Musical festival floats of Japan
This book aims to increase the understanding of festival music in Japan. It is based on more than thirty years of fieldwork. Close study of one local festival in the town of Taketoyo is combined with a wider comparative analysis that covers most of the of the Aichi prefecture in central Japan. All t...
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| description | This book aims to increase the understanding of festival music in Japan. It is based on more than thirty years of fieldwork. Close study of one local festival in the town of Taketoyo is combined with a wider comparative analysis that covers most of the of the Aichi prefecture in central Japan. All these festivals are float-festivals. Charged with spiritual power, the floats serve as mobile shrines with musicians riding inside them. The music they play has important functions at different stages of the festivals. Drums and flutes form the core of all the ensembles, but they vary in their use of different kinds of drums and certain other instruments. Most of the festivals in the area, their music included, spread from the major town of Nagoya to surrounding districts from the seventeenth century onwards. Through oral transmission, many local variations have developed and over time have become treasured local traditions. The geographic distribution of ensemble types and individual tunes indicates certain historical relationships. These religious festivals have counterparts in many parts of the world. While strongly based in history, the Japanese festivals and their music have adapted to new circumstances throughout the centuries. From the mid-twentieth century onwards, modernization has increased. This study shows how Japanese festivals may be approached with methods from modern festival research, thereby opening new perspectives in this global field of scholarship. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1721132026-02-18T05:03:14Z Musical festival floats of Japan Lundström, Håkan Ethnomusicology Matsuri Dashi Hayashi Tsuzumi Sanbasō Chitahantō Mikawa Nagoya Festival research Dashibayashi music Atsuta kagura Sairei Gion festival Handa type Nagao festival Ōashi festival Fuki festival Fureai festival Musical instrument Michiyuki Hōnōgaku Isami Education Learning Transmission Festival ensemble Flute Kotsuzumi Ōtsuzumi Hiradaiko Shamisen Multi-level floats Manzai Karakuri Enbukyoku Kanemaki Shinguruma Shagiri Mitsubyōshi Ise jingū Atsuta jingū Satokagura Hozonkai Gender ‘festival law’ City float-festival Modernization Religious festival Festivalization Dashibayashi Kabuki Kagura Nōgaku State Shintō Anthropology thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AV Music::AVL Music: styles and genres::AVLK Sacred and religious music thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AV Music::AVL Music: styles and genres::AVLT Traditional and folk music thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRV Aspects of religion::QRVP Religious life and practice::QRVP2 Religious Festivals thema EDItEUR::6 Style qualifiers::6F Styles (F)::6FD Folk, Folkloric styles thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATX Other performing arts::ATXP Pageants, parades, festivals thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AV Music::AVA Theory of music and musicology This book aims to increase the understanding of festival music in Japan. It is based on more than thirty years of fieldwork. Close study of one local festival in the town of Taketoyo is combined with a wider comparative analysis that covers most of the of the Aichi prefecture in central Japan. All these festivals are float-festivals. Charged with spiritual power, the floats serve as mobile shrines with musicians riding inside them. The music they play has important functions at different stages of the festivals. Drums and flutes form the core of all the ensembles, but they vary in their use of different kinds of drums and certain other instruments. Most of the festivals in the area, their music included, spread from the major town of Nagoya to surrounding districts from the seventeenth century onwards. Through oral transmission, many local variations have developed and over time have become treasured local traditions. The geographic distribution of ensemble types and individual tunes indicates certain historical relationships. These religious festivals have counterparts in many parts of the world. While strongly based in history, the Japanese festivals and their music have adapted to new circumstances throughout the centuries. From the mid-twentieth century onwards, modernization has increased. This study shows how Japanese festivals may be approached with methods from modern festival research, thereby opening new perspectives in this global field of scholarship. 2026-02-18T05:03:12Z 2026-02-18T05:03:12Z 2026-02-17T12:36:36Z 2025 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/109993 9789198557879 9789198557862 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/172113 eng open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/109993/1/9789198557879.pdf Manchester University Press 10.7765/9789198557879 10.7765/9789198557879 bcb4ab08-c525-4e6c-88e5-a0cf0a175533 9789198557879 9789198557862 318 Lund open access |
| spellingShingle | Ethnomusicology Matsuri Dashi Hayashi Tsuzumi Sanbasō Chitahantō Mikawa Nagoya Festival research Dashibayashi music Atsuta kagura Sairei Gion festival Handa type Nagao festival Ōashi festival Fuki festival Fureai festival Musical instrument Michiyuki Hōnōgaku Isami Education Learning Transmission Festival ensemble Flute Kotsuzumi Ōtsuzumi Hiradaiko Shamisen Multi-level floats Manzai Karakuri Enbukyoku Kanemaki Shinguruma Shagiri Mitsubyōshi Ise jingū Atsuta jingū Satokagura Hozonkai Gender ‘festival law’ City float-festival Modernization Religious festival Festivalization Dashibayashi Kabuki Kagura Nōgaku State Shintō Anthropology thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AV Music::AVL Music: styles and genres::AVLK Sacred and religious music thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AV Music::AVL Music: styles and genres::AVLT Traditional and folk music thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRV Aspects of religion::QRVP Religious life and practice::QRVP2 Religious Festivals thema EDItEUR::6 Style qualifiers::6F Styles (F)::6FD Folk, Folkloric styles thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATX Other performing arts::ATXP Pageants, parades, festivals thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AV Music::AVA Theory of music and musicology Lundström, Håkan Musical festival floats of Japan |
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| topic | Ethnomusicology Matsuri Dashi Hayashi Tsuzumi Sanbasō Chitahantō Mikawa Nagoya Festival research Dashibayashi music Atsuta kagura Sairei Gion festival Handa type Nagao festival Ōashi festival Fuki festival Fureai festival Musical instrument Michiyuki Hōnōgaku Isami Education Learning Transmission Festival ensemble Flute Kotsuzumi Ōtsuzumi Hiradaiko Shamisen Multi-level floats Manzai Karakuri Enbukyoku Kanemaki Shinguruma Shagiri Mitsubyōshi Ise jingū Atsuta jingū Satokagura Hozonkai Gender ‘festival law’ City float-festival Modernization Religious festival Festivalization Dashibayashi Kabuki Kagura Nōgaku State Shintō Anthropology thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AV Music::AVL Music: styles and genres::AVLK Sacred and religious music thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AV Music::AVL Music: styles and genres::AVLT Traditional and folk music thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QR Religion and beliefs::QRV Aspects of religion::QRVP Religious life and practice::QRVP2 Religious Festivals thema EDItEUR::6 Style qualifiers::6F Styles (F)::6FD Folk, Folkloric styles thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AT Performing arts::ATX Other performing arts::ATXP Pageants, parades, festivals thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AV Music::AVA Theory of music and musicology |
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