Publication details
Noh as Musical Performance with Some Remarks on Historical Development
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Year of publication | 2009 |
Type | Article in Periodical |
Magazine / Source | Asian and African Studies |
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Field | Linguistics |
Keywords | yowagin; tsuyogin; Chinese music theory; pentatonical scale; heptatonical scale; quantitative metre; dactyl; Homer; |
Description | The music in Noh is derived from the classical Japanese pentatonical music. The rhythm of the recited passages has a strong quantitative character with dactylic structure similar to that of Homer epics. |