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Catalog No.: VZCG-8224
Format: CD Number of discs (or other units): 2 Release Date: 2005/09/22 Price: 2857yen (3143yen Tax incl.) Item weight: 200 g |
Take a journey through the history of Traditional Japanese Music with this 2-disc compilation containnig 60 tracks and discover a very rich diversity of styles of music that were formed over the millenniums. Listen to ishibue (natural stone flute) that were used in Jomon period (10,000 BC-300 BC), biwa (Japanese lute) used in the medieval time, and musical instruments that were refined in the modern times including Koto, Shamisen, and Shakuhachi (bamboo flute), and much more. The CD comes with a booklet that also has an text in English by Yoshihiko Tokumaru (musicologist) that guides you through the history and the musical instruments.
日本の始まりから近代にかけての日本特有の雅楽、楽器の歴史を紹介したCD2枚組み-全60曲を収録。ブックレットにはその歴史を英語で説明した内容も収録。古代の縄文時代の石笛に始まり、中世の琵琶、そして近世の琴、三味線、尺八など日本で生まれたほとんどの雅楽器の演奏が収録されている。また、海外文化から影響された日本音楽の経緯等にも触れられ興味深い。日本音楽の歴史のバイブルといえる商品。