Sustaining Musical Identity of the Ichigenkin: Negotiating Performance, Composition and Aesthetics of Japan's One-string Zither of the Seikyodo Ichigenkin School

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dc.contributor.advisor Lee, Byong W.
dc.contributor.author Rice, William Richard
dc.contributor.department Music
dc.date.accessioned 2021-09-30T18:16:18Z
dc.date.available 2021-09-30T18:16:18Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.description.degree M.A.
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/76434
dc.subject Music
dc.subject ichigenkin
dc.subject Japanese traditional music
dc.subject Minegishi Issui
dc.subject Seikyodo Ichigenkin
dc.subject Tokuhiro Taimu
dc.subject zither
dc.title Sustaining Musical Identity of the Ichigenkin: Negotiating Performance, Composition and Aesthetics of Japan's One-string Zither of the Seikyodo Ichigenkin School
dc.type Thesis
dcterms.abstract Tradition and modernization have been competing facets of the Japanese cultural arts since the opening of trade with the West at the beginning of the Meiji Restoration in 1968. Japanese traditional musicians have needed to negotiate to what degree western aesthetic influence should have on the music. The ichigenkin is one such tradition. The ichigenkin is a rare one-string zither, once favored by monks, samurai, and literati classes during the Edo Period. In 1989, at the age of 21, Minegishi Issui (b. 1967) inherited Seikyodo Ichigenkin, a family-run school, founded by her great-great grandfather, Tokuhiro Taimu (1849-1921), dedicated to preserving the art and philosophy of the ichigenkin. In efforts to sustain a disappearing musical art, Minegishi Issui has negotiated a number of changes under her tenure as iemoto of Seikyodo Ichigenkin. These changes include incorporating new playing techniques, commissioning new compositions, experimenting with musical form and structure, improvising in performance, and incorporating cross-cultural influences. Despite these objective changes and additions to the ichigenkin tradition, I argue that Minegishi has kept the cultural aesthetic of the music that gives the Seikyodo Ichigenkin school its identity and meaning, all while adhering to the original philosophy set forth by the school’s founder. This thesis will discuss efforts that Minegishi Issui has taken to sustain and bring new life to the ichigenkin tradition.
dcterms.extent 144 pages
dcterms.language en
dcterms.publisher University of Hawai'i at Manoa
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