Jiuta Sōkyoku Lyrics and Explanations: Songs of the Floating World (SOAS Studies in Music)

Jiuta Sōkyoku Lyrics and Explanations is a compendium of seventy-three representative songs from the well-known genre of traditional Japanese Edo-period sankyoku ensemble music. Including extensive annotations along with commentaries and notes on their musical and performative aspects, the collection begins with an overview which traces the history of the jiuta sōkyoku genre and the various socio-political influences at work in its formation. The translations and analyses are followed by a substantive glossary and bibliography, allowing for a deeper understanding of both the literary and musical aspects of jiuta sōkyoku compositions. Jiuta Sōkyoku Lyrics and Explanations is a comprehensive anthology that will be of great interest to researchers, including ethnomusicologists, Japanese studies scholars and poetry lovers who are fascinated with the literary and musical impact of the Edo period. Cover Endorsements Half Title Series Title Copyright Dedication Contents Lists of Figures Glossary of Terms 1 Introduction 2 Introduction to the Art of Jiuta Sōkyoku: History and Contextualization 3 Aki no Koto no Ha 秋の言の葉 4 Aki no Kyoku 秋の曲 5 Akikaze no Kyoku 秋風の曲 6 Azuma-jishi 吾妻獅子 7 Chaondo 茶音頭 8 Chidori no Kyoku 千鳥の曲 9 Chikubushima 竹生島 10 Chiyo no Uguisu 千代の鶯 11 Chōgonka no Kyoku 長恨歌の曲 12 Echigo-jishi 越後獅子 13 Enoshima no Kyoku 江ノ島の曲 14 Fune no Yume 舟の夢 15 Fuyu no Kyoku 冬の曲 16 Godan-ginuta 五段砧 17 Hagi no Tsuyu 萩の露 18 Haru no Kyoku 春の曲 19 Hototogisu ほととぎす 20 Imakomachi 今小町 21 Iso Chidori 磯千鳥 22 Kaede no Hana 楓の花 23 Kaji Makura 楫枕 24 Katsura O 桂男 25 Keshi no Hana けしの花 26 Kogō no Kyoku 小督の曲 27 Konkai こんかい(狐今、吼噦) 28 Kotobuki Kurabe 寿くらべ 29 Kurokami 黒髪 30 Kyoku Nezumi 曲鼠 31 Mama no Kawa ままの川 32 Matsukaze 松風 33 Meiji Shōchikubai 明治松竹梅 34 Mitsu no Keshiki 三つの景色 35 Mitsuyama 三津山 36 Miyako no Haru 都の春 37 Miyama-jishi 御山獅子 38 Nanakomachi 七小町 39 Nasuno 那須野 40 Natsu no Kyoku 夏の曲 41 Nebiki no Matsu 根曳の松 42 Onoe no Matsu 尾上の松 43 Ōmi Hakkei 近江八景 44 Ōuchiyama 大内山 45 Saga no Aki 嵯峨の秋 46 Saigyō-zakura 西行桜 47 Sakura-gari 桜狩 48 Sakura-gawa 桜川 49 Sasa no Tsuyu 笹の露 50 Shiki no Nagame 四季の眺 51 Shin Aoyagi 新青柳 52 Shin Musume Dōjōji 新娘道成寺 53 Shin Takasago 新高砂 54 Shōchikubai 松竹梅 55 Sono no Aki 園の秋 56 Sue no Chigiri 末の契 57 Suma no Arashi 須磨の嵐 58 Sumiyoshi 住吉 59 Tama no Utena 玉の台 60 Tama-gawa 玉川 61 Tōru 融 62 Tsuru no Koe 鶴の声 63 Uji Meguri 宇治巡り 64 Ukifune 浮舟 65 Usu no Koe 臼の声 66 Wakana 若菜 67 Yachiyo-jishi 八千代獅子 68 Yaegoromo 八重衣 69 Yotsu no Tami 四つの民 70 Yoyo no Hoshi 夜々の星 71 Yūbe no Kumo 夕辺の雲 72 Yūgao 夕顔 73 Yuki ゆき 74 Yuya 熊野 75 Zangetsu 残月 Bibliography Index