Dear friends,
We are happy to announce about the upcoming 35th meeting of the Society for Music Theory of Japan.
Please find the program of our meeting below.
In the first half of the meeting, Ms. Tomoko Iwakawa will share with us the results of her analysis of "Prélude et fugue en sol mineur" (1948, the Japan Music Competition award). This piece of music was composed by Prof. Yuzuru Shimaoka at his age of 22. Today Prof. Shimaoka is known as the Chairman of our Society, who has contributed to developing music theory, especially of harmony in Japan and taken it to the international level. The original arrangement of "Prélude et fugue en sol mineur" for orchestra seems to have been lost; however, some sketches were found out over time, and this piece of music was rearranged for orchestra by Mr. Tatsuya Hayashi. In 2018, 70 years after "Prélude et fugue en sol mineur" was played live again. Many people were fascinated by the completeness and romantic nature of this piece of music! On the day of our meeting we are going to play back the recording of that performance. Do not miss it!
In the second half of the meeting, you will hear an analysis of some works related to Duke Ellington (both his own compositions and those written in collaboration with other composers) such as “Take the 'A' Train”. The analysis will be presented by me, Jun Mikami, in collaboration with a specialist on popular music, Akitsugu Kawamoto. I will present my analysis based on Shimaoka’s theory, while Mr. Kawamoto will share his interpretation and opinion based on American music theory. Although our analysis might still be far from being a complete one, we would like to have a comprehensive and fruitful discussion looking at the same works from different perspectives, and we would hope strongly the audience to take an active part in it.
After that, all the three speakers will participate in a round table. The speakers and the participants of the meeting will talk about the prospects of music theory, bearing in mind the contents of the presentations.
We are looking forward to your participation!
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The Society for Music Theory of Japan, the 35th biannual meeting
Date and time: the 6th of October 2019 (Sunday), 13:20-17:50 (open from 13:10)
Venue: Kunitachi College of Music, AI Studio (the South exit of Kunitachi station on the JR Chuo line, B1F of the kindergarten attached to Kunitachi college of Music)
186-0004 Tokyo, Kunitachi-shi, Naka 1-8-25
Tel: 042-573-5633
Participation fee: general ¥2000 / student ¥1000
Please note that you a free to come any time. Anyone is welcome to join!
Party: participation fee ¥2000, start at 18 o’clock, “Rojina-Sabou”
****** Program ******
◆ Main presentation: Tomoko Iwakawa. “Analysis of Yuzuru Shimaoka's "Prélude et fugue en sol mineur (1948/2018)"
Presentation time: 90 minutes, 13:20-14:50
Q&A: 20 minutes, 14:50-15:10
Short announcement & break (20 minutes) 15:10-15:30
◆ Joint presentation: Akitsugu Kawamoto vs. Jun Mikami. “Analysis of Duke Ellington: from the perspectives of Shimaoka’s theory and American music theory” 15:30-17:00
◆ Round table (3 panelists) 17:00-17:50
****** Information about our future meetings (we are looking for speakers!) ******
(Caution: the date, schedule, and the contents of the meetings may be changed. Please check our website)
★ The 36th meeting, 17th of May 2020 (Sun) at Kunitachi College of Music, AI Studio
Tetsuya Kishimoto. “Analysis of Liszt's ‘Piano Sonata’”; other presentations are to be announced later.
★ The 37th meeting, 4th of October 2020 (Sun) at Kunitachi College of Music, AI Studio
Details will be announced later.
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Secretariat of THE SOCIETY FOR MUSIC THEORY OF JAPAN
HP: http://sound.jp/mtsj/ TEL &FAX: 097-545-4374 E-mail: endo@oita-pjc.ac.jp
〒870-0833 Uenogaoka Higashi 1-11, Oita city, Oita prefecture Oita Prefectural Collage of Arts and Culture c/o Endo's Office
Tokyo office of THE SOCIETY FOR MUSIC THEORY OF JAPAN
E-mail: dolcecanto2003jp@yahoo.co.jp (Jun Mikami)
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