Alison Mcqueen Tokita
Biographic Data
| ID | 216331 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alison Mcqueen Tokita |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alison Mcqueen |
| FAMILY NAME | Tokita |
| SIGNATURE | TOKITA A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Monash University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Intercultural Japanese Noh Theatre
Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music
Japanese Singers of Tales
Alison McQueen Tokita presents a series of case studies that demonstrate the persistence of Japanese sung narratives in a multiplicity of genres over ten centuries, including the way they flourished and declined, together with factors contributing to development and change in narrative performance. Performed narratives are examples of a shared cultural heritage, which in the past have given people a sense of belonging to a community. Narratives t…
Nomai Dance Drama
Nomai Dance Drama
The Nature of patterning in Japanese narrative music
As in other areas of Japanese culture, patterning is central to music narratives. This article introduces the term ‘formulaic musical material’ as the equivalent of kata in other performing arts. The formulaic musical material of various narrative genres has been systematised over the centuries. Especially when named, patterning has functioned as a compositional device, as a means of transmission, as a method of notation, and more recently, as a …
Mode and Scale, Modulation and Tuning in Japanese Shamisen Music
Etude du materiel tonal utilise dans la musique « shamisen » de recit : le « kiomoto-bushi ». L'histoire de la theorie modale au Japon montre que la theorie occidentale et chinoise de la structure de l'octave n'est pas appropriee a la musique japonaise dans laquelle la structure de trois notes est fondamentale. Le materiel tonal est constitue d'une gamme composee de deux fois trois notes et de trois tons nucleaires. L'A. aborde aussi la tonalite,…
The Nature of patterning in Japanese narrative music
As in other areas of Japanese culture, patterning is central to music narratives. This article introduces the term ‘formulaic musical material’ as the equivalent of kata in other performing arts. The formulaic musical material of various narrative genres has been systematised over the centuries. Especially when named, patterning has functioned as a compositional device, as a means of transmission, as a method of notation, and more recently, as a …
Mode and Scale, Modulation and Tuning in Japanese Shamisen Music
Etude du materiel tonal utilise dans la musique « shamisen » de recit : le « kiomoto-bushi ». L'histoire de la theorie modale au Japon montre que la theorie occidentale et chinoise de la structure de l'octave n'est pas appropriee a la musique japonaise dans laquelle la structure de trois notes est fondamentale. Le materiel tonal est constitue d'une gamme composee de deux fois trois notes et de trois tons nucleaires. L'A. aborde aussi la tonalite,…
The Nature of patterning in Japanese narrative music
As in other areas of Japanese culture, patterning is central to music narratives. This article introduces the term ‘formulaic musical material’ as the equivalent of kata in other performing arts. The formulaic musical material of various narrative genres has been systematised over the centuries. Especially when named, patterning has functioned as a compositional device, as a means of transmission, as a method of notation, and more recently, as a …
Nomai Dance Drama
Nomai Dance Drama
Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music
Japanese Singers of Tales
Alison McQueen Tokita presents a series of case studies that demonstrate the persistence of Japanese sung narratives in a multiplicity of genres over ten centuries, including the way they flourished and declined, together with factors contributing to development and change in narrative performance. Performed narratives are examples of a shared cultural heritage, which in the past have given people a sense of belonging to a community. Narratives t…
Intercultural Japanese Noh Theatre
Art (6 works) · Literature (5 works) · History (3 works) · Narrative (3 works) · Visual arts (3 works) · Asian Culture and Media Studies (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Dance (2 works) · Diversity and Impact of Dance (2 works) · Drama (2 works)