History of Tsugaru-jamisen: From Mesopotamian Origins to World War Ⅱ

フォーマット:

論文

責任表示:

冨田, 晃

言語:

英語

出版情報:

弘前大学教育学部, 2012-10-31

著者名:

冨田, 晃  

掲載情報:

弘前大学教育学部紀要

ISSN:

0439-1713      

通号:

108

開始ページ:

91

終了ページ:

97

バージョン:

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概要:

Tsugaru-jamisen (Tsugaru-shamisen) refers to an instrument and genre of Japanese traditional stringed music, shamisen. Tsugaru-jamisen developed as a genre distinct from other shamisen styles during the Meiji Period. The style and instrumen … t bear the name “Tsugaru” because they were created in the Tsugaru region of Aomori prefecture in the northernmost part of Honshū, the main island of Japanese archipelago.Tsugaru-jamisen lutes have larger bodies and thicker necks than those used in most other shamisen genres. The music itself is characterized by a strong rhythmicality and underlying percussive sound produced by the plectrum striking the body of the instrument.This essay provides a broad overview of the history of the physical Tsugaru-jamisen instrument, looking back to the origins and spread of stringed instruments from Mesopotamia in ancient times, through the establishment of shamisen in medieval Japan, to the modern formation of Tsugarujamisen in the Tsugaru region. 続きを見る

URL:

http://hdl.handle.net/10129/5058