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She studied koto under masters in the United States and Japan including Mde. Kayoko Wakita in Los Angeles and composer and virtuoso Shinichi Yuize in Tokyo. Obata has a music master's degree from San Diego State University and her daishihan (grand master) degree from Seiha Conservatory of Japanese Music. She plays koto, bass koto and shamisen.
Tadao Sawai (沢井 忠夫, Sawai Tadao, 1938 – April 1, 1997) was a Japanese koto player and composer. He was renowned all over Japan for his skill at the koto and also received acclaim for his compositions.
'koto music'), a kind of chamber music with the koto playing the leading part, but nowadays the part of the koto is more widely known than the original. The music is made from six columns, hence the name, and there are exactly fifty-two beats in each column, except for the first row, which has four beats more.
Kimio Eto (衛藤公雄, Etō Kimio) (surname Etō, born 28 September 1924 in Ōita – died 24 December 2012 [1]) was a blind Japanese musician who played the koto.He began musical training at the age of eight with the renowned master Michio Miyagi.
Download QR code; Print/export ... Koto & Flute (1960) ... "fans of traditional Japanese music and those familiar with Shank's jazz recordings will enjoy this ...
Yatsuhashi, who was born and died in Japan, was originally a player of the shamisen, but later learned the koto from a musician of the Japanese court. While the instrument was originally restricted to the court, Yatsuhashi is credited as the first musician to introduce and teach the koto to general audiences.
The discography of Japanese singer-songwriter Kazumasa Oda consists of ten studio albums, six compilation albums, two cover albums, three video albums, and thirty solo singles.
Michio Miyagi (宮城 道雄, Miyagi Michio, April 7, 1894 – June 25, 1956) was a Japanese musician, famous for his koto playing.. He was born in Kobe.He lost his sight in 1902, when he was 8 years old, and started his study in koto under the guidance of Nakajima Kengyo II, dedicating the rest of his life to the instrument.