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Traditional Folk Song in Modern Japan: Sources, Sentiment and Society [With CD]

Traditional Folk Song in Modern Japan: Sources, Sentiment and Society [With CD]

Paperback

General Music

ISBN10: 190524665X
ISBN13: 9781905246656
Publisher: Brill
Published: Jan 31 2008
Pages: 336
Weight: 2.34
Height: 1.29 Width: 7.13 Depth: 9.84
Language: English
The study moves from tradition to modernity, explores a range of topics such as: song life in the traditional village; rural-urban tensions; local min'yo 'preservation societies'; the effects of national and local min'yo contests; the 'new folk song' phenomenon; min'yo and tourism; folk song bars; recruitment of professionals; min'yo's interaction with enka popular songs and with Western-derived foku songu; the impact of mass mediation; and min'yo's role in maintaining or creating local identity. The book contains a plate section, musical examples, and a compact disc.

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