Defune - A Traditional Japanese Folksong (arr. Behrend)

World Music for the Classical Guitar - Steven Saulls, Classical Guitarist
About the music and the composer...
Defune (“Sailing Out” 入り船 or to “set sail out to sea”) is a traditional Japanese seafaring song played when someone goes on a journey or passes away. This beautifully haunting folk song was arranged by the German guitarist and arranger Siegfried Behrend.
About the performer...
Steven began studying the guitar at age nine and has attended some of the finest music schools in the world including the Berklee College of Music (Boston), and the Mozarteum (Salzburg, Austria). He holds both a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Washington University (1980) and a Master of Music degree from the University of Arizona (1982).
Over the past 40 years, Steven has performed hundreds of concerts throughout the United States, Central & South America and Europe. His debut recordings ‘Espressivo’ and ‘Steven Saulls Plays Works by Ponce, Torroba & Bach’ have received wide acclaim both nationally and internationally. In addition to solo concerts, he has performed over 200 chamber works including guitar concerti (with orchestra) by Vivaldi, Ponce and Rodrigo.
About the recording...
Recorded at The Steven Saulls Guitar Studio, Sahuarita, Arizona 2023/Guitar handcrafted by Martin Blackwell.
Copyright© 2023 Steven Saulls, Sahuarita, Arizona
For additional information please contact Steven Saulls at [e-mail]

[@chrisdevine3511]

Great man. Great tone and playing. Kind of a haunting piece. Beautiful

[@stevensaullsguitarist]

Thanks for the great review and for you recent visit to my TH-cam channel!

[@signaldrift2274]

A journey there and back again, a circle painted, as with the waves of the sea and the breeze upon me.

[@stevensaullsguitarist]

Thank you for your insights into the meaning of this piece's title. I'm sure that other viewers will find this helpful as they listen to the music. Also, thank you for your visit to my TH-cam channel!

[@signaldrift2274]

@@stevensaullsguitarist Thanks so much. I have yet to learn the meaning of the title, the words come from the music alone. The online translator has just shown me the word ' Undo ' but I expect that is a limited definition.

[@stevensaullsguitarist]

Hello SignalDrift:
Here is a description of the music's story as found in Wikipedia:
Defune (“Sailing Out” 入り船 or to “set sail out to sea”) is a traditional Japanese seafaring song played when someone goes on a journey or passes away.

[@signaldrift2274]

@@stevensaullsguitarist I am more than pleased to learn this, your wonderful interpretation and that refrain will stay with me for a long time yet.

[@stevensaullsguitarist]

Thank you so much!

[@juanmiguelsuarez]

Great music, thanks for sharing!

[@stevensaullsguitarist]

Many thanks!