A study of Toroku Takagi's diaries: the life and personal network of a Japanese music student in Paris around 1930

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K00134
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 01050:Aesthetics and art studies-related
• Research Institution: Shimane University
• Principal Investigator: Fujii Koki 島根大学, 学術研究院教育学系, 教授 (50322219)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 高木東六 / パリ / 日記 / 留学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research project, I have reprinted and annotated four diaries handwritten by the Japanese composer Toroku Takagi (1904-2006) between December 1928 and December 1931 during his studies in Paris. Takagi was active from the Showa to Heisei periods not only as a composer for classical music but also as a multitalented musician. Takagi studied piano performance and composition in Paris between December 1928 and March 1932 . These diaries contain detailed descriptions of his life as an overseas student and his social life in Paris.

Free Research Field

音楽科教育学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

2024年春，パリ・シテ大学において本研究成果を公開する機会を得た。また，2024年は高木東六生誕120年にあたり，国内外で高木への関心の高まりや再評価の試みがみられる。本研究がそれらのニーズに対して情報提供できれば幸いである。
なお本研究成果は，令和６年度科学研究費助成事業研究成果公開促進費（学術図書）に採択され，『高木東六パリ音楽留学日記―1928年-1931年―』として刊行する予定である。