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Robert Garfias recordings: University of Washington Gagaku (1960s), 1963-1965
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Garfias, Robert
- Title
- Robert Garfias recordings: University of Washington Gagaku (1960s)
- Dates
- 1963-1965 (inclusive)19631965
- Quantity
- 12 items : EC - 6 audio reels (7 1/2 ips (4) and 15 ips (2), full-track (5) and 1/2 tr. mono (1), 5" (1) and 7" (5); 6 WAV files; Duration: 1:45:18
- Collection Number
- 2013022
- Summary
- Recordings of the University of Washington Gagaku ensemble made 1963-1965 (part of Robert Garfias' personal collection, donated to the Ethnomusicology Archives).
- 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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Unrestricted: collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Robert Garfias was born in San Francisco in 1932, the child of Mexican-American parents. As a youngster he studied classical guitar and jazz saxophone. In high school he studied Western classical music composition, and he formed a jazz combo that played gigs for beatniks in the North Beach area of San Francisco, where he traveled in a circle of musicians that included Dave Brubeck, Vince Delgado, Vince Guaraldi, Harry Partch, and Bill Smith. During his career he founded the ethnomusicology program at the University of Washington; served as Dean of Arts at the University of California, Irvine, as a member of the Smithsonian Council, and as a presidential appointee to the U.S. National Council for the Arts; and conducted significant periods of fieldwork and language study in Japan, Okinawa, Korea, the Philippines, Mexico, Zimbabwe, Central America, Burma, Romania, Turkey, Spain, Portugal, and among Okinawans in the United States.
- Society for Ethnomusicology Newsletter (Vol. 7, No. 4, September 2013)
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Contents summary (see notes in documentation file for detailed descriptions):
2013-22.1 EC - recording session, June 8, 1963, University of Washington - Keitoku (2 takes), Bato, Shimaka (7 1/2 ips, full-track, 7", 21:44)
2013-22.2 EC - concert recorded at the Bon Marche, September 27, 1963 (part 1) - Censuraku (Senshuraku) (KRAB radio label on tape box back - recorded by KRAB?) (15 ips, full-track, 7", 9:33)
2013-22.3 EC - concert recorded at the Bon Marche, September 27, 1963 (part 2) - Nasore (KRAB radio label on tape box back - recorded by KRAB?) (15 ips, full-track, 7", 15:52)
2013-22.4 EC - rehearsal recorded April 28, 1964 - Sogo, Netori, Shuhoshi (sp.?), Ryukaen (sp.?) (7 1/2 ips, full-track, 5", 16:24)
2013-22.5 EC - performance recorded March 14, 1965 - Netori [remainder of contents difficult to decipher] (tape labeled "Master" - 7 1/2 ips, full-track, 7", 26:42)
2013-22.6 EC - "Gagaku Concert U of W 2" [no date] [tape in box labeled "Gagaku Concert U of W 1" is blank] (7 1/2 ips, 1/2 tr. mono, 7", 15:03)
Transmission Data: Digital files created 1/2014 - 2013-22.1.wav through 2013-22.6.wav (48 kHz, 16-bit)
Documentation: Photo-copy of notes written on tape boxes
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Classical Music--Japan
- Concerts
- Dance--Japan
- Ethnomusicology
- Gagaku
- Music--Japan
Geographical Names
- Asia
- Japan
- Seattle (Wash.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Sound recordings
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- University of Washington. Gagaku Group (performer)