Traditional Folk Song in Modern Japan
Author | : David W. Hughes |
Publisher | : Global Oriental |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 2008-01-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004217874 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004217878 |
Rating | : 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Download or read book Traditional Folk Song in Modern Japan written by David W. Hughes and published by Global Oriental. This book was released on 2008-01-31 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Japanese say that ‘folk song is the heart’s home town’. Traditional folk songs (min’yo) from the countryside are strongly linked to their places of origin and continue to play a role there. Today, however, they are also taught as a quasi-art music, arranged for stage and television, quoted in Westernized popular songs and so forth.