Author : Gerald Groemer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780190259044
Goze by Gerald Groemer Pdf
Goze were Japanese female musicians with visual disabilities. The origins of goze can be traced to the medieval era, but it took until the Edo period (1600-1868) for goze to form guildlike occupational associations and create an identifiable musical repertory. From this time onward countless goze toured the Japanese countryside as professional singers and contributed immeasurably to rural musical culture. The best-documented goze lived in Echigo province in the Japanese northwest. This book recounts the history of goze and examines their way of life, their institutions, and their songs.
