Cornelius Boots
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 Cornelius Boots playing a Taimu shakuhachi bamboo flute. | |
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| Associated acts | Edmund Welles |
| Website | http://corneliusboots.com |
Cornelius Boots (Cornelius Shinzen Boots) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist.[1] Best known for founding and leading Edmund Welles, the only bass clarinet quartet in the world, he now mainly plays and composes for the shakuhachi flute.
He received his shakuhachi master teaching’s license (Shihan)[2] from Grand Master Michael Chikuzen Gould[3] in 2013. He has recorded five albums and performs internationally.[4] He played on stage during Sony's E3 2018 conference, prior to the reveal of Ghost of Tsushima, a samurai-based video game.
Boots mostly plays taimu shakuhachi, which are long, wide-bore flutes noted for their deep tones.[5]
References[]
- ^ Knolls, Forest. "Cornelius Boots". San Francisco Classical Voice. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ The International Shakuhachi Society - Biography: Boots, Cornelius Shinzen.
- ^ The International Shakuhachi Society - Biography: Gould, Michael Chikuzen.
- ^ New Music USA - Presentation: Cornelius Boots
- ^ "Mujitsu/Taimu Shakuhachi - Ken LaCosse". www.mujitsu.com. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
External links[]
- Official website
- Cornelius Boots on iTunes
- Sony E3 2018 on YouTube
- Interview on The Next Track podcast
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- Shakuhachi players
- American male composers
- 21st-century American composers
- American clarinetists
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