Japanese Traditional Music development in University of Cologne, West Germany

Description:

The journal article, Report on the Third German-JapaneseSymposium on traditional Japanese music in Cologne (1981), written by Ingrid Fritsch presents a vast amount of info on the growth of traditional Japanese music in Cologne. The ethnomusicology section of Cologne has advanced into a research center for East Asian and especially Japanese music holding a great amount of resources. Translations of historical music material were created as well as Japanese music being more available. Fritsch outlines the three symposiums that were held from 1978 through 1981 and how it has affected the appearance of traditional Japanese music. “In order to deepen contacts with foreign scholars, German-Japanese symposia on traditional Japanese music have regularly taken place.” These meetings have been supported by several organizations of Japan and Germany (Fritsch 144).

Evaluation:

This article may be motivating for any Japanese music artists because their music is spreading. Also, this may be a good article for someone who has attended or attends the University of Cologne because they might find that traditional Japanese music sparks their interest.

APA:

Fritsch, I. (1981). Report on the third german-japanese symposium on traditional japanese music in cologne (1981). Asian Music, 13(1), 144-146.