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Musicology Lab (Hiroko Nishida)
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A musicology lab that explores the history and culture of music theory.
AboutAbout the lab
The history of music theory, and the study of music culture
The Nishida Lab studies music theory and analysis, as well as their cultural backgrounds.
In particular, the lab works on how Western music theory was received in modern Japan, and on the history of music theory, centered on Germany and Austria.
In addition, the lab examines the relationship between music content and management in various forms of contemporary music culture.
The lab belongs to the Acoustic Design Division of the Faculty of Design.
Key terms
- Music theory
- A system of ideas that tries to explain, in words and symbols, how music works and how it is constructed
- Harmonic theory
- An approach that tries to explain, as theory, how sounds combine and resonate together (harmony)
NewsLab news
Prof. Nishida co-translated Absolute Music, published by Shunjusha
Prof. Nishida co-authored a section on nineteenth-century musical thought in the Music History Encyclopedia
Prof. Nishida co-edited and co-authored Modern Japan and Western Music Theory, published by Ongaku no Tomo Sha
Prof. Nishida and colleagues published a paper on the reception of Riemann's functional harmony theory in Japan
Prof. Nishida published a paper on how concepts changed, as seen in Riemann's music dictionary
ResearchResearch themes
The lab studies music theory and analysis, along with their cultural backgrounds. In addition to historical research on their reception in modern Japan and on the history centered on Germany and Austria, it also investigates the relationship between contemporary music content and management.
*Illustrative imageReception of Western music theory in modern Japan
The lab investigates how Western music theory was received in modern Japan. Its papers also address the reception of harmonic theory and the study of harmony in Japan.
History of music theory in Germany and Austria
The lab studies music theory, centered on Germany and Austria, from a historical perspective. Methodology is listed among its research keywords.
*Illustrative imageMusic content and management
The lab investigates the relationship between music content and management. It has worked on the cultural and social roles of professional orchestras in Japan, and on fact-finding surveys of classical music events.
MembersFaculty
- ProfessorHiroko Nishida
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Sorabji, Organ Symphony No. 3 manuscript, page 124” Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji (composer); Alistair Hinton (copyright to the music); screenshot from the electronic copy of the score: User:Toccata quarta / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Reception of Western music theory in modern Japan: “Dunhuang Musical score” 作者不詳 / Public domain (cropped)
- Music content and management: “Cajun Zydeco Music Festival NOLA 2011” Reading Tom / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Musicology Lab): “"2me Solo de Concert Pour le hautbois avec accompagnement à grand orchestre composé par G. Vogt" (manuscrit autographe) - btv1b of 88)” Vogt, Gustave ( ). Compositeur / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Musicology (Japanese Music History) Lab): “Satsuma Biwa MET 189128” 作者不詳 / CC0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Musicology (Japanese Music History) Lab): “Japanese theatre performance (211)” Savannah Rivka / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Cognitive Science Lab): “Metronome Nikko” Vincent Quach (Invincible) / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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