Patrick M. Patterson

Music and Words

Producing Popular Songs in Modern Japan, 1887-1952

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Produktbeschreibung

This book analyzes composer Nakayama Shimpei's popular songs in the context of Japan's developing record industry and popular music market between 1887 and 1952.

Produktdetails

• New Studies in Modern Japan
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 532g
• ISBN-13: 9781498550352
• ISBN-10: 1498550355
• Artikelnr.: 53684497

Autorenporträt

Patrick M. Patterson is professor of history and Asian studies at Honolulu Community College and lecturer at the University of Hawaii at M¿noa.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The Field of Cultural Production in Modern Japan
1872-1912 2. Shimpei Bushi: A Hybrid Popular Music 3. The Unity of Music and Words 4. Nakayama Shimpei and New Folk Songs
1919-1929 5. Inventors of Tradition 6. Modern Urban Folk Songs
1920-1935 7. Mainstreaming the Marginal in Japanese Culture
1925-1952 Conclusion: Coming Full Circle