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https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.17794
2013
vi, 118 p. : ill. (some col.)
Masters Thesis
Academic theses
Text
eng
Botway, Lloyd
Creamer, John
Chambers, Anthony
Solis, Theodore
Arizona State University
Partial requirement for: M.A., Arizona State University, 2013
Includes bibliographical references (p. 54-64)
Field of study: Asian languages and civilizations
Japanese literature of the Heian Era (794-1185) abounds with references to musical instruments and episodes of performance. This thesis provides some insight into that music by translating sections of the "Wakana II" (Spring Shoots II) chapter of the early 11th-century novel Genji monogatari (The Tale of Genji). It explains the musical references and shows how, in the context of the novel, musical performance, musical teaching, and interpersonal relationships were inextricably intertwined. Detailed appendices provide background on traditional Japanese musical instruments, musical theory, and related subjects.
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Asian Literature
Music
Heian
Japanese
Performance
Teaching
Musical instruments in literature
Music in literature
The four-woman concert in Genji monogatari: a window into Heian musical performance and teaching