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UW Ethnomusicology Archives video recordings: John C. Vincent recordings: Nakanoshima Memorial Broadcast, 1987
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Vincent, John C.
- Title
- UW Ethnomusicology Archives video recordings: John C. Vincent recordings: Nakanoshima Memorial Broadcast
- Dates
- 198719871987
- Quantity
- 1 videotapes : 1 vct (VHS, sp, color); Duration: 00:40:00; hand-written logsheet.
- Collection Number
- 1990025
- Summary
- Recorded from Japanese television (NHK) by John C. Vincent in 1987; Archives copy from J.C. Vincent's copy.
- Repository
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University of Washington Ethnomusicology Archives
University of Washington
Ethnomusicology Archives
Box 353450
Seattle, WA
98195-3450
Telephone: 2065430974
ethnoarc@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access is restricted.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Kinʼichi Nakanoshima (1904 - 1984), from Tokyo, Japan, was a composer, koto player and teacher.
Gorō Yamaguchi (1933 – 1999), from Tokyo, Japan, was a shakuhachi player, known for his musicality, phrasing, and technique in both solo and ensemble performances. He headed the Chikumeisha shakuhachi guild and became a world-famous performer and teacher. Between 1967–1968, he was appointed Artist in Residence at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, United States, along with his wife, Yamada-school koto performer Namino Torii.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Performers: Kin'ichi Nakanoshima/koto & shamisen (& voice); Keiko Nakanoshima/koto (and voice); Goro Yamaguchi/shakuhachi.
Contents: Dub of broadcast of "Hogaku Hyakusen," a regular NHK-TV series on Japanese traditional music; this episode was devoted to the life & career of the Yamada school's most famous 20th century composer and performer, Nakanoshima Kin'ichi, using previously recorded performances by him and others; the three main performances are sandwiched between interviews with people who worked closely with him during his lifetime.
Performances are Sokyoku or Shin-("new") Sokyoku genres:
1. Shin-zarashi ("the new Sarashi") - N.K./shamisen and voice; N. Keiko/koto and voice; this is based on the Sokyoku classic "Sarashi" with additional variations composed by N.K. for the final instrumental section; the text is the same as the original; texts and additional information in folder.
2. Mitsu No Dansho ("three sections") - N.K./solo koto; this tour de force was composed in 1942 and is one of the most successful examples of new Sokyoku; it is so famous that it is the only example of Yamada school music crossing over into the Ikuta school repertoire.
3. Kojo No Tsuru (Cranes in the Pine Tops) - N.K./shamisen and voice; N. Keiko/koto and voice; Yamaguchi Goro/shakuhachi.
Notes by John Christian Vincent.
Note: poor reception, particularly at the beginning.
Documentation: Photo-copy of texts & background of #1 from Gen'ichi Tsuge's anthology of Sokyoku and Jiuta song texts, 1983
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Ethnomusicology
Geographical Names
- Asia
- Japan
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Nakanoshima, Keiko, 1912-1988 (performer)
- Nakanoshima, Kinʼichi, 1904-1984 (performer)
- Yamaguchi, Gorō, 1917- (performer)
