Harmonies in Japanese Music

Harmonies in Japanese Music is a study of the principles and practices of Western-style harmony applied to traditional Japanese music. It analyzes the melodic and harmonic structures of several genres of Japanese music, and proposes new ways of understanding and appreciating them. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.