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I've started an easy to read list of all the Kinko honkyoku and where they come from. As most of you know, Kurasawa Kinko walked around Japan collecting honkyoku to make up what is known today as the Kinko-ryu (although some were added later). So, where do they originally come from? I got the following information from easily accessible sources, such as Komuso.com or John Singer's page. If you have any other information or corrections or whatever please add to it. If you can read Japanese please add place names I don't have the kanji for. Thanks.
Of course I'll continue to do more research on this too and add whatever I find. (~~ji (sometime ken)= ~~ temple; Ichigetsuji = Ichigetsu temple)
Akebono no shirabe 曙の調 (not sure)
Akebono Sugagaki 曙菅垣 (黒沢琴古の作曲) written by Kinko himself
Akita Sugagaki 秋田菅垣 (from Biao to Kinko, or from Kokuzan Daiji)
Ashi no Shirabe 芦の調 (forward to the piece Kinuta Sugomori)
Azuma no Kyoku 吾妻の曲 (根笹派伝、from Nezasa-ha, rearranged by Yoshida Iccho for Kinko-ryu)
Banshiki-cho 盤渉調 (previously played as a prelude to Shinkyorei, or prelude to Shikanotone)
Ginuta Koku 吟龍虚空 (一月寺伝) from Ichigetsu-ji
Hifumihachigaeshinoshirabe 一二三鉢返の調 (not sure where this version comes from)
Hoshosu 鳳将雛 (possibly composed by Kinko)
Igusa Reibo 葦草鈴慕 (鈴法寺伝) from Reihoji
Izu reibo 伊豆鈴慕 (Kotokuzan 龍源寺伝) from Ryugenji
Kinsan Koku 琴三虚霊 (Kyoko-an in Uji)
Kinuta Sugomori 砧巣籠 (not sure)
koku Reibo 虚空鈴慕 (Ikkeishi of Shoju-ken, Nagasaki)
虚空替手 (一関流) (probably same as the Kinko version, Ikkeishi of Shoju-ken, Nagasaki)
Koro Sugagaki 転菅垣 (don't know)
Kotobuki no shirabe 寿の調 (don't know)
Kotoji no kyoku 琴柱の曲 (preliminary piece to Kinuta Sugomori)
Kumoijishi 雲井獅子 (一朝軒伝) from Icchoken (that's in Kyushu)
Kyoreibo 京鈴慕 (京都明暗寺伝) from Kyoto Myoanji
Kyushu reibo 九州鈴慕 (一朝軒伝) from Icchoken
Meguro jishi 目黒獅子 (Ryukei Zan Tosho-Ji 、to Kinko from Roshu of Aoki Zan Seiko-Ji )
Mukaiji reibo 霧海箎鈴慕 (Nagasaki's Shojuken temple )
Namami reibo 波間鈴慕 (Ikkei-Shi of Shoju-Ken to Kinko in Nagasaki )
reibo nagashi 鈴慕流 (by Hashimoto Samon Hanzo )
Sagari ha no kyoku 下り葉の曲 (京都明暗寺伝) Myoanji
Sakai jishi 栄獅子 (by Omuri Sogun; Sakai, Osaka)
Sanya sugagaki 三谷菅垣 (Ikkei-Shi of Chofuku Zan Kuzai-Ji Nagasaki)
Sayama sugagaki 佐山菅垣 (Ikkei-Shi of Chofuku Zan Kuzai-Ji )
Shika no tone 鹿の遠音 (Shojuken temple in Nagasaki from the monk Ikkeishi )
Shimotsuke kyorei 下野虚霊 (一月寺伝) from Ichigetsuji
Shin kyorei 真虚霊 (Ikkei to Kinko Kurosawa in Nagasaki )
Shizu no kyoku 志図の曲 (Kyukoan)
Sokaku reibo 巣鶴鈴慕 (Kyukoan)
Sugagaki 菅垣 (arranged by Yoshida Iccho, possibly from Shikoku)
taki ochi no kyoku 瀧落の曲 (龍源寺伝) ryugenji
Tsuki no kyoku 月の曲 (Araki KodoIIの作曲)
Uchikae kyorei 打替虚霊 (Shinmyo Seizan-Ji; branch of Ichigetsu-Ji)
Yoshiya reibo 吉野鈴慕 (Kyukoan)
Yugure no kyoku 夕暮の曲 (Ichigetsuji)
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Bogert wrote:
Azuma no Kyoku 吾妻の曲 (根笹派伝、from Nezasa-ha, rearranged by Yoshida Iccho for Kinko-ryu)
Has anyone recorded a Nezasa-ha version of this?
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Not that I know of... as far as I can tell its not really part of the Nezasa-ha repertoire anymore.
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The problem here is that some of the place origins are actually associated with other pieces which happen to have similar or same names as the Kinko honkyoku. They are not the same pieces in many cases.
A couple of these (Kumoijishi and Azuma no Kyoku) are not even considered honkyoku by Kinko players, they are "gikyoku".
Part of "Hi Fu Mi Hachigaeshi no Shirabe" was composed by Araki Chikuo.
Those are a few leads you might want to track down.
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Yeah, I've noticed that. I have several pieces of the same name with entirely different contents. The above information is mostly from John Singer's webpage research and a few from other places. I haven't actually started my own work into this so much. I'm working on some other stuff at the moment, but thought people would have some input if I threw it on here in the meantime.
Thanks for the info on Hi Fu Mi hachigaeashi no Shirabe.
that's the kind of stuff I'm looking for.
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