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Between the Global, the National and the Local in Japan: Two Musical Pioneers from Sendai

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2017

Margaret Mehl
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Abstract

Western visitors to Japan are often surprised at how widely European art music can be heard. The roots of what is arguably one of Japan’s greatest success stories lie in the systematic introduction and dissemination of Western music by the government after the Meiji Restoration of 1868. Much research has focused on the government’s role; but how was Western music disseminated and received in different parts of Japan? This article discusses the roles of two brothers, Shikama Totsuji (1853–1928) and Shikama Jinji (1863–1941), who in different ways contributed significantly to the dissemination of Western music beyond Tokyo and in particular to the northern provincial town of Sendai.

Keywords

JapanMeiji periodmusical pioneersmusic educationThe Musical Magazine (Ongaku zasshi)
Type
Cultural Brokers and the Making of Global Soundscapes, 1880s to 1930s
Information
Itinerario , Volume 41 , Special Issue 2: Cultural Brokers and the Making of Global Soundscapes, 1880s to 1930s , August 2017 , pp. 305 - 325
Copyright
© 2017 Research Institute for History, Leiden University 

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Margaret Mehl is associate professor at the University of Copenhagen. Her main research interest is the history of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Japan, especially historiography, education, and music.

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