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MOONVIEWING If you've never listened to Japanese music...listen to this. If you've listened to a lot of Japanese music...listen to this. The beauty of cherry blossoms bathed in silver moonlight, lanterns drifting on water and the sounds of nightfall, elegantly evoked by the Japanese shakuhachi bamboo flute and the silken strings of the koto. Duo En takes their music beyond traditional borders without losing sight of its roots, and the listener is richly rewarded with something as intimate and warm as it is ancient and exotic. 
to"Ancient Pine"
The CD includes:Moonlit Garden, Kojo no Tsuki (Moon Over Castle Ruins), Floating Leaves, Ancient Pine, Call of the Cranes, Sakura, Sakura (Cherry Blossom Song), and Meditations on Rokudan. Performed by the Duo EN. Total time: 57:37. |
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EN: AFFINITY
| MUSIC FOR THE MIND AND SPIRIT Award-winning artist Elizabeth Falconer (koto) and John Falconer (shakuhachi bamboo flute) perform original compositions and well-known pieces from Japan, as well as their own arrangements of American spirituals, a romantic classical work, and a lilting Cuban melody. Reaching beyond the style of "meditation music," this is an utterly refreshing take on the versatile sounds of these traditional Japanese instruments.< p>
to"Enigma" The CD includes:Enigma, Whispering Trees, Silver River, Spring Sea, Danza Lucumi, Sukiyaki Song, Amazing Grace/Swing Low, Lost Lake Reflections, Scarborough Fair, Je Crois Encore Entendre, Nightingale's Return. Performed by the Duo EN. Total time: 60:24. |
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WINTER CRANES
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Tidings of peace from Duo En. Japanese shakuhachi (bamboo flute) and the 13-string koto (harp) offer acoustic music of replenishing calm and hope. Heartfelt and refreshing arrangements of melodies new and old are presented for listeners of all ages and places in the spirit of peace. A refreshing addition to your Christmas collection, and the perfect gift for someone special.
The CD includes: Winter Cranes, Greensleeves, Snow Dream, Over the Rainbow (is a Winter Wonderland), Happiness, White Christmas, Silent Night. Performed by the Duo EN. Total time: 44:32. | Award-winning Lullabies... for All Ages |
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Oyasumi - Goodnight: Japanese Lullabies and Restful Melodies | Performed by Aiko Shimada & Elizabeth Falconer Lullabies for all ages! The perfect way to start a nap ...or end the day.  
Winner of both Parents' Choice and NAPPA Gold Awards! Recommended by PBS Parents! Nominated for Best Asian Ethnic/Language Album of 2004 by Just Plain Folks Music Awards
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Oyasumi - Goodnight includes these pieces, sung mostly in Japanese by Aiko Shimada:
Oborozuki yo, Furusato, Sakura, Sakura, Momiji, Takeda no Komoriuta, Aiko's Lullaby, Aka Tonbo, Aogeba Totoshi, Umi, Mimura no Angwa, Hatsu Yuki, Kirakira Boshi, Hama Chidori, Hagoromo no Komoriuta, Komoriuta, Oyasumi. Total Playing Time: 57:33 "Carries listeners to a place of quiet and enfolding peace."
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Island Dreams.....songs and lullabies carried on the wind.
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Acoustic music from Japan, Okinawa, Hawai'i, and beyond; as uplifting and nurturing as an ocean breeze. Performed by Dragonfly: Aiko Shimada , vocals and guitars; Elizabeth Falconer, koto; and introducing Mako, Okinawan sanshin, vocals, and ukulele. "An Interesting mix of instruments; beautifully performed and superbly sung. - Far Side Music 
Winner of a 2004 NAPPA Gold Award, an iParenting Media Award and a Parents' Choice Approved Award!
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| The songs on this CD are sung in Okinawan, English, and Japanese, and include: Tinsagu nu Hana (Balsam Flowers), Pupu Hinuhinu (Shiny Shell Lullaby), MAHALO, Warabi Gami (Blessings from Heaven), Tsukinu Kaisha (Ocean Moon), Tanabata no Uta (Song of the Star Festival), Ku'u Pua I Paoakalani (My Flowers at Paoakalani), Migumi (One), When Pueo Flies, Akata Sundunchi (My Heart, My Home), Kojo no Tsuki (Moonlit Castle Reflections), Hatachi Miyarabi (Youthful Beauty), Dreaming~Yume. Total playing time: 55:20 "In some small but significant way, you will be changed." Other Acoustic Titles You Will Love from Koto World |
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SPELL OF SPRING: SELECTED WORKS OF SAWAI TADAO (Volume I) Some of the most dramatic and compelling music of the great composer and koto virtuoso Sawai Tadao (1937-1997), performed by American koto master Elizabeth Falconer, with John Falconer (shakuhachi) and Tari Nelson-Zagar (violin). THIS IS THE ONLY COLLECTION OF HIS WORKS RECORDED IN THE US.
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The CD includes:Kaze no Uta (Song of the Wind) for koto and shakuhachi; Tori no Yo- Ni (Like a Bird) for solo koto; , Naki Suna Yo (Singing Sand) for violin and koto; Haru no Gotoku (Spell of Spring) for koto and shakuhachi; ,Hotaru (Fireflies), for solo bass koto. Total time: 51:12. | Please visit our REVIEWS page to see what people are saying... |
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THE SECOND CD OF THE SET
STIRRING AUTUMN: SELECTED WORKS OF SAWAI TADAO (Volume II) Elegant and passionate music of the great composer and koto virtuoso Sawai Tadao (1937-1997), performed by American koto master Elizabeth Falconer who performs with John Falconer (shakuhachi), Marcia Takamura (shamisen), Jessika Kenney (voice), plus a koto solo by 16-year old Brian Falconer. Click here for the lyrics and translation of the title song. THIS IS THE ONLY COLLECTION OF HIS WORKS RECORDED IN THE US.
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| The CD includes:Yureru Aki (Stirring Autumn) for voice and koto; Sanka (Song of Praise) for koto solo; Ginga (Milky Way) for shamisen and koto; Manjushaka (Equinox Flowers) for solo koto; Hana (Flourish) for shakuhachi and koto. Total time: 48:26. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CHOCOLATE SUITE
At last....Japanese music for chocolate lovers! Delicious music that melts in your ears...written by Elizabeth, inspired by her son Brian's love of chocolate. Warm, uplifting koto duos performed by Brian and Elizabeth. You don't have to practice Zen meditation - or even be potty-trained - to enjoy this! Winner of an iParenting Media "Hottest Product of 2004" Award and Parents' Choice Recommended Award! "Midnight Rain" has been nominated for a Just Plain Folks Music Award in the category of "Best Asian Song". |
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| Chocolate Suite includes these pieces: Midnight Rain, Chocolate Suite (White Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, Dark Chocolate), Festival Drums, Blossoms, Cloudscape. Total playing time: 46:52 "This one is for day-dreaming." -Parents' Choice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CLICK HEREto buy the CD for just $12.97 at CD Baby! (You can also listen to samples or download the music!) | Isshin - Emerging: Music for Japanese Koto
-- Melodic Koto Solos by Japanese Composers
This CD celebrates the emergence of the Japanese koto as an instrument of universal appeal, and features works by much-loved contemporary Japanese composers Sawai Tadao, Miki Minoru, Nagasawa Katsutoshi, and Yuize Shin'ichi. It also includes a work written for bass koto by Robin Williamson, and a work by Elizabeth Falconer. "I simply selected my all-time favorite pieces," says Falconer, who began playing koto in 1979 and studied under Sawai during her 12 years in Japan. "These pieces speak to me - they are very melodic and artful, with a sense of tradition about them that reaches out to us through the ages." This is a re-release of the 1997 Music and Arts recording.
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| r> Isshin - Emerging includes these pieces: Higure (Sunset), Gaku (Joy), Nishikigi ni tosete itutsu no shohin (Five Sketches in Autumn Colors), Little Overture, Lullaby for my Doll, Letter from a Stranger's Childhood, Ai no Uta (Song of Love), Jipushi no Uta (Song of the Gypsy), Chiisana Haru (Touch of Spring). Total playing time: 64:15. Add this to your music collection." Amazon Reviewer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 CLICK HERE to buy the CD for just $12.97 at CD Baby! (You can also listen to samples or download the music!) | Deep Pool - Koto Solos Inspired by an Art Exhibition -- Meditative Koto Solos Best Solo Instrumental Album Award from Just Plain Folks Music Awards! |
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| Deep Pool - Koto Solos inspired by an Art Exhibition includes these solo koto pieces: Drawing water from a Mountain Stream, Summer Evening, Azalea and Butterfly, Moon and Stars, Waves and Plovers, Deep Pool, Moon at Uji. Total playing time: 58:21 "Listening closely brings joy to our own existence." Joe Ross, CD Baby Reviewer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Please visit our REVIEWS page to see what people are saying... Download the music from itunes here!
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Taka Koto Ensemble
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| TAKA includes these koto ensemble pieces:
Taka, Sring Rain, URUMA, Haiku, Blossoms, Dream Wind. Total playing time: 65:08 "Breathtaking and beyond beautiful!" Kim, CD Baby Reviewer | Koto World CDs are just $12.97! |
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