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Japanese Music and Musical Instruments
Japanese Music and Musical Instruments
William P. Malm
1959>1974 Seventh Edition. Charles E. Tuttle
Quarto. Red ink on full beige cloth in FINE condition in a like Brodart protected dust jacket 299pp. with numerous illustrations, some in color. Includes a foldout time chart of Japanese music history. In the first modern history in English of Japanese music and musical instruments, Malm recounts the evolution of Japanese music and its place in the spiritual and cultural history of Japan. Includes chapters on religious music, Gagaku, Nohgaku, Biwa Court music,the Shakuhachi, Koto music, the Shamisen, Kabuki music, and the folk musical arts.