@rhonevalleyrogues.bsky.socialhe second koto from the song Nami (波 / Waves) written in 1975 by Masaaki Kikushiro.
I raised the 12th string from C to D. It conveyed the feeling of a lonely windswept coast #Japaneseinstrument #koto #箏 #琴 #Japanesemusic
@rhonevalleyrogues.bsky.socialThe koto tuning for our song In The Nightshade Grotto.
Koto players will recognize it as Hira Joshi 平調子, the most standard and common koto tuning, based on the Miyako Bushi Onkai (Scale)
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@pyupi.bsky.social@rhonevalleyrogues.bsky.socialWhereas the Hira joshi and Kumoi joshi tunings are based on the darker "Miyako Bushi Onkai" scale, Nogi Joshi is based on the brighter "Ritsu Onkai." ("onkai" simply means scale)
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Which do you prefer? #koto #箏 #Japan #Japanesemusic #musictheory
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