Music of Bunraku

Duration: 28

Year Published: 1991

Creator: Eugene Enrico

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Hosted by Dr. William P. Malm, Professor of Ethnomusicology at the University of Michigan, allows the viewer to experience the exotic drama of Bunraku, the puppet theater of Japan, and to understand its music. Introduces the musical styles, the notation, and the performers of Bunraku. Dr. Sidney Brown, professor of Japanese History at the University of Oklahoma, explains the historic roots of Bunraku as illustrated in antique paintings and prints. Artists from the National Bunraku Theater in Osaka, Japan demonstrate the musical styles of Bunraku, and perform "Ise Ondo Koi No Netaba," The Massacre at a Geisha House in Ise.