Onigo No Uta Henai Ongaku Teki Nippon Kingendai Shi

[Machine Translation] 100 Years of Japanese Modern and Contemporary Music in "Classical Music". Kosaku Yamada, Akira Ifukube, Toshiro Mayuzumi, Akira Miyoshi. The works of these musicians, who lived in the tumultuous modern and contemporary era, are traced in this book, and the history of this country is approached, exposed, and revealed. Behold the true spirit of a genius! At one time, it was to be recognized as a civilized country by the Western powers. At other times, to inspire the people to fight during wartime. Music" has an extremely political, social, and practical aspect. The author, a historian of political thought and music critic, reveals the history of modern times through 14 masterpieces.

「クラシック音楽」で読む日本の近現代100年。山田耕筰、伊福部昭、黛敏郎、三善晃―。怒涛の近現代を生きた音楽家の作品を辿りながら、この国の歩みに迫り、暴き、吠える。鬼才の本気に刮目せよ!ある時は西洋列強に文明国と認められるため。ある時は戦時中の国民を奮闘させるため。きわめて政治的で社会的で実用的な面がある「音楽」。政治思想史家にして音楽評論家である著者が、14の名曲から近現代史を解き明かす。