Jin Nyodo Notation

From: Bruce Jones (bjones@weber.ucsd.edu)
Date: Fri Feb 11 2000 - 09:25:26 PST


Hello all,

This is a report on the quantity and quality of the recently
published Jin Nyodo notation.

Great, simply great. 27 individual pieces of paper (more on which
below) and 51 different pieces of music. While there seems to be
some curious omissions (most notably, Jin Nyodo's own compositions,
Dai Wakagu and Mujushin Kyoku don't seem to be in the set), there
is little duplication (the Kinko-Ryu version of Banshiki-cho is
there twice, with minor variations).

The set itself is quite impressive. Printed on good, stiff, durable
paper (about 2.5 to 3 times the weight of the Kawase stuff). The
color is a slightly-darker than off-white, light brown? (Would
that I had a decorator's command of the color vocabulary here :-).

The total makes a nice stack about 4 inches high and is "bound" in
the traditional open box with the little peg closers (is there a
proper name for those? - you know, the small "ivory" blades on the
ends of cloth straps that fit into the little loops?)?

This price is a bit stiff, but, IMHO, the package is well worth
the cost. I spent the past two evenings just looking at the various
pieces, comparing what seems to be the caligraphy from different
times in Jin's life. I expect to spend many more evenings, and more
than a few lessons, working on a better understanding of those
pieces.

When I get through with the inventory, I'll let you know and post
it on the shakuhachi website on my server.

Meanwhile, I understand that Monty (who was kind enough to bring
me my set from Japan) still has a couple of sets available.

bj

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