Who are the dance and musicians over 60 years old in Japan?

Japanese ancient music 5th to 9th centuries The Japanese have long had their own music

culture. Although the music of the early Jomon period, Yayoi period, and Kofun period has not been handed down, according to archaeological data and documents such as "Kojiki", "Nihon Shoki", and "Man'yoshu" compiled in the 8th century, the Japanese In ancient times, it had its own songs, dances and musical instruments. Ancient harmonies with 5 strings are smaller than 6-string harmonies. Ancient flutes include bamboo flutes, spherical stone flutes, and ocarinas. The drum belly of Doudumei drum is cylindrical. Bells are available in metal, pottery and wood. Bells were used both as musical instruments and as decorations at that time. Duo appeared around the 1st century BC. The shape of copper duo is different from Chinese bells and duos. The basic types of musical instruments were complete in ancient Japan. After entering the agricultural society, there were the earliest songs and dances where men and women gathered together to sing and dance, as well as the music and dance of witches.

Japan has a long history of musical and cultural exchanges with foreign countries, and cultural exchanges with the Eurasian continent are mainly conducted through North Korea and China. Bronze ware had been imported before BC, and bronze altars appeared. Silla music, Baekje music, and Goguryeo music were introduced to Japan from the Korean Peninsula in the second half of the 5th century to the 7th century. They are called "Sanhan music" in Japan. At the beginning of the 7th century, in order to revitalize Buddhism, Prince Shotoku encouraged the introduction of mainland music, and asked Aimayuki from Baekje to settle in Sakurai, Yamato, and teach music to Japanese teenagers (Mano Shou's disciples, Shinkansaibun and others). Ji music is also called Wu music, and the accompaniment instruments used include flutes, waist drums (also known as Wu drums) and copper cymbals. In the 7th to 8th centuries, music from the Sui and Tang Dynasties of China was introduced to Japan. In 701, according to the "Taiho Ryuto", the Gagakuryo was established under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Administrative Affairs to take charge of Japanese traditional music and dance called Japanese music and dance as well as foreign music and dance. At the consecration ceremony of the Great Buddha held at Todaiji Temple in 752, hundreds of musicians and dancers from the Gaarayu and various temples performed traditional Japanese music and dance, as well as Samhan music, Tang music, San music, Linyi music, and Dora music. Le et al. This shows that professional musicians have begun to appear in Japan.

Note: The first 4 are the basic modes of Japanese music. The white notes in the example are the core notes in the mode. Rhythm is divided into fixed beat rhythm (basically two beats) and loose rhythm. The singing and playing methods are unique, and they pay attention to subtle changes in timbre.

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Modern Music

In 1868, Japan entered the Meiji Restoration period, and Japanese music entered the modern development stage. Its basic feature is that Japan rapidly absorbed European and American music culture, resulting in the coexistence of "Bangaku" (traditional music) and "Foreign music" that continues to this day. Traditional music during this period changed greatly. In 1871, the "Tangdao" professional organization for the blind was abolished and the Puhua sect was banned, which made zither music and shakuhachi music popular. The Satsuma pipa and Chikuzen pipa, which originated from the blind monk's pipa, entered Tokyo from the Kyushu region and spread throughout the country. The court music, supported by the new regime, gradually recovered its vitality and expanded its influence. In the 1920s, the "New Japanese Music Movement" initiated by Michio Miyagi and others used traditional Japanese instruments and drew on Western European classical music composition techniques to create new songs, which further developed traditional music. His composition "Spring Sea" (1929), a duet for koto and shakuhachi, was a huge success. The seventeen-string koto created by Michio Miyagi was a major achievement in the reform of traditional musical instruments at that time. Since the mid-1950s, composers have been committed to using traditional instruments to create modern Chinese music. Among them, Minoru Miki contributed to the development of Japanese instrumental music genres and gave Japanese traditional music a modern flavor and vitality. The most influential bongo performance groups include the Nippon Music Group, chaired by Minoru Miki and Katsutoshi Nagasawa, and the four-member bongo club composed of shakuhachi performer Kitahara Hōzan and others. Their musical practice brought new trends to the Bang music scene and created conditions for bridging the gap between Bang music and Western music.

The first European and American music introduced to Japan during the Meiji period was military music. In 1872, the Japanese government began to introduce the European and American music education system, stipulating the establishment of music courses in primary and secondary schools; in October 1879, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Music Research Institute (later known as Tokyo Music School, now known as the Faculty of Music of Tokyo University of the Arts) was established, headed by the president of Tokyo Normal School Shuji Izawa is also in charge.

Since then, the training of music teachers and the compilation and selection of music teaching materials for primary and secondary schools have been on track, and professional music education has begun to take shape. Marked by the school songs "Flower" (1900) and "Moon over the Deserted City" (1901) composed by the famous composer Taki Rentaro, Japanese music creation has produced its first fruits in the early 20th century. Japanese music creation before 1912 was almost all songs. During the Taisho period (1912-1926), Yamada Kosaku was the first to compose orchestral music composed by a large band, such as "Mandala Flower" (1913). Since the 1920s, the creation of foreign music genres such as solo songs, choruses, instrumental solos, and symphonic music has gradually dominated Japanese music culture. The New Symphony Orchestra, the predecessor of the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) Symphony Orchestra, has Performances began in February 1927. The National Music Association, founded in the same year, organized choral competitions and promoted amateur music activities across the country. On the eve of World War II, 270 groups nationwide joined the association, and there were 3,800 wind bands nationwide. Well-known composers at that time include Moroi Saburo and Ikeuchi Yujiro, who are famous all over the world in terms of professional music education; Minosaku Akiyoshi, Kiyose Yasuji, Matsudaira Yorinoori, Hayasaka Fumio, Ifukube Akira and Sugawara Akihiro who are self-taught and pay attention to national characteristics wait.

During World War II, Japan was under militaristic rule, and normal musical activities were destroyed. From 1938 onwards, foreign musicians' performances in Japan were suspended, and in 1940 various music groups were ordered to disband. By the end of the war, musical institutions such as performing groups, music schools, musical instrument factories, and record companies had almost ceased all activities.

Since the 1950s, post-war Japanese music culture has made great progress in creation, performance, appreciation, music education, music research and other aspects. After the war, a striking new generation emerged. The national opera "Yizuru" by Dani Kuma, "Three Chapters for Strings" by Yasushi Akutagawa, and "Nirvana Symphony" by Dai Toshiro are all masterpieces that have stood the test of time. In addition to Dai Toshiro, composers who actively absorbed modern European and American composition techniques include Yoshiro Irino, Minami Shibata, Makoto Moroi, Joji Yusen, Kei Ichiyanagi, and Yuji Takahashi, who were the first in Japan to adopt the twelve-tone system. Yoshio Mamiya, who used Japanese folk song materials to compose masterpieces such as "Choral Works No. 1" and is known as the "Bartok of Japan"; in the international music scene, his works such as "November Stairs" are refreshing Toru Takemitsu, Matsumura Seizo, Miki Minoru, Ishii Maki, etc. have all achieved fruitful results in exploring the national temperament of their works and creating non-Western European music. Akio Yashiro, Akira Mizen, Kaguyuki Noda, and Shinichiro Ikebe who were students of Yujirō Ikeuchi, and Hiroaki Minami and Seiaki Saegashi, who were students of Yoshio Hasegawa, are all composers with distinctive personalities who emerged after the 1960s. In short, various creative tendencies in the international music scene have been absorbed by the Japanese music scene, and are clearly reflected in the Japanese composition world.

After 1946, the Japanese music industry successively established industry organizations such as the Japan Modern Music Association, the Japan Musicians Club, the Japan Performance Union, the Music Writers Association, and the Japan Composers Association to safeguard music. interests and safeguard the development of various music activities. Tokyo already has more than 10 professional symphony orchestras, and there is a constant flow of various overseas music performance groups, providing a variety of music appreciation opportunities. There are 60 colleges and universities across the country with music departments, including the Faculty of Music of Tokyo University of Music and Arts and the Faculty of Music of Toho Gakuen University. They deliver a large number of musical talents to the society every year, playing an active role in improving the international level of Japanese performers and popularizing music education in society. effect.

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J-POP (Japanese contemporary pop music)

Introduction

J-Pop is the abbreviation of Japanese Pop. Refers to Japanese pop music with Western influences. J-Wave (an FM radio station) coined the name J-Pop and used it to represent "new music". It has since been widely used in Japan to represent different types of music, including pop music, rock, dance music, hip-hop and soul music. The average Japanese store divides music into four categories: J-Pop, enka (a traditional folk song), classical music, and English/international.

Some of their music is a fusion of enka and J-Pop. The representative singers are Safeland and Nakajima Miyuki.

History

J-pop (or Jpop) originated during the Showa era (the period of Emperor Hirohito), when jazz became popular. Jazz introduced more instruments to bars and clubs that only played classical music and military music in the early days. It added a "fun" element to the Japanese music scene, and "music cafes" became a live venue. Popular place for jazz music.

New Music Style

Jazz temporarily ceased its activities due to pressure from the Japanese army during World War II. The United States after the war: During the occupation of Japan, the US military and the Far East Network introduced a considerable number of new music styles to Japan. Japanese musicians played boogie-woogie, mambo, blues and country music for the U.S. military. Some songs, such as "Tokyo Boogie-Woogie" (1948) by Shizuko Kasagi, "Tennessee Waltz" (1951) by Tomomi Eri, "Omatsuri Mambo" by Misora ??Yuki, and "Omoide no Waltz" by Izumi Yukimura, became popular. Some foreign musicians and orchestras (including JATP and Louis Armstrong) visited Japan to perform, and 1952 was designated as the "Year of the Jazz Boom". The style required a high level of performance and became increasingly difficult to perform, causing many amateur musicians to turn to country music and study and perform in the Far East, eventually resulting in a substantial increase in the country music genre.

Rock craze

A rock craze began in 1956, believed to have started when a country music group called Kosaka Kazuya and the Wagon Masters re-sung Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel" )". The entire rock movement reached its peak in 1959, and some Japanese rock bands sang in movies. However, Japanese rock music also declined with the decline of American rock music, because too many bands followed the American footsteps. He was greatly influenced by the music. Some performers began to combine traditional Japanese pop music with rock music. Among the musicians who aimed to achieve this goal, Sakamoto Kuu is better known for his song "Kami を向いて歩こう". The song "スキヤキ" was the first Japanese song to top the charts in the United States (Cashbox Magazine for four weeks and Billboard Magazine for three weeks), Japan, and the Americas. The song was awarded the "Golden Record" for selling one million copies.

Impact on pop culture

J-pop has become a part of Japanese culture. , is widely used in many places, such as: Japanese animation, stores, advertisements, movies, radio programs, TV programs and video games... etc., and some TV stations play J-pop songs at the end of the news.

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Japanese Music in China

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Major record companies in Japan

Avex

Avex is the world's largest independent record company

Avex Co., Ltd. (Avex) is a large Japanese record company founded in

Ayumi Hamasaki

In 1988, it has a history of 20 years. Avex currently owns Avex Trax, Avex Tune, Cutting Edge, Rhythm Zone and other affiliated music labels.

Aihui Records is a star-making factory for 20-year-old young idols in Japan. Its artists include Ayumi Hamasaki, Namie Amuro, Hitomi, BoA, Globe, Every Little Thing, Ai Otsuka, Kumi Koda, TVXQ, Hitomi Shimaya, A large number of Japanese first-line artists such as AAA and Big Infinity Band are well-known as the "Komuro Family".

Aihui Records was founded in 1988. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. In 1999, its shares were officially listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

The company's business philosophy is "to make unique creations and contributions." Adhering to this clear concept, all employees, entertainers, and business partners are actively entrepreneurship, and have successfully developed into an international group enterprise spanning music and peripheral industries in the fiercely changing international recording industry.

The business involves all aspects of record production and distribution, artist management, music magazine publishing, websites, mobile phones, artist discovery and training, etc.

The company has a dedicated animation production company, which has produced the movie version of the animation "Initial D Third Stage" and other programs. In 1997, avex network was established to provide information industry through the Internet. In 2001, a dedicated portal for mobile phones was established. In 2001, a music school was established in Tokyo. The company has branches in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, London and New York.

As we all know, Japan is the largest and most complete music market in Asia. The blooming of KTV in remote areas, the perfect single music system, etc. all bear witness to the standardization and hugeness of the Japanese market.

Aihui Records should be the leader in the J POP industry. Unlike other national record companies, Aihui, as a local record company in Japan, is more based in Japan. The creation is almost a pop-style cash cow artist. Especially in terms of singers, Ayumi Hamasaki, Kumi Koda, Hitomi Shimaya, etc. are all the most popular female singers in Japan.

Aihui Records established a branch in Taiwan in 2001 and officially entered the Chinese-speaking market. The singers of Taiwan's Aihui Records also have a strong Japanese style. Currently, Aihui Records' artists include Lin Xiaopei, Vivian Hsu, Cyndi Wang, Tang Yuzhe, the idol group 5566, and newly joined super girls An Youqi, He Jie, etc. Last year, Wu Bai & China Blue's "Moonlight Music" cooperated with "Ai Hui Records" and signed up for Ai Hui's newly established Cutting Edge label. Then Wu Bai released the first album "Bridge of Tears" signed by Ai Hui. Wu Bo's joining has undoubtedly strengthened the local strength of Aihui Records. Cyndi Wang is the first local newcomer created by Taiwan Aihui in the two years since its establishment. Although Aihui's publicity is slightly insufficient, the resources and complementary advantages of Taiwan and Japan, as well as Japan's Aihui's successful experience in creating idols, are the advantages of Aihui Records.

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EMI

Introduction

EMI Records, full name: Electric Power and Music Group ( ELECTRICAL AND MUSICAL INDUSTRIES LTD), the group was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in London, England. Its predecessor was the British Gramophone Company founded in London in 1897. It is the oldest record company today and has been in existence for a hundred years. The history of EMI is almost the entire In the history of the development of the record industry, many famous record labels have a continuous umbilical cord relationship with EMI.

As early as the 1920s, the French PATHE-MARCONT record company under EMI took the lead in setting up a company in Shanghai. The word "EMI" is also the transliteration of PATHE. Former Chinese superstars such as Zhou Xuan, Hu Die, and Gong Qiuxia, as well as progressive musicians such as Nie Er and Xian Xinghai, all gathered at EMI.

Origins

There are two origins of EMI. An HMV company founded by Berliner in 1898. In 1900, the HMV trademark of the famous puppy listening to the gramophone was officially used; the other was the Columbla company. 1929.

The two merged to form Electrical And Music Industries (Electrical Industry Co., Ltd.), referred to as EMI. This merger made EMI the largest record company in the world at that time. Except for Decca in the UK, Brunwick in the United States and DGG in Germany, all other labels were controlled by EMI. After World War II, CBS took the lead in launching 33-rpm LP records and 45-rpm single records, but EMI still stuck to the old format of 78-rpm 10-inch records, causing many of its artists to quit. In the early 1950s, RCA and CBS, which were originally represented by EMI as distribution rights agents in the UK and Commonwealth countries, also cooperated with Decca and Philips.

In 1955, EMI acquired Capitol Company in order to reverse the unfavorable situation, hoping to use it to open up the US market. However, Capitol's conservative style prevented EMI from benefiting from the rock music trend that emerged in the 1950s. After entering the 1960s, EMI took a turn for the better. First, the popularity of Cliff Richard and Shadows, and then the rise of the British rock trend represented by The Beatles. Most of the British bands in this trend were signed to EM. It includes Gerry & The Pacemakers, DC5, Animals, Hollies, Herman's Hermits, Yar. birds, etc. The Beatles, the leader of this trend, has become EMI's largest "gold mine" in the past 30 years. However, Capitol, EMI's American branch, passed up the opportunity to make a fortune and refused to sign contracts with these British bands. As a result, these bands in the United States were invested in Epic, MGM and other brands. It wasn't until EMI issued a strong order that Capitol released the American version of "Meet The Beatles" of The Beatles' second album "With The Beatles". The good days of the 1960s passed quickly. After The Beatles broke up in 1970, Capitol immediately faced bankruptcy. And EMI Corporation's own life is not easy either. EMI began to run into trouble after the Labor government came to power and banned British companies from using funds for overseas investment. In 1979, EMI was acquired by Thorn (Science and Technology) Group, but it still maintained independent operations. In the same year, Mrs. Thatcher's Conservative government came to power and implemented an economic opening policy. EMI immediately acquired American companies such as Imperial and Liberty. Throughout the 1980s, EMI's operating conditions were quite good, and David Bowie, Duran Duran, Queen, Pink Floy, Paul McCartney, etc. made a lot of money for the company. In 1992, EMI acquired the famous British independent company Virgin, once again becoming the largest record company in the world.

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BEING

Basic situation

Friends who like Japanese music must have heard of Avex, Sony, EMI and other companies, but not many people may have heard of Being. Even if they know this person, they don’t know which company he/she is from. Next I will briefly introduce the Being system. I hope friends who are really interested in Japanese music can read it.

Being is composed of B-Gram, ROOMS, ZAIN, GIZA and other music companies. Its full name is Being Music Fantasy, or BMF for short. The powerful lineup in front of and behind the scenes can be said to be one of the strongest music organizations in Japan.

Nagato Daiyuki is the founder and producer of Being. His composers include Seiichiro Kuribayashi and Miho Komatsu. [He has provided songs for WANDS (disbanded), DEEN, and the Field of View (disbanded), and has also taken them back to sing. She The songs he sings include the familiar theme song of the fourth part of Conan the Movie [あなたがいるから] and the successor Ai Ono, known as Oda Tetsuro (who has withdrawn, and his main works include the ending theme of Chibi Maruko-chan: Splash...) Guo (providing songs for Kuraki Mai and others) and others were selected as Japan's most popular lyricists Izumi Sakai (lead singer of ZARD) and AZUKI Seven as the main lyricists, and arrangers include Daisuke Ikeda, Hiroto Furui, etc.

Most of the music features are pop and rock (rock is represented by B'z and WANDS), with a brisk rhythm that is easily catchy to both men and women, old and young, and the song can immediately get you started as soon as it starts. Climax, such as the familiar Slam Dunk theme song (all sung by Being singers) and Detective Conan (all sung by Being singers except the Two-mix one), etc.

Most of its band names are based on English words without special meaning (such as B'z, ZARD, DEEN, WANDS means the stick of happiness in Tarot cards), and they have creative capabilities, and Unlike other idol artists who use a large number of advertisements and TV variety shows to promote their idols, they use "non-publicity as promotion" and most of them rely on their own strength and style to stand out. For example, the mysterious queen Daikoku Moji (now quit Being) was once rumored to have other idols. There were no rumors about his singing voice, but in 1997 he sang in front of 50,000 people at his solo concert, and false rumors stopped circulating.

Even in the 1993 ORICON ranking statistics, the Being artists were ranked first to sixth. However, in the Taiwanese market that focuses on the commercialization of audio, video, sound, and idols, it is no wonder that the Being group is still little known in the country. .

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Examples of popular singers

Female

Ayumi Hamasaki

Hikari Utada

Mai Kuraki

(Three Major Diva)

Kumi Koda

Namie Amuro

Ai Otsuka

Mika Nakajima

Yui