Piercing the Structure of Tradition - Flute Performance, Continuity, and Freedom in the Music of Noh Drama (Hardcover)

What does freedom sound like in the context of traditional Japanese theater? Where is the space for innovation, and where can this kind of innovation be located in the rigid instrumentation of the Noh drama? In Piercing the Structure of Tradition, Mariko Anno investigates flute performance as a space to explore the relationship between tradition and innovation. This first English-language monograph traces the characteristics of the Noh flute (nohkan), its music, and transmission methods and considers the instrument's potential for development in the modern world. Anno examines the musical structure and nohkan melodic patterns of five traditional Noh plays and assesses the degree to which Isso School nohkan players maintain to this day the continuity of their musical traditions in three contemporary Noh plays influenced by Yeats. Her ethnographic approach draws on interviews with performers and case studies, as well as her personal reflection as a nohkan performer and disciple under the tutelage of Noh masters. She argues that traditions of musical style and usage remain influential in shaping contemporary Noh composition and performance practice, and the existing freedom within fixed patterns can be understood through a firm foundation in Noh tradition.

General

Imprint:	Cornell University East Asia Program
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2020
Authors:	Mariko Anno
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	366
ISBN-13:	978-1-939161-07-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > Wind instruments > General Books > Music > Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles > Wind instruments > General Promotions
LSN:	1-939161-07-X
Barcode:	9781939161079

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