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Ury Eppstein. The Beginnings of Western Music in Meiji Era Japan. Lewiston, New York: Edwin Mellen Press (Studies in the History and Interpretation of Music, Vol. 44), 1994. vi, 156 pp., 37 figures (including musical examples), notes, bibliography, index. - Gerald Groemer. The Spirit of Tsugaru: Blind Musicians, Tsugaru-jamisen, and the Folk Music of Northern Japan with the Autobiography of Takahashi Chikuzan. Warren, Michigan: Harmonie Park Press (Detroit Studies in Musicology/Studies in Music, No. 24.), 1999. xxxi, 321 pp., 32 musical examples, figures, maps, tables, glossary, bibliography, selected discography, index.

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Ury Eppstein. The Beginnings of Western Music in Meiji Era Japan. Lewiston, New York: Edwin Mellen Press (Studies in the History and Interpretation of Music, Vol. 44), 1994. vi, 156 pp., 37 figures (including musical examples), notes, bibliography, index.
Gerald Groemer. The Spirit of Tsugaru: Blind Musicians, Tsugaru-jamisen, and the Folk Music of Northern Japan with the Autobiography of Takahashi Chikuzan. Warren, Michigan: Harmonie Park Press (Detroit Studies in Musicology/Studies in Music, No. 24.), 1999. xxxi, 321 pp., 32 musical examples, figures, maps, tables, glossary, bibliography, selected discography, index.

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Yearbook for Traditional Music , Volume 32 , 2000 , pp. 186 - 189
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