>Great response! But I will answer somewhat seriously:
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>What I really mean to say is that I have a lot of admiration for
>people who can play minyo well on shakuhachi and I think this is a
>kind of shakuhachi music that is under-rated, and under appreciated.
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>To all you minyo players out there: hats off!
Stav,
I agree completely. Minyo can be extremely beautiful and deeply
moving. The great players reached up to very high levels equal to
any music or non music. It's also very difficult to learn how to
play these pieces. I'm not talking about Sakura etc. but much more
complex pieces.
My favorite Minyo player is Iwao Yoneya. I was lucky to get 3 of
his LP's on my first trip to Japan in 1975. Years later I realized
what a treasure these albums were and discovered that the notation
was inside the album covers. Of course having the notation didn't
help much, but some. A few of the pieces I was able to follow along
with and now include them in my concerts. But most are too difficult
for me to learn off the album. So many complex trills etc. I could
fake it, but what for?
I wish that I could have studied Minyo with him. The truth is
that I love to listen to Minyo and play it. I play honkyoku
everyday, but rarely listen to it except when I'm learning a piece.
Peter
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