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The shakuhachi has become the most widely known and used Japanese instrument. This collection provides a comprehensive historical overview of the shakuhachi, its technical aspects and its relationship to the flute.

This transcultural collection of articles attempts to open the way for musicians to rediscover a tradition of wisdom and imagination which has always existed as an element of the psyche.

New essays on the American experimental composer Harry Partch, who is increasingly recognized as an innovative and distinctive music theoretician and composer. Discussions on tuning theory, instrument building, performance and aesthetics are framed

This volume addresses the continuing need to enter into a creative dialogue with designers and builders, who are usually programmers in the contemporary world. It demonstrates the potential for exchange between the multi-disciplinary approaches to music.