2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Music in the Camps: Musical Activities of German Prisoners of War in Japan during World War I
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22K19967
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
0101:Philosophy, art, and related fields
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| Research Institution | Aichi University of the Arts |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2022-08-31 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | 第一次世界大戦 / 日本の捕虜収容所 / 収容所の音楽活動 / ドイツ軍楽隊 / 日独交流史 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The purpose of this study is to clarify the historical significance of the musical activities of German POWs interned in Japan from Qingdao (Tsingtau,German leased land in China) during World War I. After two years of research, the following points became clear. (1) During the approximately five years of internment, the attitude of the Japanese military toward the music and cultural activities of POWs changed from being a regulated subject to being an integral part of the camp management. (2) The POWs' musical activities were not directly inherited from the musical practices of the military bands of the Qingdao period, but reflected the concert culture of 19th century Germany. (3) Toward the end of the internment period, theatrical performances incorporating music were held at Nagoya Camp.
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| Free Research Field |
音楽学
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
本研究は、音楽をはじめとする文化活動を切り口に、ドイツ軍捕虜収容所が近代日本においてどのような意味を持っていたのかを問うものである。本研究により、捕虜の音楽活動が一部の捕虜の音楽的素養だけに依拠するものではなく、日本陸軍の管理体制、民間企業からの支援、収容所の立地状況などの外部要因によって成り立つものであるという見方が強化された。すなわち、音楽はそれ単体で成り立つものではないという、音楽社会学的な視点を取り入れることにより、収容所が隔絶された空間ではなく周囲の社会環境と連関しながら存在するものであることを浮かび上がらせたと言える。
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