Tsuruta Kinshi

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Kinshi Tsuruta (鶴田 錦史, Tsuruta Kinshi, 1911–1995) was an eminent Japanese musician of the 20th century. She specialized in the ancient pear-shaped plucked lute called biwa, and also sang. She developed her own form of the Satsuma biwa, which she called the Tsuruta biwa. Tsuruta-san achieved international attention for her New York City premiere performance, in November 1967, of Tōru Takemitsu's November Steps with the New York Philharmonic, under the direction of Seiji Ozawa (with shakuhachi player Katsuya Yokoyama). User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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BIWA - Japanese Traditional Mu

BIWA - Japanese Traditional Music

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Biwa, The world of Tsuruta Kinshi

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Japanese Traditional Music v.4: Biwa

Satsuma Biwa

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Biwa

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Biwa, The World of Tsuruta Kin

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Biwa, The World o...

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Biwa. The World of Tsuruta Kinshi

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Japanese Traditional Music

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Biwa (Japanese Traditional Music)

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Biwa: The World of Tsuruta Kinshi

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