| Saibara: Volume 1, Text: Japanese Court Songs of the Heian Period Contributor(s): Markham, Elizabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521105978 ISBN-13: 9780521105972 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $53.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: These volumes will interest readers concerned with musicology, early Japanese literature and paleography. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Musical Instruments - General - Music | Ethnomusicology |
| Dewey: 784.300 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (1.69 lbs) 432 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Saibara ('Drover's Songs') is the title of a genre of measured Japanese court song, traditionally believed to have been derived from the songs of pack-horse drivers bringing tribute from the provinces to the Heian capital and known to have formed part of the official court repertory at least since AD 859. From literature of the Heian period (782-1184) it is evident that these songs enjoyed great popularity at court as entertainment music practised by noble amateurs. Six songs are still performed today, albeit vastly modified. As well as being of value to musicologists, these volumes will interest readers concerned with early Japanese literature and paleography. |