Nagauta
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Template:Nihongo3 is a kind of traditional Japanese music played on the Template:Transliteration and used in kabuki theater, primarily to accompany dance and to provide reflective interludes.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite journal</ref>
HistoryEdit
It is uncertain when the Template:Transliteration was first integrated into kabuki, but it was sometime during the 17th century; Malm argues that it was probably before 1650.<ref name=":0" />
The first reference to Template:Transliteration as Template:Transliteration music appears in the second volume of Template:Transliteration (1703).<ref name=":0" />
By the 18th century, the Template:Transliteration had become an established instrument in kabuki, when the basic forms and classifications of Template:Transliteration crystallized<ref name=":0" /> as a combination of different styles stemming from the music popular during the Edo period. Template:Transliteration is considered a subset of Template:Transliteration.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="Malm19632">Template:Cite book</ref>
Many of the "classic" Template:Transliteration repertoire was composed in the 19th century, which is the time of the best-known Template:Transliteration composers as well. Many pieces are based on Noh theater, partly due to the number of kabuki plays derived from Noh theater pieces, and many were revived during the 19th century.<ref name=":0" /> There is evidence of the influence of Japanese folk music on Template:Transliteration too.<ref name=":0" />
During the 19th century, Template:Transliteration (concert Template:Transliteration) developed as a style of Template:Transliteration composed for non-kabuki, non-dance performances in which a performer's skill was emphasized. Two classic compositions of Template:Transliteration are Template:Transliteration (1818) and Template:Transliteration (1845).
In the 20th century, a number of composers have integrated Western elements into Template:Transliteration styles, including playing the Template:Transliteration at a faster tempo, in violin cadenza style, or by using larger ensembles to increase the volume.<ref name=":0" /> Template:Transliteration is the basis of the Nagauta Symphony, a symphony in one movement composed in 1934 by composer Kosaku Yamada.
ReferencesEdit
Further readingEdit
- William P. Malm, Nagauta: the heart of kabuki music (C. E. Tuttle, 1963) Internet Archive copy