This study situates musical analysis in the context of its creation, demonstrating that traditional Japanese music is an active socio- cultural system that has

This study situates musical analysis in the context of its creation, demonstrating that traditional Japanese music is an active socio- cultural system that has

Music is a frequently neglected aspect of Japanese culture. It is in fact a highly problematic area, as the Japanese actively introduced Western music into thei

What makes Japanese music sound Japanese? Each genre of Japan's pre-Western music (hogaku) morphed from the preceding one with singing at its foundation. In anc

Focus: Music in Contemporary Japan explores a diversity of musics performed in Japan today, ranging from folk song to classical music, the songs of geisha to th