Handbook of Japanese Music in the Modern Era (Handbook of Oriental Studies, 18)

Exploring an array of topics, from hybridized Buddhist music to AI singers, this book introduces Japanese music in the modern era. The chapters highlight unique influences, including the transformation of traditional genres and the adoption of Western musical practices ranging from classical music to hip hop Contents Acknowledgements Illustrations Japanese Periods and Eras Notes on the Text Notes on Contributors Map of Japan Introduction: Japanese Music in the Modern Era Part 1 Foundations Chapter 1 Sacred or Secular? The Dilemma of Theatrical Kagura Chapter 2 Buddhism and Modern Music in Japan: From Praise Songs to Popular Music Chapter 3 Reigakusha Gagaku Ensemble: Mediating between Ancient and Contemporary Practice Chapter 4 The “Heike Brothers” and the 800-Year Transmission and Reception of Heike Musical Narrative Chapter 5 Eisā: Between the Expression of Okinawan Identity and the Appropriation of Okinawan Culture Chapter 6 Ainu Ways of Being in the Contemporary: Music and Dance as Cultural Practice Part 2 Heritage Chapter 7 Getting into Min’yо̄: Online and Offline Access to Japanese Folk Song Chapter 8 Traditional Folk Music in Contemporary Japan: Case Studies of Standardization and Diversification in Tsugaru Shamisen and Folk Song Chapter 9 Naniwa-bushi: A Musical Narrative Born in Modern Japan Chapter 10 An Innovative Conservative: Satsuma-biwa Practice and the Legacy of Fumon Yoshinori Chapter 11 Wondrous Tones: The Transnational Appeal of the Shakuhachi through Time and Space Chapter 12 Choreographing Sound: Ensemble Taiko Drumming in Modern Japan Chapter 13 Studying the Past to Predict the Future: Yamauchi Reach, a Professional Percussionist in the Twenty-First Century Part 3 Institutions Chapter 14 Learning Musical Instruments in Japanese Schools Chapter 15 Yōgaku, Western Music in Japan: Perspectives from Osaka Chapter 16 Violin Playing and Women in Japanese Music Chapter 17 The Suzuki Method, Yamaha System, and Japanese Traditional Music: A Case Study of Japanese Music Education in the Modern Era Chapter 18 Ryukyuan Uta-sanshin in Modern Japan: The Influence of Government Institutions on Teaching and Performing Chapter 19 Koto Modernities in the Twenty-First Century Part 4 Hybridities Chapter 20 Navigating the Past, Embracing the Present: Japanese Compositional Hybridity in Theory and Practice Chapter 21 The Innate Hybridity of the Shamisen within Contemporary Music: The Physical, Musical, and Socio-Cultural Chapter 22 Rethinking the Evolution of Japanese Music: Kunimoto Takeharu and Katō Kinji’s Electric Shamisen Chapter 23 Japanese Popular Songs in the Twentieth Century: Adaptation, Hybridity, and Creativity Chapter 24 Misora Hibari in Kōhaku Utagassen: From Modernity to Immortality Chapter 25 Japanese Rap: A History of Style Index "Exploring an array of captivating topics, from hybridized Buddhist music to AI singers, this book introduces Japanese music in the modern era. The twenty-five chapters show how cultural change from the late nineteenth century to the present day has had a profound impact on the Japanese musical landscape, including the recontextualization and transformation of traditional genres, and the widespread adoption of Western musical practices ranging from classical music to hip hop. The contributors offer representative case studies within the themes of Foundations, Heritage, Institutions, and Hybridities, examining both musical styles that originated in earlier times and distinctly localized or Japanized musical forms."-- Publisher's description