Monumenta Nipponica · 1959 · 61 citations · 0 references
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The author provides facts about various types of Japanese music and musical instruments and their place in the overall history of Japan. For the benefit of the layman, much general information has been included, while it includes discussion of more technical matters for the musicoligists.