Discovering the music of Japan /

Discovering the music of Japan / [print] directed by Bernard Wilets. - [Chatsworth, California] : AIMS Multimedia ; (c)2005?] Florence, Kentucky : Discovery Education, (c)2005?] - 1 videodisc (22 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - Discovering music series . - Discovering music series. .

Videodisc release of a 1983 production. "SKU 873216 ; 8706 EN DVD" -- "Grades 6-12, Adult" --

Adviser, Sam Chianis ; photography, Frank Stokes. Adviser, Sam Chianis ; photography, Frank Stokes.

Demonstrates three important Japanese instruments: the koto, the shakuhachi, and the shamisen, and explains how they fit into Japanese life. Includes performances of traditional singing and dancing, and pieces played by an ensemble of the three instruments.



9780806834528

873216 AIMS Multimedia


Music--History and criticism.--Japan
Musical instruments--Japan.
Koto.
Shakuhachi.
Shamisen.


Documentary films.
Educational films.

ML340 ML340.D611.D573 2005