Essays about: "traditional Japanese music"

Found 4 essays containing the words traditional Japanese music.

  1. 1. Being Present with the Sound of Shakuhachi : Finding Tools for Composing Through Improvisation by Using Non-linearity to Focus on Time and Timbre on the Shakuhachi

    University essay from Kungl. Musikhögskolan/Institutionen för folkmusik

    Author : Sakari Heikka; [2023]
    Keywords : shakuhachi; compositional methods; improvisation; Japan; timbre; non-linearity; micro-phenomenology; silence;

    Abstract : The main goal of this thesis was to develop tools and methods for creating new music for the Japanese bamboo flute shakuhachi. Shakuhachi is an end-blown bamboo flute, which has existed in Japan since the seventh century. READ MORE

  3. 2. Wagakki and Japanese Popular Music: The Perception of Music and Cultural Identity

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien-, Mellanöstern- och Turkietstudier

    Author : Charley Rivel; [2020]
    Keywords : Japan; wagakki; performativity; cultural identity; popular music;

    Abstract : This study focuses on the connection between cultural identity and Japanese popular music. It contains conducted interviews and semantic analyses on musicians who use Japanese traditional instruments and Western instruments in their repertoire. It uses performativity theory as theoretical framework. READ MORE

  4. 3. Alarms, Bells, Buzz, and Birds: Soundscapes, Awareness, and Healing in Japan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

    Author : Martin Miller; [2012]
    Keywords : art; music; sound; soundscape; birds; birdsong; buzz; bell; alarm; keysound; Gumbrecht; Schafer; Japan; Tokyo; earthquake; tsunami; recovery; music therapy; Buddhism; intercultural; multicultural; Asia; musicology; Campbell; color; Zen; nature; culture; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : LUND UNIVERSITY Division of Art History and Visual Studies Master of Arts in Visual Culture Alarms, Bells, Buzz and Birds: Soundscapes, Awareness, and Healing in Japan by Marty Miller Abstract: Studies in the Visual Culture field reveal the impact of images in shaping perceptions of ourselves, yet also in relationship to what is labeled as 'other.' However, the use of sounds to create or assist in the creation of these experiences is a field that begs further investigation. READ MORE

  5. 4. 12 GIRLS BAND AND KODO: COMPARING OF INVENTED TRADITIONAL MUSIC IN CHINA AND JAPAN

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Jing Jin; [2010]
    Keywords : traditional Chinese music; traditional Japanese music; invented tradition; world music; 12 Girls Band; Kodo; national identity; taiko; Japanese market ; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : When traditions have been changed to suit the needs of the day, they are actually no longer ancient, immemorial or unalterable. This kind of traditions is defined as ‘invented tradition’ by Eric Hobsbawn and Terence Ranger. READ MORE