Goro Yamaguchi

Goro Yamaguchi

Infobox musical artist
Name = Gorô Yamaguchi
Img capt = Gorô Yamaguchi playing Japanese shakuhachi
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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Born = 1933
Tokyo, Japan
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Origin = Flag|Japan
Instrument = Japanese "shakuhachi" bamboo flute
Genre = Japanese classical
Years active =
Label = Japan Victor, Nonesuch

Gorô Yamaguchi (山口 五郎) 1933-1999, a Japanese shakuhachi (vertical bamboo flute) player, was known for his musicality, phrasing, impeccable technique (and modesty) in solo and ensemble performances. He headed the Chikumeisha shakuhachi guild and became a world-famous Japanese performer and teacher. In 1967-68 he was appointed Artist in Residence at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut (USA).

While at Wesleyan, Nonesuch Explorer Series recorded his "Bell Ringing in an Empty Sky" LP, an influential first recording of shakuhachi in the US. NASA included one honkyoku from that LP, "Tsuru No Sugomori," (Nesting of Cranes) on the Voyager Golden Record which was sent into space. In 1992, the Japanese government designated Yamaguchi a Living National Treasure ("Ningen Kokuhô").

Major Recordings

* "Shakuhachi no Shinzui: Shakuhachi Honkyoku" (Soul of Shakuhachi: Shakuhachi Honkyoku). Solo performance of complete Kinko school honkyoku repertoire: 38 compositions on 12 CDs. Boxed set with 44-page booklet. Japan Victor VZCG-8066-8077.
* "Shakuhachi no Shinzui: Sankyoku Gassô" (Soul of Shakuhachi: Trio Ensemble). Ensemble performances with voice, koto, and shamisen. Four CDs in boxed set with 44-page booklet. Japan Victor VZCG-8078-81.

Audio link

* [http://www.komuso2.com/audio/189%20---%20Track%203.mp3 Brief excerpt from "Nesting of Cranes" perf. by Yamaguchi]

Obits

* [http://www.shakuhachi.com/H-Yamaguchi-Blasdel.html Appreciation by Christopher Yohmei Blasdel]
* [http://www.shakuhachi.com/H-Yamaguchi.html Appreciation by Monty Levenson]


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