Saibara : Japanese Court Songs of the Heian Period
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0521105978
ISBN-13
9780521105972
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 2nd, 2009
Print length
432 Pages
Weight
826 grams
Dimensions
24.60 x 18.90 x 2.50 cms
Product Classification:
Folk & traditional musicTraditional and folk music
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From literature of the Heian period (782–1184) it is evident that Saibara songs enjoyed great popularity at court as entertainment music practised by noble amateurs. As well as being of value to musicologists, these volumes will interest readers concerned with early Japanese literature and paleography.
Saibara ('Drover's Songs') is the title of a genre of measured Japanese court song, traditionally believed to have been derived from the songs of pack-horse drivers bringing tribute from the provinces to the Heian capital and known to have formed part of the official court repertory at least since AD 859. From literature of the Heian period (782–1184) it is evident that these songs enjoyed great popularity at court as entertainment music practised by noble amateurs. Six songs are still performed today, albeit vastly modified. As well as being of value to musicologists, these volumes will interest readers concerned with early Japanese literature and paleography.
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