Author: KAWAGUCHI, SHOGO (Ed.):
Title: [SHEET MUSIC - ART NOUVEAU / ART DECO]. [A collection of thirty tremolo harmonica scores within striking decorated covers]. Tokyo, Taisho 13 (1924 - Showa 12 (1937).
Description: . Large 8vo. (19 x 26.5 cm). Comprises thirty different issues, mainly from the Taisho period in 1920s. Single folded paper sheets with musical notes. Striking decorated front covers in different colours, printed in Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles. Twenty included in a series titled "Harmonica Music", the remaining have different titles. Some wear and some minor staining but overall a good set. Sh›go Kawaguchi, known in Japan as the "Father of the Harmonica", devised a special tuning, different from the one used in Europe and the US, which is more suited to playing Japanese folk tunes. Harmonicas using this tuning became popular throughout East Asia.

Keywords: East Asia, japan, japon, japanese, asia, asie, asien, asiatic, music, scores, musical, art nouveau, art deco


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