Research on the new composing method with Okinawan traditional music-instruments and its applicable method in Contemporary music

如果一个人试图用琉球传统乐器创作一首新音乐，可能会有一些问题，这些问题与西方音乐风格截然不同。一般来说，冲绳的传统音乐几乎都以歌曲为中心，而冲绳的乐器，三弦琴（三弦琵琶），琴（十三弦古筝），竹笛（Fue），四弦弓（Kucho）和打击乐（Narimono），只是作为伴奏。尤其是三信、福伊和久秋几乎是顺着唱腔流畅地表演的。它们本质上不是独立的独奏乐器。尽管如此，我们还是从他们的传统表演中听到了诱人的声音。冲绳传统乐师多采用直接向老师口头模仿的方式进行学习，通常采用一种手谱法——“昆曲”作为他们的乐谱体系。这些学习系统是他们无法用乐器创作新音乐的原因之一。近年来，越来越多的年轻的传统音乐演奏家尝试用自己的乐器创作新音乐。本研究旨在探讨如何利用冲绳传统乐器创作音乐作品，并在当代音乐中发掘出冲绳传统乐器的新音乐习语。我已经能够阐明传统表演方式与音乐实质之间关系中的几个问题。我尝试用冲绳传统的音乐习语创作新的音乐作品。

If one would try to compose a new music with Okinawan (Ryukyuan) traditional musical instruments, there might be several problems that are far different phases from the western musical styles. In general almost the Okinawan traditional music are centered in the songs, and Okinawan musical instruments, Sanshin (three strings lute), Koto (thirteen strings zither), Fue (bamboo flute), Kucho (four strings with bow) and Narimono (percussions), merely play the roll as accompaniment. Especially Sanshin, Fue and Kucho almost performed flowing along the song-part. They are essentially not independent as solo musical instruments. Nevertheless that situation, we listen to attractive sounds from their traditional performance.Okinawan traditional musicians used to study through oral imitating manner from their teacher directly, and usually take a kind of tablature, Kunkunshi, as their musical notation system. These learning systems have been one of the cause unable them to create new music with their instruments. Recently several young traditional music performer who attempt to compose the new music with their instruments have been increased.This research is purposed on how to create the musical composition with Okinawan traditional instruments, and purposed on to develop the new musical idioms in the contemporary music transposing from Okinawan traditions. I have been able to elucidate several problems in the relation between traditional performing manner and musical substance. And I have tried to compose new musical works within Okinawa traditional musical idioms.