Archive for March, 2014

Nineteenth-Century Music Review – Special Japan Issue

Nineteenth-Century Music Review – Special Japan Issue

  • 28th March 2014

The December 2013 issue (Vol.10.2) of Nineteenth-Century Music Review is devoted to music in Japan. I guest edited it and wrote the introduction (pp. 211-22). It contains four articles (pp. 223-321), published for the first time: Yasuko Tsukahara (Professor of Japanese Music History at Tokyo University of the Arts): “State…

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North-Eastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Third Anniversary

North-Eastern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Third Anniversary

  • 11th March 2014

Today is the third anniversary of the North-Eastern Japan earthquake and tsunami. Last year in Tokyo one could get the impression that it is past history, but along the Sanriku coast recovery is slow and the disaster is still very much present. 3/11 sparked off what I suspect was a…

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