Daiwagaku performed by Steven Taizen Casano.

Jin Nyodo’s Daiwagaku (大和楽) performed by Steven Taizen Casano on a 1.8 shakuhachi flute. According to the International Shakuhachi Website: “Jin Nyodo composed this piece in 1941. The term shokyoku was coined especially by Jin Nyodo and is based on the concept that “good music can not be created through the intentions of a single individual“. Rather the creative process of the universe manifests itself momentarily in one human being so that the piece is not composed (sakkyoku) but is born (shokyoku).” “Th