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The Last Biwa Singer: A Blind Musician in History, Imagination and Performance (Cornell East Asia)
The Last Biwa Singer A Blind Musician in History Imagination and Performance - Cornell East Asia
Author: Hugh de Ferranti
This work is an exposition of the traditions of Japanese blind singers who accompanied themeselves on the biwa, and of the complex identity of Yamashika Yoshiyuki (1901-1996), a man widely portrayed as the last such living relic of the medieval bards called biwa hoshi. The author draws upon approaches from Japanese historical and literature st...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781933947136
ISBN-10: 1933947136
Publication Date: 7/1/2009
Pages: 336
Edition: Hardcover
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Publisher: Cornell East Asia Program
Book Type: Hardcover
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