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Yamato-uta no Netori

[Genre]Shintoo
[Also Known As]Prelude to the Dance of the Ancient Kingdom of Yamato

Yamato-uta no Netori appears on the following albums

Album Artist
Play ButtonMusical Anthology of the Orient, Unesco Collection Vol 5
A prelude to the "Dance of the Ancient Realm". The solemn performance of this dance is preceded by a prelude played by kagura-bue, hichiriki and wagon. In this recording, the hichiriki is played by Maestro Takashi Tsuji, one of Japan's foremost virtuosi and Director of the Music Department at the Great Ise Shrine.

Recorded by Eta Harich-Schneider at the Inner Ise shrine on November 18, 1953