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Her publica-tions include Japanese Traditional Music: Kokusai Bunka Shinkōkai 1941 (World Arbiter, 2008–16) and What the Doctor Overheard: Dr. Leopold Müller’s Account of Music in Early Meiji Japan (co-authored, Cornell University, 2017).
The Tale of the Heike (平家物語, Heike Monogatari) is an epic account compiled prior to 1330 of the struggle between the Taira clan and Minamoto clan for control of Japan at the end of the 12th century in the Genpei War (1180–1185). It has been translated into English at least five times.
- Burton Watson, Haruo Shirane
- 1975
I've always wondered what the Japanese lyrics translate to in the song, "The Fire Scene and the Coming of War " from the Memoirs of a Geisha soundtrack. The singing begins exacty here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zYnQNXESAI&feature=youtu.be&t=118
Nov 13, 2023 · There is widespread anxiety about the future of the traditional performing arts in Japan, perhaps the most precarious being the Nagoya blind tradition of Heike musical narrative, with only one remaining exponent, Imai Tsutomu (b. 1958).
Heike monogatari, medieval Japanese epic, which is to the Japanese what the Iliad is to the Western world—a prolific source of later dramas, ballads, and tales. It stems from unwritten traditional tales and variant texts composed between 1190 and 1221, which were gathered together (c. 1240),
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jul 8, 2024 · We will be introducing the Heike Monogatari (Tale of the Heike) story "Atsumorisaigo" together with a Heike biwa (Heike-style lute) performance. Why not rediscover the appeal of this ancient tale while reading the modern translation synopsis?
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Heike Monogatari tells the tragic tale of the Heike clan, who reached their zenith of power about 800 years ago only to be annihilated within a few decades. Though they are gone, their story...
