Biography
The Koto Ensemble of the Ikuta School is a group following the Ikuta style.
The kokyu is played by Sadako Nishimura; the 17 string koto is by Hiroko Mitsuike, and the shamisen by Shukin Noda. The koto ensemble is of the Ikuta school.
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Ikuta Kengyo (1666-1716) (Kengyo was the name once taken by prominent koto players) merged koto music with the tradition of the more popular, more widespread, and livelier shamisen (a lute-style instrument popular at the time in the entertainment districts of Japan). The Ikuta school (Ikuta ryu) stresses koto and shamisen ensemble music.
A list of the repertoire of the Ikuta school can be found here http://komuso.com/schools/index.pl?school=13
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