This website provides an historical introduction to the biwa, and in-depth discussion of a selection of 22 representative pieces from the chikuzen biwa repertoire accompanied by the author’s performances.

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Historical Period of the Ballad

  • 本能寺 honnoji

    Historical Period of the Ballad Warring States (16th c.- early 17th c.)
    Battlefield Location Kinki Region (Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto etc.)

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  • 関ケ原 sekigahara

    Historical Period of the Ballad Warring States (16th c.- early 17th c.)
    Battlefield Location Chubu

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  • 伽羅の兜 kyara no kabuto

    Historical Period of the Ballad Edo period / Meiji period (1600-1880)
    Battlefield Location Kinki Region (Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto etc.)

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  • 曲垣平九郎 magaki heikuro

    Historical Period of the Ballad Edo period / Meiji period (1600-1880)
    Battlefield Location Kanto

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