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Nakanoshima Keiko

中能島 慶子

Nakanoshima Keiko
9/19/1912 - 6/8/1988

Koto

Her father, Imai Keishō, was a koto player and professor at the Tokyo School of Music, where she was taught from infancy. In 1933, she married Nakanōshima Kin'ichi, the fourth head of the Nakanōshima school, who died in 1959.
She also served as a lecturer at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music.
In addition to her performing activities, she composed about 50 pieces of music, including "For the Four Seasons" and other representative works.

Affiliations
Yamada School Koto Society (Executive Director)
Japan Sankyoku Society (Director)

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Tracks Recorded

Pieces KanjiLengthAlbumInstrument
Chidori no Kyoku 千鳥の曲 12'34 Kinko-Ryū Shakuhachi / Yamaguchi Gorō no Sankyoku (Yamada-Ryū Hen) Koto
Chōgonka 長恨歌 28'13 Yamada-Ryū Sōkyoku Tokusen Koto
Hana no Kumo 花の雲 14'25 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 55 Koto
Kajimakura 楫枕 12'37 Jiuta no Sekai - 5 Koto
Kasuga Mōde 春日詣 13'37 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 51 Koto
Kumoi Hachidan 雲井八段 07'23 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 08 Koto
Kumoi Rokudan 雲井六段 06'40 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 07 Koto
Matsukaze (Yamada Ryū) 松風 Yamada Ryū Sōkyoku Tokusen 2 - Okayasu Ginuta (山田流箏曲特選 二ー岡康砧) Koto
Midare Rinzetsu 乱輪舌 07'44 So - Japanese Traditional Music Koto
Miyako no Haru (Yamada Ryū) 都の春 Miyako no Haru / Ōmi Hakkei Koto
Miyako no Haru (Yamada Ryū) 都の春 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 55 Koto
Play Button Miyako no Haru (Yamada Ryū) 都の春 12'12 Yamada Ryu Sokyoku Meikyoku-shu Koto
Miyako no Haru (Yamada Ryū) 都の春 Yamada Ryū Sōkyoku Tokusen 2 - Okayasu Ginuta (山田流箏曲特選 二ー岡康砧) Koto
Nebiki no Matsu 根引の松 21'27 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 24 Koto
Okayasu Ginuta 岡康砧 12'50 Kinko Ryū Shakuhachi Sankyoku Meikyoku Sen - Dai Ichi Shū - Vol 1 Koto
Okayasu Ginuta 岡康砧 12'40 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 58 Koto
Play Button Okayasu Ginuta 岡康砧 12'41 Yamada Ryu Sokyoku Meikyoku-shu Koto
Okayasu Ginuta 岡康砧 Yamada Ryū Sōkyoku Tokusen 2 - Okayasu Ginuta (山田流箏曲特選 二ー岡康砧) Koto
Omi Hakkei 近江八景 Miyako no Haru / Ōmi Hakkei Koto
Rokudan no Shirabe 六段の調 Hōgaku Taikei Vol. 3 - Sōkyoku - Shakuhachi 1 (LP 1) Koto
Sakura Gari 桜狩 22'13 Yamada-Ryū Sōkyoku no Shirabe volume 6 Koto
Sarashi さらし Yamada Ryū Sōkyoku Tokusen 2 - Okayasu Ginuta (山田流箏曲特選 二ー岡康砧) Koto
Shiki no Shirabe 四季の調 08'00 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 57 Koto
Shiki no Shirabe 四季の調 Yamada-Ryū - Sō no Emaki - "Shiki" Koto
Shiki no Shirabe 四季の調 08'23 Yamada-Ryū Sōkyoku no Shirabe volume 10 Koto
Suite for Koto and Shamisen 箏と三絃の為の組曲 Koto and Flute: The Music of Kinichi Nakanoshima Koto
Usu no Koe 臼の声 12'13 Yamada-Ryū Sōkyoku Tokusen Koto
Uya no Tsuki 雨夜の月 30'05 Kinko-Ryū Shakuhachi / Yamaguchi Gorō no Sankyoku (Yamada-Ryū Hen) Koto
Aki no Nanakusa 秋の七草 05'55 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 55 Voice
Aoi no Ue (Yamada Ryu) 葵の上 37 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 46 Voice
Azuma Jishi 吾妻獅子 19'21 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 23 Voice
Chanoyu Ondo 茶湯音頭 12'27 Nakanoshima Kin'ichi no Koto - Yamada Ryū Sōkyoku Voice
Chanoyu Ondo 茶湯音頭 06'28 Sōkyoku - Chaondō (Chanoyu Ondō) Voice
Chanoyu Ondo 茶湯音頭 07'09 Sōkyoku - Chaondō (Chanoyu Ondō) Voice
Chidori no Kyoku 千鳥の曲 12'34 Kinko-Ryū Shakuhachi / Yamaguchi Gorō no Sankyoku (Yamada-Ryū Hen) Voice
Chikubushima (Yamada Ryū) 竹生島 19'24 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 51 Voice
Chōgonka 長恨歌 30'00 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 47 Voice
Chōgonka 長恨歌 28'13 Yamada-Ryū Sōkyoku Tokusen Voice
Enoshima no Kyoku 江の島の曲 18'41 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 48 Voice
Fushimi 伏見 14'42 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 54 Voice
Hana no Kumo 花の雲 14'25 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 55 Voice
Haru no Kyoku 春の曲 16'43 Nakanoshima Kin'ichi no Koto - Yamada Ryū Sōkyoku Voice
Haru no Kyoku 春の曲 15'09 Sōkyoku - Haru no Kyoku / Usu no Koe Voice
Hototogisu (Yamada Ryū) 郭公 09'48 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 49 Voice
Kaka Ju Senzai 鶴寿千歳 14'02 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 57 Voice
Kasuga Mōde 春日詣 13'37 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 51 Voice
Matsukaze (Yamada Ryū) 松風 18'08 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 54 Voice
Matsukaze (Yamada Ryū) 松風 Yamada Ryū Sōkyoku Tokusen 2 - Okayasu Ginuta (山田流箏曲特選 二ー岡康砧) Voice
Miyako no Haru (Yamada Ryū) 都の春 Miyako no Haru / Ōmi Hakkei Voice
Miyako no Haru (Yamada Ryū) 都の春 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 55 Voice
Play Button Miyako no Haru (Yamada Ryū) 都の春 12'12 Yamada Ryu Sokyoku Meikyoku-shu Voice
Miyako no Haru (Yamada Ryū) 都の春 Yamada Ryū Sōkyoku Tokusen 2 - Okayasu Ginuta (山田流箏曲特選 二ー岡康砧) Voice
Miyo Manzai 御代万歳 11'58 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 57 Voice
Nasuno 那須野 13'11 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 48 Voice
Nebiki no Matsu 根引の松 21'27 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 24 Voice
Okayasu Ginuta 岡康砧 12'50 Kinko Ryū Shakuhachi Sankyoku Meikyoku Sen - Dai Ichi Shū - Vol 1 Voice
Okayasu Ginuta 岡康砧 Yamada Ryū Sōkyoku Tokusen 2 - Okayasu Ginuta (山田流箏曲特選 二ー岡康砧) Voice
Omi Hakkei 近江八景 Miyako no Haru / Ōmi Hakkei Voice
Sakura Gari 桜狩 21'58 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 50 Voice
Sakura Gari 桜狩 22'13 Yamada-Ryū Sōkyoku no Shirabe volume 6 Voice
Sarashi さらし 13'59 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 22 Voice
Play Button Sarashi さらし 14'04 Yamada Ryu Sokyoku Meikyoku-shu Voice
Sarashi さらし Yamada Ryū Sōkyoku Tokusen 2 - Okayasu Ginuta (山田流箏曲特選 二ー岡康砧) Voice
Shichi Fukujin 七福神 20'06 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 53 Voice
Shin Sarashi 新晒 Hōgaku Taikei Vol. 4 - Sōkyoku - Shakuhachi 2 (LP 2) Voice
Shintakasago 新高砂 06'10 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 41 Voice
Shojo no Tsuru 松上の鶴 10'43 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 56 Voice
Suma no Arashi 須磨の嵐 20'05 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 56 Voice
Sumiyoshi 住吉 21'12 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 49 Voice
Usu no Koe 臼の声 13'38 Nakanoshima Kin'ichi no Koto - Yamada Ryū Sōkyoku Voice
Usu no Koe 臼の声 12'58 Sōkyoku - Haru no Kyoku / Usu no Koe Voice
Play Button Usu no Koe 臼の声 13'51 Yamada Ryu Sokyoku Meikyoku-shu Voice
Usu no Koe 臼の声 12'13 Yamada-Ryū Sōkyoku Tokusen Voice
Uya no Tsuki 雨夜の月 30'05 Kinko-Ryū Shakuhachi / Yamaguchi Gorō no Sankyoku (Yamada-Ryū Hen) Voice
Uya no Tsuki 雨夜の月 13'13 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 54 Voice
Yachio Jishi 八千代獅子 07'19 Nakanoshima Kin'ichi no Koto - Yamada Ryū Sōkyoku Voice