Composing for Japanese Instruments - Couverture rigide

Miki, Minoru

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1580462731 ISBN 13 : 9781580462730

Editeur : University of Rochester Press, 2008

Synopsis

The unique sounds of the biwa, shamisen, and other traditional instruments from Japan are heard more and more often in works for the concert hall and opera house. Composing for Japanese Instruments is a practical orchestration/instrumentation manual with contextual and relevant historical information for composers who wish to learn how to compose for traditional Japanese instruments. Widely regarded as the authoritative text on the subject in Japanand China, it contains hundreds of musical examples, diagrams, photographs, and fingering charts, and comes complete with two accompanying compact discs of musical examples. Its author, Minoru Miki, is a composer of internationalrenown and is recognized in Japan as a pioneer in writing for Japanese traditional instruments. The book contains valuable appendices, one of works Miki himself has composed using Japanese traditional instruments, and one of worksby other composers -- including Toru Takemitsu and Henry Cowell -- using Japanese traditional instruments. Marty Regan is Assistant Professor of Music at Texas A&M University; Philip Flavin is a Research Fellow in theSchool of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics at Monash University, Australia.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The unique sounds of the biwa, shamisen, and other traditional instruments from Japan are heard more and more often in works for the concert hall and opera house. "Composing for Japanese Instruments" is a practical orchestration/instrumentation manual with contextual and relevant historical information for composers who wish to learn how to compose for traditional Japanese instruments. Widely regarded as the authoritative text on the subject in Japan and China, it contains hundreds of musical examples, diagrams, photographs, and fingering charts, and comes complete with two accompanying compact discs of musical examples. Its author, Minoru Miki, is a composer of international renown and is recognized in Japan as a pioneer in writing for Japanese traditional instruments. This book contains valuable appendices, one of works Miki himself has composed using Japanese traditional instruments, and one of works by other composers - including Toru Takemitsu and Henry Cowell - using Japanese traditional instruments. Marty Regan is assistant professor of music at Texas A&M University; Philip Flavin is a research fellow in the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics at Monash University, Australia.

Revue de presse

An invaluable resource for all composers, scholars, and performers who are interested in Japanese instruments. The aptly chosen examples from both traditional repertoire and Miki's own contemporary pieces, clear charts for ranges and fingerings, and in-depth discussion of idiomatic performance techniques go a long way to help demystify these beautiful instruments. I wish I had this book many, many years ago. --Ken Ueno, Rome Prize-winning composer and professor at the University of California, Berkeley

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Rochester Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1580462731
• ISBN 13: 9781580462730
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 286
• Éditeur: Flavin Philip
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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