The kumiuta and danmono traditions of Japanese koto music / by Willem Adriaansz.

Author/creator Adriaansz, Willem
Format Book
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press, [1973]
Descriptionxii, 493 pages : music ; 29 cm
Subjects

Contents Part I. Introduction. The sources of Koto music -- The instrument -- Scales and tunings -- Notation -- Playing technique -- Part II. Danmono. The first dan -- The later dan -- Other considerations (I) -- Other considerations (II) -- Part III. Kumiuta. Fuki, the first kumiuta ; Kumiuta in Hira-Joshi -- Kumiuta in other Choshi -- The vocal part in Kumiuta -- Part IV. An anthology of kumiuta and danmono. Fuki -- Kumoi no Kyoku -- Sue no Matsu -- Tamakazura -- Shiki no Koi -- Hien no Kyoku -- Haru no Miya -- Otsu no Kyoku -- Hatsume no Kyoku -- Akikaze -- Godan -- Kumoi Kudan -- Midare -- Yamada-Ryu Shirabe -- Appendixes. The danmono repertoire -- The The kumiuta repertoire -- Kakezume charts of kumiuta in tunings other than Hira-Joshi -- Classification of the repertoire.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 478-482) and index.
LCCN 79126026
ISBN0520017854

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