THE MICHIGAN DAILY

DEMONSTRATING INSTRUMENTS-Prof. William P. Maln of
the music school shows various methods which Japanese drum-
mers use to hold their sticks.
Malm Describes Origins
Rise of Japanese Music

By DAVID MARCUS
Japanese music dating back
over 1500 years is the oldest musi-
cal tradition still in existence,
Prof. William P. Malm of the
school of music said yesterday.
The earliest Japanese music
originates with Buddhist chanting,
imported from China and music
of the Japanese court, he said in
describing "the Origins of Japan-
ese Music."
He noted, however, that the
music borrowed from China "has
disappeared in China itself." Prof.
Malm cited the recent incident of
a Hong Kong radio station which
was forced to play a Japanese
recording as an example of early
Chinese music.
Demonstrates Instruments

Prof. Malm characterized the
music as "rhythmic and orna-
mented non-harmonized lines."
He described the court music as
"graceful, elegant and unhurried."
The ensembles consist of a flute,
several other wind instruments,
drums- and some string instru-
ments.
After 1200 A.D. Japanese music
was associated with the Nogaku
or No plays. In this format, musi-
cians seated on the stage facing
the audience, and actors blend the
music and play as a unified whole.
"The object of Japanese music
is a maximum of effect with a
minimum of material," Prof. Malm
said.
"You can do everything on one
of these instruments, but in the
best Japanese tradition, you do
very little."

Using, Japanese
and recordings as

instruments
illustrations,

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