Composing Japanese Musical Modernity
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When we think of composers, we usually envision an isolated artist separate from the orchestra--someone alone in a study, surround by staff paper--and in Europe and America this image generally has been accurate. For most of Japan's musical history, however, no such role existed--composition and performance were deeply intertwined. Only when Japan began to embrace Western culture in the late nineteenth century did the role of the composer emerge...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:022608535X
ISBN13:9780226085357
Release Date:January 2014
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:272 Pages
Weight:0.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"
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