Musical language research through the reception of traditional music by contemporary Japanese composers.

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K00221
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 01070:Theory of art practice-related
• Research Institution: Shimane University
• Principal Investigator: KAWASOI Tatsuya 島根大学, 学術研究院教育学系, 教授 (20273914)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 日本人現代作曲家 / 楽曲分析

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I have attempted to clarify the aspects of the reception of traditional Japanese music by Joji Yuasa and Toshio Hosokawa, two living composers who represent contemporary Japan, through their compositions. Although the purpose and content of the study were partially changed due to the Corona disaster, I clarified some of the characteristics of their musical narrativity, focusing on "Goodnight, Sleep Well" an orchestral accompaniment version commissioned by Shimane University, in Yuasa's work, and "Sakura" and "O Mensch, Bewein’ dein’Suende Gross " in Hosokawa's work. Some works by comparators M. Jarrell and I. Fedele were also mentioned.

Free Research Field

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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

存命中の日本人現代作曲家に関する作品研究，中でも，楽曲分析的研究はほとんど行われておらず，わずかながらでも，その先行的な学術提案を行うことができたこと。また，作曲者本人へのインタビューを通して，その作曲統合過程の実際を記録にとどめるとともに，創作に至った企図などの楽曲背景についても明らかにできたこと。さらに，普段日本人作曲家の最新作を聴取することの少ない地方都市において，これらへの接触機会の増大というインパクトを残すこともできたこと。