Guest
“This interesting honkyoku was often played by komuso in front of houses, in order to take the problems of the ailing person of the house upon himself. It is made up of two different shorter pieces. The HiFuMi or “1,2,3“ melody is used as a warm up, to flex the fingers and calm the mind; next is the Hachikaeshi or “Returning the Bowl“ melody which describes the actions of the komuso as he receives alms in his bowl. This is then followed by a section of music where he plays his gratitude on the shakuhachi; a
