Author : David W. Hughes
Publisher : Global Oriental
ISBN 13 : 9004217878
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Traditional Folk Song in Modern Japan by : David W. Hughes
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.