A practical but scholarly guide to Japanese instruments by one of the
country's leading composers.The unique sounds of the biwa, shamisen, and other traditional
instruments from Japan are heard more and more often in works for the concert hall and opera
house. Composing for Japanese Instruments is a practical orchestration and instrumentation
manual with contextual and relevant historical information for composers who wish to learn
how to compose for traditional Japanese instruments. Widely regarded as the authoritative
text on the subject in Japan and China, it contains hundreds of musical examples, diagrams,
photographs, and fingering charts. Many of the musical examples can be heard on a companion
website. The book also contains valuable appendices, one of works author Minoru Miki
composed using Japanese traditional instruments, and one of works by other composers --
including Toru Takemitsu and Henry Cowell -- using these instruments. Minoru Miki was a
composer of international renown, recognized in Japan as a pioneer in writing for Japanese
traditional instruments. Marty Regan is associate professor of music at Texas A&M
University. Philip Flavin is associate professor at the Osaka University of Economicsand Law
and adjunct senior research associate of Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.
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