Traditional Japanese Music and Musical Instruments

by William P. Malm

When William Malm published his wide-ranging study of traditional Japanese music in 1959, it was the first time in the twentieth century that such a work had been brought out in a Western language.

Malm's book has still not been replaced as the single most interesting and authoritative text on the subject. But until now it was never revised or updated, nor were its illustrations ever changed. With the present publication, however, an extensively...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 4770023952
• ISBN13: 9784770023957
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Kodansha
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 8.8" x 6.0"