Composition and Performance in Western Idioms in Japan

The first generation of composers included such notable figures as Taki Rentarô (1879–1903), Komatu Kôsuke (1884–1966), Motoori Nagayo (1885–1945), Yanada Tadasi (1885–1959), Yamada Kôsaku (1886–1965), Nakayama Sinpei (1887–1952), and Nobutoki Kiyosi (1887–1965). Inspired by Japanese poetry, especially a new type of lyrical verse that was then fashionable, many of these groundbreaking composers concentrated on kakyoku ...