Historical Research on the Folk-song Otsue-bushi from the Latest Edo Period and the Meiji Era.

江户末期和明治时代民歌大津节的历史研究。

• 批准号: 13610396
• 负责人: SASAKI Ryuji
• 金额: $ 1.22万
• 依托单位: Nihon University
• 依托单位国家: 日本
• 项目类别: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 日本
• 起止时间: 2001 至 2002
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/grant/KAKENHI-PROJECT-13610396/
• 关键词: Otsue-bushi; American Otsue-bush; kankan-bushi; Kyurenkan; Short Story of My Life up Today; Kudoki-bushi; Naniwa-bushi; Otsue-bushi among the Namazu-es; 民権大津絵節; 大津絵; 清樂曲の影響; ニュース伝達の手段; 感性伝達の手段; 大衆感情の触発

Firstly, it was in 1830s that the category of popular and story-telling songs was established. Kankan-no (かんかんのう), together with Kyurenkan (九連環), a Chinese folk song, pioneered this category. Kankan-no became very popular among. the masses with its so comical melody as to win the hearts of masses, which brought many parodies and funny dances.Secondly, it was in 1853 that KATSURA kodanji, a famous kabuki actor then, innovated Otsue-bushi (大津絵節) into a highly attractive popular song by singing it in his kabuki play. UTAGAWA kuniyoshi, a painter, soon published an Otsue (大津絵) caricaturing Shogun TOKUGAWA Iesada and his government, which provoked great excitement among the masses. Accordingly, there appeared a lot of Yomiuri-men (読売), who sold the Otsue prints singing. Otsue-bushi as explanation for the Otsue. Therefore, Otsue-bushi occupied the primary, position in the category of popular and story-telling songs, surpassing Yanre-kudoki-bushi (ヤンレ口説き節) which had enjoyed the primary reputation for long.Thirdly, FUKUDA Hideko and her mother Umeko made another innovation on the Otsue-bushi so as to change it into a tool for inspiring the mass movement. In 1880s, the movement for liberty and the human rights (自由民権運動) prevailed in 1880s. Through FUKUDA Hideko's effort, Otsue-bushi increased its variety of roles as to be fitful for political propaganda.Fourthly, the Otsue-bushi for liberty and the human rights (民権大津絵節) lived only for short because the mass movement ended soon after the innovation had been done by FUKUDA Hideko. However, Otsue-bushi continued to be loved by the masses and remained as a popular folk song with many kind of parodies. Naniwa-bushi (浪花節) tellers, who succeeded in obtaining the primary position in this category then, cleverly utilized some parts of its melody, which enabled them to keep their vitality for a half century thereafter.

Firstly, it was in 1830s that the category of popular and story-telling songs was established. Kankan-no (かんかんのう), together with Kyurenkan (九连), a Chinese folk song, pioneered this category. Kankan-no became very popular among. the masses with its so comical melody as to win the hearts of masses, which brought many parodies and funny dances.Secondly, it was in 1853 that KATSURA kodanji, a famous kabuki actor then, innovated Otsue-bushi (OTSU 絵 festival) into a highly attractive popular song by singing it in his kabuki play. UTAGAWA kuniyoshi, a painter, soon published an Otsue (OTSU 絵) caricaturing Shogun TOKUGAWA Iesada and his government, which provoked great excitement among the masses. Accordingly, there appeared a lot of Yomiuri-men (読売), who sold the Otsue prints singing. Otsue-bushi as explanation for the Otsue. Therefore, Otsue-bushi occupied the primary, position in the category of popular and story-telling songs, surpassing Yanre-kudoki-bushi (ヤンレ口说き节) which had enjoyed the primary reputation for long.Thirdly, FUKUDA Hideko and her mother Umeko made another innovation on the Otsue-bushi so as to change it into a tool for inspiring the mass movement. In 1880s, the movement for liberty and the human rights prevailed in 1880s. Through FUKUDA Hideko's effort, Otsue-bushi increased its variety of roles as to be fitful for political propaganda. Fourthly, the Otsue-bushi for liberty and the human rights (民樨大tsu絵fest) lived only for short because the mass movement ended soon after the innovation had been done by FUKUDA Hideko. However, Otsue-bushi continued to be loved by the masses and remained as a popular folk song with many kind of parodies. Naniwa-bushi (波花节) tellers, who succeeded in obtaining the primary position in this category then, cleverly utilized some parts of its melody, which enabled them to keep their vitality for a half century thereafter.