Gagaku : court music and dance - ECU Libraries Catalog

Gagaku : court music and dance / by Masataro Togi ; translated by Don Kenny ; with an introduction by William P. Malm.

Author/creator	Tōgi, Masatarō, 1910-1993 author.
Other author/creator	Kenny, Don, translator.
Other author/creator	Malm, William P., writer of introduction.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st edition.
Publication Info	New York : Walker/Weatherhill, [1971]
Description	vi, 207 pages : illustrations (part color) ; 22 cm.
Subject(s)	Gagaku. Performing arts--Japan --History. Japan--Court and courtiers.

Series	Performing arts of Japan ; 5 Performing arts of Japan ; 5. ^A26549
Contents	The special characteristics of Gagaku /rWilliam P. Malm -- What is Gagaku?. The morning of a public performance ; The classifications of Gagaku ; String and percussion instruments ; Songs and dances of Japanese origin ; Wind instruments ; Music notation ; Kangen and Bugaku ; Masks and costumes -- A brief history of Gagaku. Ancient songs and dances of Japan ; Introduction of foreign music and dance ; Blending of foreign and domestic styles ; Shadows of decline ; Gagaku during the Edo period -- Gagaku in the modern age. Renovations and reorganization ; Gagaku throughout Japan today ; Posture of musicians ; Dance poses and movement patterns.
Language	Text in English translated from the Japanese.
LCCN	77139689
ISBN	0802724450

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Music	Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk	ML340.G33 T64 1971	✔ Available	Place Hold