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- Physical Description: 1 videocassette (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
- Publisher: [Norman, Okla.] : University of Oklahoma, c1991.
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| General Note: | Japanese narrative with English subtitles in the performance by the National Bunraku Theater of ... Read More Title on container: Bunraku. "First broadcast in 1991"--Container. This item has been copied onto DVD for access and preservation purposes and it now located in ... Read More |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Camera, Toshitaka Nishimura, Rob Evans; editors, ... Read More |
| Participant or Performer Note: | William P. Malm, Sidney D. Brown. National Bunraku Theater of Japan. |
| Summary, etc.: | Shows the exotic drama of Bunraku, the puppet ... Read More |
| System Details Note: | VHS format. VHS. |
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| Subject: | Bunraku Music > Japan |
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Summary:
Shows the exotic drama of Bunraku, the puppet theater of Japan, and is intended to enable the viewer to understand its music as well. The musical styles, notation and performers of Bunraku are introduced by Prof. William P. Malm of the University of Michigan, while the historic roots of Bunraku, as illustrated in antique paintings and prints, are explained by Prof. Sidney D. Brown of the University of Oklahoma. Artists from the National Bunraku Theater of Japan demonstrate the musical styles of Bunraku, and perform Ise ondo koi no netaba (The massacre of a geisha house in Ise).