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the person traditionally associated with the creation of the Satsumabiwa in the mid-16th century was a Confucian scholar, Shimadzu Tadayoshi

The modern Satsumabiwa in both its forms, Nishikibiwa and Tsurutaryu Satsumabiwa, has become the default instrument in modern compositions

a serene and atmospheric scene of a women's temple adorned with mosquito nets, set against the backdrop of a moonlit evening....

I visited London last week to play Satsumabiwa in a new opera by Elif Karlidag