A Study of Diaries by the Japanese Naval Bandmaster Mitsuzo Yoshimoto (1863-1907): Focusing on the Musical Exchange between Europe and Japan during the Early Twentieth-Century

日本海军乐队指挥吉本光三（1863-1907）1900-1902年在柏林音乐学院学习，担任“乐队指挥学生”。1904- 1905年日俄战争期间，他回到日本，担任第二战列舰队旗舰“出云”号的乐队指挥。结果如下：1）欧洲人开始从日本剧团和吉本的日本歌曲改编中相当程度地认识到日本音乐。2)从1908年起，日本海军在东京音乐学院为乐队指挥候选人提供了一个专门的教育计划。它很可能是仿照柏林音乐学院的计划。3)在战争期间，海军乐队不仅在日常工作中演奏，而且在作战和阵亡将士纪念仪式上演奏。琵琶和尺八，也都是私下演奏的。

At the Berlin Conservatory of Music from 1900-1902, Mitsuzo Yoshimoto (1863-1907), one of the naval bandmasters of Japan, studied as a "bandmaster student". After returning to Japan, he served as the bandmaster of the Second Battle Fleet's flagship "Izumo" during the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905.This study aims to examine his diaries from the viewpoints of the musical exchange between Europe and Japan at that time. The results are as follows: 1) Europeans became to considerably recognize Japanese music from Japanese theatrical troupes and Yoshimoto's transcriptions of Japanese songs. 2) From 1908, the Japanese Navy adopted a specialized educational program for bandmaster candidates at the Tokyo Conservatory of Music. It is very likely that it was modeled after the Berlin Conservatory of Music's program. 3) During the war, the naval band played not only for daily duties, but also during operations and ceremonies for the war dead. Biwa and shakuhachi, were also played privately.