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Suiha no Den    
Gaku Banshiki-Gaku  Hataraki
Shirabe Nanor Tome
Ryo no Fukiage Deha Hayafue

Please enjoy the sound of Nohkan.
All recordings of Nohkan were played by myself

Suiha no Den  
whole recording: suiha980831.mp3 2.19MB.playing time 4 min 48 sec.
partial recording: suiha980831a.mp3 638KB. playing time 1 min 21 sec.
Suiha no Den is played in Noh play "Yoro Suiha no Den"
It expresses the flow of a waterfall.
Played and recorded at the National Noh Theater on Aug. 31, 1998
Gaku  
partial recording only
shodan 1.05MB. playing time 2 min 18 sec.
sandan and yodan 1.21MB. playing time 2 min 39 sec.
Gaku is played when the Noh story is related to the Tang (ancient China) story or to the traditional Japanese Court drums.
The tone of Gaku is Oshiki.
(Aug. 31, 1998)
Banshiki-Gaku  
partial recording only
shodan (recording starts in the middle) 823KB. playing time 1 min 45 sec.
sandan and yodan 1.27MB. playing time 2 min 46 sec.
Banshiki is the higher  tone than Oshiki. Banshiki-Gaku is played instead of normal Oshiki-Gaku when Noh is played in  kogaki (special direction) story.
(Sep. 14, 1986
)
Hataraki  
hataraki20080923.mp3 1.40MB. playing time 1 min 32 sec.
Hataraki is played as the music when Shite who acts a Dragon God, a long-nosed goblin or a fierce god  walks around on the stage showing his power.
(Sep. 23, 2008)
Shirabe  
shirabe.mp3 1.22MB, 2 min 40 sec.
Shirabe is played at the beginning of the Noh play behind the curtain.
Everyday lesson of the Nohkan begins after playing Shirabe
Nanori  
nanori.mp3 877KB, playing time 1 min 52 sec.
Nanori means self-introduction. It is played as an appearance music when Waki (a supporting actor in the Noh play) introduces himself after appearing on the stage.
Tome  
tome.mp3 209KB, playing time 26 sec
Tome means the end. It is played at the end of the Noh play.
Ryo no Fukiage  
ryonofukiage2000.mp3 162KB, playing time 20 sec.
This recording is a part of "Idutsu"
Deha  
deha20001010.mp3 996KB, playing time 2 min 7 sec.
Deha is played as an appearance music of Shite (a main actor in the Noh play) when he plays a part of Japanese god or a man of refined tastes.
Hayafue  
hayafue20080923.mp3 1.47MB, playing time 1 min 36 sec.
Hayafue is played as an appearance music of Shite or Tsure when he plays a Dragon God or a gohst.
(Sep. 23, 2008
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