
{"id":5392,"date":"2021-03-29T13:01:56","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T04:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/?p=5392"},"modified":"2023-08-10T17:17:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T08:17:44","slug":"10th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/en\/10th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"10th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5392\" class=\"elementor elementor-5392\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8eb9a2a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"8eb9a2a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2240db1\" data-id=\"2240db1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21318b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21318b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"214\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/10th_anv_mv.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/10th_anv_mv.png 214w, https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/10th_anv_mv-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96769ef elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96769ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcfeaa0\" data-id=\"fcfeaa0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-73d9dc5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73d9dc5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d67ea73\" data-id=\"d67ea73\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83344ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83344ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><h3 class=\"heading-1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">&#8211; On Our Tenth Anniversary Message<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17eb1b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17eb1b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Over the ten years since we released Japanese Taiko Percussion for BFD2, Sonica Instruments has followed a path of communicating the true form of traditional Japanese instruments through the development of software instruments. Our goal in crafting software versions of these distinctive instruments is not to create quick and simple realistic-sounding emulations. Rather, our passion and our mission is perfectly recreating the beautiful sounds of these instruments for people around the world. Our other objective is to inform people about the exquisite and dazzling sounds of Japanese music and about the amazingly talented performers who coax these wondrous sounds from their instruments.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">On the occasion of our tenth anniversary, we, at Sonica Instruments, want to express our thanks to the many musicians who have lent us their talent and to all our supporters who have backed our products with such enthusiasm. Sonica Instruments has produced several special videos to celebrate our tenth anniversary. We asked Takinojo Mochizuki, the hayashi ensemble percussionist who performed on the Kabuki &amp; Noh Percussion library, to collaborate with us. The result of this collaboration are one-of-a-kind videos that document performances by a kabuki hayashi ensemble of four instruments (kotsuzumi, otsuzumi, taiko, and Noh flute). We are confident the spellbinding performance of just three drums, a flute, and kakegoe calls will heighten interest in traditional Japanese music and its performers.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Hayashi ensemble performers<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Takinojo Mochizuki: Kotsuzumi &amp; Taiko , Hyakushichi Fukuhara: Nohkan , <\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Yusuke Kawashima: Taiko &amp; Kotsuzumi , Kisaburo Katada: Otsuzumi<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">With Iilming assistance from the Umewaka Nohgakuin Kaikan.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0be8c77 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0be8c77\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22fee8c\" data-id=\"22fee8c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5c0a5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5c0a5f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a4e17f\" data-id=\"8a4e17f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e3d5c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e3d5c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><h3 class=\"heading-1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">&#8211; Gallery<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ae4949 elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"4ae4949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=6EpRgO6g-YA&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/yu-hei.net\\\/images\\\/10th_anv_thumb_movie_06.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:593},&quot;lightbox&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-lightbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;videoType&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/embed\\\/6EpRgO6g-YA?feature=oembed&amp;start&amp;end&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;loop=0&amp;controls=1&amp;mute=0&amp;rel=0&amp;modestbranding=0&quot;,&quot;modalOptions&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;elementor-lightbox-4ae4949&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;videoAspectRatio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"960\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/10th_anv_thumb_movie_06.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/10th_anv_thumb_movie_06.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/10th_anv_thumb_movie_06-768x336.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/10th_anv_thumb_movie_06-600x263.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"eicon-play\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">\u52d5\u753b\u518d\u751f<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-18a739b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"18a739b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-784bcdf\" data-id=\"784bcdf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab4871e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab4871e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #bdbdbd; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">Issei<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b57bdbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b57bdbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u4e00\u58f0<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-058c1ca elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"058c1ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=YoZamlXwvv0&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/yu-hei.net\\\/images\\\/10th_anv_thumb_movie_01.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:588},&quot;lightbox&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-lightbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;videoType&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/embed\\\/YoZamlXwvv0?feature=oembed&amp;start&amp;end&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;loop=0&amp;controls=1&amp;mute=0&amp;rel=0&amp;modestbranding=0&quot;,&quot;modalOptions&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;elementor-lightbox-058c1ca&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;videoAspectRatio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"425\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/10th_anv_thumb_movie_01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"eicon-play\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">\u52d5\u753b\u518d\u751f<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f084f68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f084f68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Issei [one voice] is a short vocal sung directly after a character appears on stage. Issei is also said to be the origin of the expression daiissei wo ageru [inaugural address] used during political elections. Issei exists in several forms in Noh as entrance music, primarily when the shite [lead role] or waki [supporting role] comes on stage, and it also appears in kyogen comic theatre in a slightly altered form. An infinite variety of characters enter the stage to issei entrance music, not just spirits and ghosts but people too, such as the Soga Brothers in Sogamono and the fisherman in Hagoromo, two famous Noh plays. In kabuki, issei is used to mark the entrance of various characters. It is almost always used in abbreviated or modiIied fashion in the kabuki realm.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fc1562\" data-id=\"1fc1562\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f2219a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f2219a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #bdbdbd; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">Ranjyo<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f12d6a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f12d6a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u4e71\u5e8f<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ececa82 elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"ececa82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=iOHwLUIPuK0&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/yu-hei.net\\\/images\\\/10th_anv_thumb_movie_02.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:589},&quot;lightbox&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-lightbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;videoType&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/embed\\\/iOHwLUIPuK0?feature=oembed&amp;start&amp;end&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;loop=0&amp;controls=1&amp;mute=0&amp;rel=0&amp;modestbranding=0&quot;,&quot;modalOptions&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;elementor-lightbox-ececa82&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;videoAspectRatio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"425\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/10th_anv_thumb_movie_02.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"eicon-play\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">\u52d5\u753b\u518d\u751f<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a723ace elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a723ace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Ranjo is music performed in Noh\u2019s Shakkyo. It is also performed in shishimono [stories about mythical lion-\u00ad\u2010like shishi creatures] in kabuki music, such as the Renjishi and Kagamijishi plays. When the shishi, a sacred beast, enters, the ranjo is performed majestically by a flute, kotsuzumi, otsuzumi, and shimedaiko. The ranjo piece begins with a mae-\u00ad\u2010 ranjo prelude that builds anticipation for the shishi\u2019s entrance. This is followed by the kotsuzumi and otsuzumi performing a tsuyu no dan \u2014 long, soft music that symbolizes dew falling on a deep, quiet, ghostly valley \u2014 just before the magniIicent entrance of the shishi. Ranjo pieces vary slightly between nogaku hayashi and kabuki hayashi, as well as by the school of theater, but the general progression is the same.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a9385c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a9385c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-964a6d4\" data-id=\"964a6d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e13938 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e13938\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #bdbdbd; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">Kurui<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28fa498 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28fa498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u72c2\u30a4<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efbb14c elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"efbb14c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=qZMB-ifRNZ8&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/yu-hei.net\\\/images\\\/10th_anv_thumb_movie_03.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:590},&quot;lightbox&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-lightbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;videoType&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/embed\\\/qZMB-ifRNZ8?feature=oembed&amp;start&amp;end&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;loop=0&amp;controls=1&amp;mute=0&amp;rel=0&amp;modestbranding=0&quot;,&quot;modalOptions&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;elementor-lightbox-efbb14c&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;videoAspectRatio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"425\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/10th_anv_thumb_movie_03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"eicon-play\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">\u52d5\u753b\u518d\u751f<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7044b67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7044b67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Like the ranjo, the kurui is performed in Noh\u2019s Shakkyo and in kabuki shishimono plays. In a Noh play, its tempo intensifies as each segment builds, although the extent varies between productions. In kabuki, the kurui is performed at the same pace, although some exceptions are seen. In Noh plays, the kurui is denoted by the voice of the flute entering a beat ahead of the percussion, a rhythm known as wataribyoshi. In kabuki, the wataribyoshi rhythm doesn\u2019t appear because the kurui is composed as an accompaniment to the shamisen with the Ilute and percussion entering on the same beat.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7ca903\" data-id=\"c7ca903\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a59f37c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a59f37c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #bdbdbd; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">Chu no mai<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-361dcfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"361dcfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u4e2d\u4e4b\u821e<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a786c2 elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"3a786c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=N6scDTMwM_8&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/yu-hei.net\\\/images\\\/10th_anv_thumb_movie_04.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:591},&quot;lightbox&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-lightbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;videoType&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/embed\\\/N6scDTMwM_8?feature=oembed&amp;start&amp;end&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;loop=0&amp;controls=1&amp;mute=0&amp;rel=0&amp;modestbranding=0&quot;,&quot;modalOptions&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;elementor-lightbox-3a786c2&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;videoAspectRatio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"425\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/10th_anv_thumb_movie_04.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"eicon-play\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">\u52d5\u753b\u518d\u751f<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9c4dcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9c4dcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Chu no mai is a type of dance in Noh. It is called the \u201cbasic\u201d dance of Noh because it is performed at a medium tempo that is neither fast nor slow. Chu no mai is danced by beautiful women, aristocrats, and crazed women to various songs. There are two types of chu no mai: those performed with the flute, kotsuzumi, and otsuzumi and those that also include the taiko.The dance usually consists of Iive segments, but occasionally it is danced in three segments. There are patterns in kabuki music called chu no mai, but their tempo varies by piece and though some are divided into segments, most are not.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b11e59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b11e59\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c513970\" data-id=\"c513970\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ac857 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33ac857\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #bdbdbd; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">Itutsugashira &#8211; Abare &#8211; Iwato &#8211; Sarashi<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-010d48e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"010d48e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u4e94\u30c4\u982d\u301c\u30a2\u30d0\u30ec\u301c\u5ca9\u6238\u301c\u30b5\u30e9\u30b7<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ef1e57 elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"5ef1e57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=r6e7Cp9d93s&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/yu-hei.net\\\/images\\\/10th_anv_thumb_movie_05.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:592},&quot;lightbox&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-lightbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;video&quot;,&quot;videoType&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/embed\\\/r6e7Cp9d93s?feature=oembed&amp;start&amp;end&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;loop=0&amp;controls=1&amp;mute=0&amp;rel=0&amp;modestbranding=0&quot;,&quot;modalOptions&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;elementor-lightbox-5ef1e57&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;entranceAnimation_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;videoAspectRatio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"425\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/10th_anv_thumb_movie_05.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"eicon-play\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">\u52d5\u753b\u518d\u751f<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77d4df2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77d4df2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">These are quintessential kabuki hayashi patterns, particularly for Edo fighting scenes. When these patterns are played, the actors generally appear in brightly colored kumadori face makeup. Itsutsugashira consists of Iive powerful hits called kashira, to which the characters assume speciIic poses or gestures. The names abare [rushing about] and iwato [stone door] are keywords for impish and powerful, and sarashi essentially means bleaching and drying cloth, but it is also used to mean to push something powerful by force.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-39f3ed1\" data-id=\"39f3ed1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6608a43 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"6608a43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-771824b\" data-id=\"771824b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad4457e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad4457e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-da8ce9b\" data-id=\"da8ce9b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3958890 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3958890\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><h3 class=\"heading-1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">&#8211; Music of Kabuki Hayashi Ensemble<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2125bb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2125bb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"810\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/10th_anv_thumb_movie_06.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/10th_anv_thumb_movie_06.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/10th_anv_thumb_movie_06-768x336.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/10th_anv_thumb_movie_06-600x263.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70db2dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70db2dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Music of Kabuki and Nagauta Hayashi Ensembles\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f336fe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f336fe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Kabuki hayashi is the name of a section, comprising three drums and a Ilute, that performs music during kabuki performances.These ensembles originated out of the drum and Ilute music that accompanied traditional Noh theater performances. These ensembles were called nougaku hayashi. For a long time, they were also referred to as nagauta hayashi ensembles because they would mount the stage and perform epic nagauta songs as well (termed debayashi [on-\u00ad\u2010stage ensembles]). When kabuki emerged at Kyoto\u2019s Shijougawara theatre at the start of the Edo Period, these nougaku ensembles apparently joined in to accompany the performances. Shortly after the birth of kabuki, the shamisen rose in popularity. Because of its rich expressiveness, it took over as the lead instrument in kabuki music. Consequently, hayashi ensembles shape-\u00ad\u2010 shifted into accompanists to shamisen music.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">I expect it took no small amount of ingenuity on behalf of these pioneers to switch from accompanying the songs and dance rhythms of Noh theatre with shibyoushi ensembles (the \u201cfour rhythms\u201d referring collectively to the kotsuzumi, otsuzumi, taiko, and Noh Ilute) to keeping up with the free-\u00ad\u2010 form rhythms and melodies of shamisen music. That\u2019s because in Noh, the hayashi ensemble has a drum-\u00ad\u2010like impact that supports the \u201cframework\u201d of the music, whereas in shamisen music, the ensemble takes a more percussive role. This led to the development of special playing techniques like the chirikara rhythm that closely mimics the shamisen\u2019s rhythm. And as the scope of drama within kabuki itself evolved, a greater variety of percussion instruments, including the large dadaiko drum and handbells, and Ilutes were used for speciIic purposes, so the musicians could express more meanings and spectacles on stage. This important section, known as kabuki hayashi or nagauta hayashi, continues to this day.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">One thing common to shamisen music and to other traditional performance arts in Japan is the lack of a conductor, even with a large ensemble, when performing classic period music. While the tate, or lead instrumentalist, of each section leads the performance in general, each performer carefully observes the overall progression of the music and performs with an awareness of their own position and role in the music. This is critical, because only when this is achieved will a performance come together with true harmony.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">With improvements in performance technology, Japanese instruments have come to be routinely used in modern Japanese musical composition and performance. Major orchestral pieces now exist where, for the Iirst time, conductors lead the performances. This is undoubtedly an important development. But more often than not, I can\u2019t help feeling that these are performances of Western music with Japanese instruments. The feeling is similar to Japanese people trying to operate in English. I often use the metaphor of language when talking about music. For me, Japanese music is like written Japanese, a mixture of kanji ideograms and phonetic kana symbols. In the same vein, Western music is akin to letters.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Ideograms are distinctive in that you can\u2019t understand them by sound alone without already knowing the meaning of the character. The meaning of phonetic symbols can be felt just by hearing them. This is, Iirst of all, a cultural difference and the reason for the vast variations in musical languages. Based on this idea, I want people to place both classic period music and modern music on the same continuum.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">My dream in the future is for modern music in the Japanese language to be ubiquitous the world over. At the same time \u2014 and this may seem to contradict this dream, I continually hope for the day when composers around the world can include parts for Japanese instruments in their compositions as naturally as other instruments.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">(Text by Takinojo Mochizuki)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4a10b5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4a10b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e5ccb4\" data-id=\"8e5ccb4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ed2da7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ed2da7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c749b4\" data-id=\"4c749b4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d3de0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d3de0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><span style=\"color: #bdbdbd; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 20px;\">\u671b\u6708\u592a\u559c\u4e4b\u4e1e\uff08\u90a6\u697d\u6253\u697d\u5668\u6f14\u594f\u5bb6\uff09<\/span><span style=\"color: #bdbdbd; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 14px;\">Takinojo Mochizuki \u2014 master traditional Japanese percussionist<\/span>\n<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0db4801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0db4801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Takinojo specializes in playing traditional Japanese percussion instruments such as the kotsuzumi and other hand drums. Performing in a variety of styles, from Kabuki music to modern, he is an undisputable master of Japanese folk music and folk instruments.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce1c8a1\" data-id=\"ce1c8a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9446036 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9446036\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/10th_anv_img_interview_writer.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/10th_anv_img_interview_writer.png 200w, https:\/\/sonica.jp\/instruments\/images\/10th_anv_img_interview_writer-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7ab02e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7ab02e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d7aa8b\" data-id=\"3d7aa8b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c53dec3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c53dec3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-adeacaa\" data-id=\"adeacaa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b99127a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b99127a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><h3 class=\"heading-1\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: 'times new roman', times;\">&#8211; Staff<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0946823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0946823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Directed by Tomohiro Harada<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Film Editing: Yoshitaka Koyama<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Cinematography: Myonchol Kim<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Assistant: Kenji Kagawa, Yuko Munakata<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Photography: Kenji Kagawa<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Recording Engineer: Tomohiro Harada<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Recording support: Rataro M<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Translation: Craig Leonard<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Executive Producer: Tomohiro Harada<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Special Thanks:<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Media Integration, Inc.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Apogee Electronics Corp.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Pino Inc.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; 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