MUS 185 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Plectrum, Icebreaker, Cronyism

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Iemoto: head of household , a family-centered, family controlled organization, hierarchal structure, authorized by the central government, many art forms/creative pursuits fell under the iemoto system. Pros: art forms are preserved with integrity, high quality achieved, sense of solidarity and belonging. Cons: stylistic conservatism (resistance to change, autocratic control, cronyism . Today: iemoto system still in place but. Newer, modern methods for transmitting knowledge exist. Bunraku theatre: japanese puppet theater, developed first in 1600s, middle class entertainment. The puppets: very lifelike: capable of emotional expression, three operators. Feet: only the main puppeteer is visible. Learns the music for a play by rote from hi teacher, then . Wooden sound box, covered with cat or dog skin. Played with ivory plectrum (or fingers: the tayu. Red text = musical directions or indications: three styles of vocal delivery in gidayu. The tayu moves readily between these styles: learning bunraku.

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