Last biwa singer, the: a blind musician in history—imagination and performance
Auteur :
de Ferranti, Hugh
Éditeur :
Cornell University Press
ISBN :
9781933947433
Date de publication :
31 mars 2012
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
454 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Examines the traditions of Japanese blind singers who accompanied themselves on the biwa, and of the complex identity of Yamashika Yoshiyuki (1901-1996), a man widely portrayed as the last such “living relic†of the medieval bards called biwa hoshi. The author draws upon approaches from Japanese historical and literature studies, performance studies and ethnomusicology.