Art Encouragement Newcomer Award of the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 47 (1997) award
Ryuro Yamanishi
やまにし たつお
Yamanishi Ryuro
Aliases:
山西 龍郎（やまにし たつお）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1946-01-01
- Died
- 2019-01-01 age 73
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- Intellectual historian, University professor, Music researcher
- Active Years
- 1969-2015
- Affiliations
- Tokyo City University, Japanese Horn Association, Japan Cornet Association
- Memberships
- Japanese Horn Association, Japan Cornet Association
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo University of Foreign Studies | Faculty of Foreign Studies | German Department | 学士（ドイツ語） | 1965-1969 | Japan |
| Hitotsubashi University Graduate School, Sociology | — | Graduate School of Sociology | 社会学修士 | 1973-1975 | Japan |
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Faculty of Foreign Studies
/ German Department
Degree:
学士（ドイツ語）
Period:
1965-1969
Year of Graduation:
1969
Country:
Japan
Hitotsubashi University Graduate School, Sociology
Graduate School of Sociology
Degree:
社会学修士
Period:
1973-1975
Year of Graduation:
1975
Country:
Japan
Master's degree in Sociology
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Arts Encouragement Prize for New Artists | Arcadia of Sound: Where the Horns Resound | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | winner |
Arts Encouragement Prize for New Artists
Work:
Arcadia of Sound: Where the Horns Resound
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Arcadia of Sound: Where the Horns Resound
1996 Music studiesA study centered on the horn, examining its musical culture and performance history, and considering the sonic and cultural meanings of the instrument.
hornmusic historyinstrument culture
Orfeo: Cremona, Mantua, and the Birth of Opera
2001 Music historyDiscusses the origins of opera and early performance and production practices from geographic and cultural perspectives.
operaItalian music historycultural history
Bibliography
- Arcadia of Sound: Where the Horns Resound (Arina Shobo, 1996)
- Orfeo: Cremona, Mantua, and the Birth of Opera (Arina Shobo, 2001)
- The Doomed Clowns: Jews in German-Austrian Theatre (translator, Arina Shobo, 1985)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- scholarly and analyticalcross-disciplinary between music and intellectual history
- Recurring Motifs
- instruments (horn)opera historycultural memory
Legacy
Contributed to horn studies and music cultural history, bridging performance practice and academic research; educated and mentored many students.
Academic Societies
- Japanese Horn Association
Archives
- National Diet Library holdings
Trivia
- Conducted horn research as a professor at Tokyo City University.
- Received the Arts Encouragement Prize for New Artists for 'Arcadia of Sound'.
- Translated 'The Doomed Clowns' (on Jews in German-Austrian theatre).