Hozan. This seems to be an abbreviated version; Sanrai on the CD is quite a bit longer, the middle part.

[@spartafxrs5]

clearly, they haven't heard of the 'yazz flute'. XD

[@KnjazNazrath]

*drinks sake through flute* *plays two-tone bends on flute using sake* *burns entire front row's kimono holding a note on fire for two minutes at end of performance* !高級感あふれる京都

[@mrenormouscroc]

Bamboo beats metal hands down, hard to listen to metal after long exposure to Shakuhachi

[@123Yossarian123]

western flute comes off as boring and lacks dynamics and color. bamboo is superior

[@user-im7ym2lu8c]

なんて下品な音なの

[@lasmluclasm3781]

Rooshk Rooshkinkaine my friend