Japanese Singers Of Tales Ten Centuries Of Performed Narrative
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Japanese Singers of Tales: Ten Centuries of Performed Narrative
Author | : Dr Alison McQueen Tokita |
Publisher | : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
Total Pages | : 311 |
Release | : 2015-03-28 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 075465379X |
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Alison Tokita presents a series of case studies that demonstrate the persistence of Japanese sung narratives in a multiplicity of genres over ten centuries together with factors contributing to change in narrative performance. Narratives that were continually re-told and recycled in different versions and formats over a long period of time served to build people's sense of a common identity over space (the geographical extent of 'Japan') and time (the enduring power of many specific narratives). The elements of variation and change relate to the move away from oral narrative to text-based performance, and from a simple narrative situation with one performer to complex theatrical narratives with dancers, singers and other musicians. Tokita includes substantial musical analysis and exploration of theoretical issues, as well as documentation of important performance traditions, all of which are extant.
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