Posts Tagged "gagaku"

Japanese Violinists’ Birthdays in May

Japanese Violinists’ Birthdays in May

  • 1st May 2016

TÔGI Yûji 東儀祐二 (1928–1985) on 11 May ÔNO Tadasuke  多 忠亮 (1895-1930) on 3 May Both of this month’s violinists come from traditional gagaku families. Gagaku (court orchestra music) originally came to Japan from China and is closely associated with the imperial court. So it is hardly surprising that it was reorganized soon…

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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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