| Traditional Folk Song in Modern Japan: Sources, Sentiment and Society [With CD] Contributor(s): Hughes (Author) |
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ISBN: 190524665X ISBN-13: 9781905246656 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $155.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: The Japanese say that "folk song is the heart's home town." Traditional folk songs (min'yō ) 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. This book, the first in English to take a holistic view of this genre as it moves from tradition to modernity, explores a range of topics such as song life in the traditional village, rural-urban tensions, local min'yō "preservation societies," the effects of national and local min'yō contests, the "new folk song" phennomenon, min'yō and tourism, folk song bars, recruitment of professionals, min'yō 's interaction with enka popular songs and with Western-derived fō ku songu, the impact of mass mediation, and min'yō 's role in maintaining or creating local identity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - General |
| Dewey: 782.421 |
| Physical Information: 1.29" H x 7.13" W x 9.84" (2.34 lbs) 440 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |