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| + | [[File:Nomuraryu-monument.JPG|right|thumb|320px|A monument dedicated to the founders of Nomura-ryû, erected in the Naminoue area of [[Naha]].]] |
| *''Japanese'': 野村流 ''(Nomura-ryuu)'' | | *''Japanese'': 野村流 ''(Nomura-ryuu)'' |
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| Nomura-ryû is the largest school or style (''ryûha'') of classical Okinawan ''uta-sanshin'' (song and [[sanshin]]) music. | | Nomura-ryû is the largest school or style (''ryûha'') of classical Okinawan ''uta-sanshin'' (song and [[sanshin]]) music. |
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− | Like most schools of traditional arts, Nomura-ryû places great importance on direct transmission of the tradition from teacher to student. However, Nomura-ryû adheres more strictly to written (printed) [[kunkunshi|musical notation]] than the smaller, but prominent Afusô-ryû school of ''uta-sanshin''. The classical repertoire, as set by the school, is contained in the four-volume publication ''Nomura-ryû kunkunshii''. | + | Like most schools of traditional arts, Nomura-ryû places great importance on direct transmission of the tradition from teacher to student. However, Nomura-ryû adheres more strictly to written (printed) [[kunkunshi|musical notation]] than the smaller, but still prominent, [[Afuso-ryu|Afusô-ryû]] school of ''uta-sanshin'', which uses no notation for the vocals. The classical Nomura-ryû repertoire, as set by the school, is contained in the four-volume publication ''Nomura-ryû kunkunshii'', based closely on a compilation assembled by [[Nomura Ancho|Nomura Anchô]], the founder of the school, in [[1869]]. |
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− | The current head of Nomura-ryû in Hawaii is Norman Kaneshiro. His late sensei and predecessor, Harry Seishô Nakasone ([[1912]]-2011), was named a Living Treasure of Hawaii in 1992, and the previous year received a National Endowments for the Arts Folk Heritage Fellowship, making him a Living National Treasure of the United States, the first Asian-American to receive that honor.<ref>"[http://obits.staradvertiser.com/2011/04/02/harry-siesho-nakasone/ Harry Siesho (sic) Nakasone]." ''Honolulu Star-Advertiser'' Obituaries. 2 April 2011.</ref> | + | The current head of Nomura-ryû in Hawaii is Norman Kaneshiro. His late sensei and predecessor, [[Harry Seisho Nakasone|Harry Seishô Nakasone]] ([[1912]]-2011), was named a Living Treasure of Hawaii in 1992, and the previous year received a National Endowments for the Arts Folk Heritage Fellowship, making him a Living National Treasure of the United States, the first Asian-American to receive that honor.<ref>"[http://obits.staradvertiser.com/2011/04/02/harry-siesho-nakasone/ Harry Siesho (sic) Nakasone]." ''Honolulu Star-Advertiser'' Obituaries. 2 April 2011.</ref> |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
| + | *[[Robin Thompson|Thompson, Robin]]. "The Music of Ryukyu." ''Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music''. Surrey: Ashgate Publishing, 2008. p313. |
| *Thompson, Robin. "The Sanshin and its Place in Okinawan Music." ''Okinawa bijutsu zenshû'' 沖縄美術全集. vol. 5. p. vi. | | *Thompson, Robin. "The Sanshin and its Place in Okinawan Music." ''Okinawa bijutsu zenshû'' 沖縄美術全集. vol. 5. p. vi. |
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