ここで言う純邦楽は箏、尺八など和楽器で演奏する狭い意味での邦楽、つまり純邦楽をさす。
純邦楽の演奏を聴きに行ったことがあるが、いいなと思う時もあれば、全く理解できない、つまらんと感じる時もあった。
小生が聴きたいのは「田毎の月」「夜の歌」「夢」「春の訪れ」などで、これらの曲を入れれば聴衆客も退屈せずに済むし、純邦楽のファンも増えるのではないかと思う。流派独特の曲は退屈だし控えるべきだと思う。宮城道雄(1894-1956)、久本玄智(1903-1976)、宮田耕八朗(1938-)などの曲をレパートリーにして公の舞台で演奏する。そんな音楽家が増えればいいと思う。
こんなこと書けば怒られるかも知れんけど、どこかの尺八流派の本曲ほどつまらんものはない。また難解な現代曲を披露する音楽家もいる。これもまたつまらん。古曲は奏法の上達には欠かせないものかも知れんけど、聴く方としてはとても退屈で忍耐力が必要になる。これじゃ楽しむどころじゃなくなる。つまり聴き手にとって音楽ではないこともありうる。
純邦楽家の方達に期待するのは、聴衆客はどんな音楽を聴きたいのか研究して頂くことである。
以下Google翻訳を修正したものである。Below is a modified version of Google Translate.
─────────
The pure Japanese music referred to here refers to traditional Japanese music in a narrow sense performed by Japanese musical instruments such as the koto and the shakuhachi.
I've been to listen to pure traditional Japanese music, and there were times when I thought it was good, but there were times when I couldn't understand it at all and felt it was boring.
What I want to listen to is "Tagoto no Tsuki"(The moon reflected in the terraced rice fields), "Yoru no Uta"(A song of night),"Yume"(dreams), "Haru no otozure"(the arrival of spring), etc. If they include these songs, the audience won't get bored, and the number of pure Japanese music fans will increase. I think songs that are unique to the school are boring and should be avoided. Performed on public stages with a repertoire of songs composed by Michio Miyagi (1894-1956), Genchi Hisamoto (1903-1976), Kōhachirō Miyata (1938-). I wish there were more musicians like them.
I might get mad at you for writing this, but there's nothing more boring than the honkyoku of some shakuhachi school. There are also musicians who perform difficult contemporary music. This is also boring. Kokyoku(Old songs) may be indispensable for improving playing style, but as a listener, they are very boring and require patience. This is no longer a place to have fun. In other words, it may not be music to the listener.
What I expect from pure Japanese musicians is to research what kind of music audiences want to hear.
