Kawamura Taizan - The International Shakuhachi Society

Kawamura Taizan

川村泰山

Shakuhachi

Taizan Kawamura graduated from the music theory department of the Seiha Institute and the NHK Ikuseikai, a famous training ground for professional musicians in Japan. Kawamura has performed under Japan Foundation funding in former Soviet Union and Europe. Besides his activity as a solo performer, he performs and composes in a wide variety of styles from classical to modem for such groups as the ensemble "Shakuhachi 1979," the Sankyoku group "Atarashii Kaze," the shakuhachi, piano and percussion trio "Taigu," and the Hogaku Group "Mutsuno wo," and the vocal, guitar and koto group "Bisha." He is currently active as an instructor and performer for numerous Tozan Shakuhachi related organizations.

Students

1960 -

1984 -

Tracks Recorded

Pieces	Kanji	Length	Album	Instrument
Aioi no Uta	相生の詩	08'28	Works of Hozan Yamamoto 4	Shakuhachi
American Patrol		03'20	The Shakuhachi - Digital Transcendence Sound	Shakuhachi
Aranjuez Mon Amour		04'16	The Shakuhachi - Digital Transcendence Sound	Shakuhachi
Ban Ka	晩夏	10'52	Works of Hozan Yamamoto 4	Shakuhachi
Banka	晚夏	10'56	Yuzuriiha	Shakuhachi
Echigojishi	越後獅子	15'12	Sankyoku Gassō Dai Zenshū vol. 17 (三曲合奏大全集１７)	Shakuhachi
Hanago	花子	44	Yuize Shinichi Saku Hin ni Yoru Showa no Sakumono	Shakuhachi
Haru no Hikari	春の光	01'42	Collection of Fundamental Tozan Ryu Honkyoku - 03	Shakuhachi
Haru no Hikari	春の光	01'19	Collection of Fundamental Tozan Ryu Honkyoku - 03	Shakuhachi
Haru no Hikari	春の光	02'36	Collection of Fundamental Tozan Ryu Honkyoku - 03	Shakuhachi
Haru no Hikari	春の光	01'24	Collection of Fundamental Tozan Ryu Honkyoku - 03	Shakuhachi
Haru no Hikari	春の光	03'10	Collection of Fundamental Tozan Ryu Honkyoku - 03	Shakuhachi
Haru no Hikari	春の光	01'27	Collection of Fundamental Tozan Ryu Honkyoku - 03	Shakuhachi
Haru no Hikari	春の光	00'19	Collection of Fundamental Tozan Ryu Honkyoku - 03	Shakuhachi
Haru no Hikari	春の光	01'34	Collection of Fundamental Tozan Ryu Honkyoku - 03	Shakuhachi
Haru no Hikari	春の光	00'40	Collection of Fundamental Tozan Ryu Honkyoku - 03	Shakuhachi
Hototogisu no Kyoku	時鳥の曲	15'20	Sankyoku Gassō Dai Zenshū (zoku) vol. 13 (続三曲合奏大全集13)	Shakuhachi
In The Mood		03'17	The Shakuhachi - Digital Transcendence Sound	Shakuhachi
Iwashimizu	岩清水	17'36	Kangetsu	Shakuhachi
Kangetsu	寒月	16'25	Kangetsu	Shakuhachi
Kokyo no Hana	故郷の花	13'42	Koto and Shamisen Gendai Meikyoku Shū 06	Shakuhachi
Koto - Five Parts for Shakuhachi, Koto, and 17-string Koto	尺八箏十七弦五部合奏曲「湖都 (こと)」	10'37	Works of Hozan Yamamoto 5	Shakuhachi
Little Brown Jug		03'23	The Shakuhachi - Digital Transcendence Sound	Shakuhachi
Maboroshi no Kuni	まぼろしの国	11'36	Challenging Eternity Disk 05	Shakuhachi
Manzai	万歳	11'20	Sankyoku Gassō Dai Zenshū (zoku) vol. 14 (続三曲合奏大全集14)	Shakuhachi
Momiji	紅葉	13'05	Kangetsu (Disk 2)	Shakuhachi
Moonlight Serenade		02'28	The Shakuhachi - Digital Transcendence Sound	Shakuhachi
Nikan no Fu	二管の譜	11'18	Works of Hozan Yamamoto 2	Shakuhachi
Nikan no Fu	二管の譜	11'22	Yuzuriiha	Shakuhachi
Parker's Mood		03'39	The Shakuhachi - Digital Transcendence Sound	Shakuhachi
Ryō for Five Shakuhachi Players 1	五人の尺八奏者のための「涼」1	12'00	Hōzan Yamamoto's Music Vol. 5	Shakuhachi
Ryō for Five Shakuhachi Players 1	五人の尺八奏者のための「涼」1	07'39	Works of Hozan Yamamoto 3	Shakuhachi
Ryō for Five Shakuhachi Players 2	五人の尺八奏者のための「涼」2	05'22	Works of Hozan Yamamoto 3	Shakuhachi
Shadow of Your Smile, The		03'39	The Shakuhachi - Digital Transcendence Sound	Shakuhachi
Shigaraki Danuki	信楽狸	10'03	Yuize Shinichi Saku Hin ni Yoru Showa no Sakumono	Shakuhachi
Shihō no Umi	四方の海	13'46	Nakashima Utashito Meisaku Senshū	Shakuhachi
Shimoyo	霜夜	07'18	Collection of Fundamental Tozan Ryu Honkyoku - 01	Shakuhachi
Shimoyo	霜夜	04'01	Collection of Fundamental Tozan Ryu Honkyoku - 01	Shakuhachi
Shimoyo	霜夜	03'48	Collection of Fundamental Tozan Ryu Honkyoku - 01	Shakuhachi
Shimoyo	霜夜	03'42	Collection of Fundamental Tozan Ryu Honkyoku - 01	Shakuhachi
Sōen - Shakuhachi Duet	尺八二重奏曲「双宴」	12'50	Works of Hozan Yamamoto 4	Shakuhachi
Summertime		03'45	The Shakuhachi - Digital Transcendence Sound	Shakuhachi
Take no Shiki - Haru	竹の四季より　春	09'24	Works of Hozan Yamamoto 1	Shakuhachi
Take the "A" Train		02'43	The Shakuhachi - Digital Transcendence Sound	Shakuhachi
Takesaisai	「竹彩々」	13'38	Works of Hozan Yamamoto 5	Shakuhachi
Tōgen - Concerto No. 17 for Chinese 21-string Koto	中国二十一弦箏のための協奏曲第17番「桃源」	24'56	Togen; Yuize Shinichi Saku Hin Shu	Shakuhachi
Tuxedo Junction		03'32	The Shakuhachi - Digital Transcendence Sound	Shakuhachi
Waka no Ura 1. Tsuru Sudatsu; Nami o Koete	和歌の浦 1. 鶴巣立つ; 波をこえて	02'45	Nakashima Utashito Meisaku Senshū	Shakuhachi
Waka no Ura 2. Urayasu; Raku; Sato Narete	和歌の浦 2.浦安; 楽; 里馴れて	13'10	Nakashima Utashito Meisaku Senshū	Shakuhachi
Waka no Ura 3. Funa Asobi; Nami to Chidori; Tairyō Iwai; Tsuki ni Ukarete	和歌の浦 3. 舟遊び; 波と千鳥; 大漁祝; 月に浮かれて	15'26	Nakashima Utashito Meisaku Senshū	Shakuhachi
Waka no Ura 4. Rōkaku Kishin	和歌の浦 4. 老鶴帰心	08'26	Nakashima Utashito Meisaku Senshū	Shakuhachi
Yachio	八千代	01'36	Collection of Fundamental Tozan Ryu Honkyoku - 02	Shakuhachi
Yachio	八千代	04'07	Collection of Fundamental Tozan Ryu Honkyoku - 02	Shakuhachi
Yachio	八千代	01'54	Collection of Fundamental Tozan Ryu Honkyoku - 02	Shakuhachi

Composed or Arranged

Shakuhachi Compositions
Title	Kanji	Year	Alternate Title
Mai	舞
Somato		1978
Yu	遊	1978
Aoi	葵	1980	Hollyhock
Fûn		1980
Fumon	風紋	1981
Shuyo		1981
Shusui		1982	Autumn Stream
Miyabi	雅び	1983
Rindo		1983
Yumiharizuki		1983
Hokuto		1985	Big Dipper
Tenpen Natsu		1985
Hamayu		1986
Minami Jujisei		1986
Semptember Song		1986
Shiro		1986
Nami	波	1987
Renge		1987
Sukecchi		1987	Sketch
Unsui		1988
Ginga Tetsudo no Yoru		1989
Kaka		1989
Yuki On'na		1989
Yuki On'na II		1990
Tenryu Gawa		1993	Tenryu river
Shinjo ni Yosete		1994
Yukimi So		1994
Kosumo no Hibiki		1995
Jokei		1996
Sharaku	写楽	1996
Ha no Fu		1997
Kyu no Fu		1998
Fumon III		2000
Renpo		2000
Sanga Saika		2000
Getsurin		2001