Music and Sound of Kabuki by Mika Haikawa, Ongaku no Tomo Sha

Music and Sound in Kabuki

By Mika Haikawa

Get a comprehensive understanding of Kabuki music!
Thorough explanations of debayashi (entrance music), kagebayashi (music behind the curtain), Kabuki joruri (Takemoto, Tokiwazu, Kiyomoto), sankyoku (three-instrument ensemble), as well as ki (wooden clappers), tsuke (sound effects), and sound effects.
This book explains the music and sound of KABUKI in detail.
By reading this book, you can grasp the overall picture of Kabuki music and sound, and deepen your appreciation of Kabuki!
Thorough explanations of debayashi (Nagauta), kagebayashi (black curtain music), Kabuki joruri (Takemoto, Tokiwazu, Kiyomoto), joruri (O-Satsuma-bushi, Katō-bushi, Shinnai-bushi), sankyoku, ki, tsuke, sound effects, the sound of the agemaku (curtain) opening and closing, actors' performances, actors' lines, makeup voices, and even the sound of footsteps on the stage.
In the final chapter, as a summary, the book details how music and sound are actually combined to enhance the stage effects, using "Kumagai Jinya" from "Ichi no Tani Futaba Gunki," "Aoto Zōshi Hana no Nishiki-e," "Kyōganoko Musume Dōjōji," "Masakado," and "Omatsuri" as examples.
In writing this book, the author interviewed many people involved in Kabuki performances, including performers, to ensure accuracy.
Packed with valuable materials such as illustrations of Takemoto's text, photos of the inside of the black curtain, examples of musical scores, and comparison tables of kagebayashi in the east and west. A must-have book for beginners and experts alike. It is also full of information that can be used as a hint for classes for school personnel.

Content Description
Kabuki music and sound are organically combined to enhance the stage effects.
Thorough explanations of debayashi (Nagauta), kagebayashi (black curtain music), Takemoto, Tokiwazu, Kiyomoto, sankyoku, ki, tsuke, and sound effects. Numerous illustrations and musical examples.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: History of Kabuki Music
Chapter 2: Various Kabuki Works
Chapter 3: Various Kabuki Music
Chapter 4: Kabuki Hayashi (percussion and wind instruments)
Chapter 5: Kabuki Joruri
Chapter 6: Other Kabuki Music
Chapter 7: Sounds of Kabuki
Chapter 8: In Relation to the Actual Stage

Ongaku no Tomo Sha
First printing, December 2016
Price including tax: 4,950 yen
Out of print

This is an unused book.