The Study of Kasho Machida's Folk Song Study and his Musical Compositions

• Project/Area Number: 25370103
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Aesthetics and studies on art
• Research Institution: University of Toyama
• Principal Investigator: Shimazoe Kimiko 富山大学, 芸術文化学部, 准教授 (00432120)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
• Keywords: 民謡 / 日本民謡大観 / 町田嘉章（佳聲） / レコード / 民謡調査 / NHK(日本放送協会） / 真正性 / ＮＨＫ（日本放送協会） / ＮＨＫ / NHK

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of the study is to trace the history of the folk song research in Japan by digitalizing and organizing the recording materials of the Kasho Machida’s posthumous works and by analyzing and organizing the documents of NHK(Japan Broadcasting Corporation) ’s folk song research project.
Kasho Machida (1888-1981) was a field worker of the Japanese folk songs and the member of the NHK’s folk song research project from 1941 to 1979. NHK had seen Japanese folk songs as an important material for Radio programs and had researched them since 1926. The way of NHK’s folk song research project had been changed by the development of recording technique for over 50 years.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] NHKと日本民謡調査 (2017)
  • Author(s): 島添貴美子
  • Journal Title: 歴博 Volume: 201 Pages: 10-10
• [Journal Article] 東西の十二平均律 (2015)
  • Author(s): 吉川文、遠藤徹、島添貴美子、田中有紀
  • Journal Title: 東京学芸大学紀要芸術・スポーツ科学系 Volume: 67 Pages: 29-53
  • NAID: 110009972370
  • Open Access
• [Presentation] Reconsideration of the History of Japanese Folk Song Research in the 20th Century: A case study of the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) folk song research project (2017)
  • Author(s): Kimiko Shimazoe
  • Organizer: 44th World Conference, International Council for Traditional Music
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] ＮＨＫのアイヌ音楽調査 (2017)
  • Author(s): 島添貴美子
  • Organizer: 「民謡研究の現在」シンポジウム
• [Presentation] ＮＨＫと日本大観事業 (2016)
  • Author(s): 島添貴美子
  • Organizer: 「民謡研究の現在」シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 愛媛大学法文学部
• [Presentation] 東西の十二平均律 (2014)
  • Author(s): 吉川文、遠藤徹、島添貴美子、田中有紀
  • Organizer: 日本音楽学会
  • Place of Presentation: 九州大学大橋キャンパス
  • Year and Date: 2014-11-09
  • Invited
• [Remarks] NHKラジオ第2 音で訪ねるニッポン時空旅
  • URL: http://www4.nhk.or.jp/jikuu/
• [Remarks] 音で尋ねるニッポン時空旅
  • URL: http://www4.nhk.or.jp/P3393/