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MAGIC ELEMENTS IN JAPANESE MUSIC

on Third Programme

First of two illustrated talks on the music of Japan by ETA HARICH-SCHNEIDER
In primitive society music was an important means of invoking protection against the powers of darkness. Eta Harich-Schneider shows that the ritual sound as a means of magic still survives in many Japanese shrines and temples.
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Second talk, Gagaku: Feb. 16

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