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Two Sonatas for Violin and Piano by Nobu Kōda: An Approach to Interpreting Works Without Performance Tradition Public Deposited
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An accomplished pianist, violinist, vocalist, and composer of the Meiji Period (1868–1912), Nobu Kōda (1870–1946) was a prominent figure–one of several uncredited women musicians and educators–who led the expansion of Western classical music in Japan. Pioneering Western-style composition in the late 19th century, Kōda’s international training and career led her to produce some of Japan's most renowned musicians. While an educator at the Tokyo Music School her composition and violin students included composers such as Rentaro Taki, Yamada Kousuke, and Shinichi Suzuki–a notable pedagogue. Despite a significant career and compositional output encompassing orchestral, vocal, piano, and chamber music, Kōda faced significant scrutiny, defamation, and erasure during her lifetime due to the supremacy of patriarchal social structures. After lying dormant for over a century, her two violin sonatas, composed both in Vienna and upon her return to Japan, narrate a national movement towards modernization initiated during Kōda’s lifetime.
This paper will be presented in seven sections: 1) a synopsis of the origins of Western music in Japan, 2) a summary of Kōda’s studies, life, and career, 3) an overview of Kōda’s compositional output, 4) a brief outline of musical influences, 5) an analysis of unique features of the manuscripts and formal features, 6) a summary of editorial markings made to the original sonatas, and 7) an overview of conclusions drawn from this project. While this research aims to enhance the practicality of learning and performing Kōda’s sonatas, its overarching aspiration is to secure their enduring presence in the classical canon for future generations.
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