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Elliot Weisgarber

Weisgarber, Elliot
1919 - 2001

Estudioso

A native of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Elliot Weisgarber studied at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York where he received both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in composition as well as his Performer’s Certificate in Clarinet. For many years he served on the faculty of the University of North Carolina in Greensboro until being invited in 1960 to join the newly formed music department at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver. His enormous interest in Asia was well-nourished on the Pacific coast and led him to spend a number of years of partial residence in Japan where he made a profound study of Japanese music, particularly that of the shakuhachi. His principle teacher in the Kinko-ryū was Tanaka Yūdō of Kobe and he also spent several months of study with Yamamoto Hōzan of the Tozan school. In addition to being captivated by shakuhachi honkyoku he also pursued a deep interest in sankyoku and gained some proficiency on the koto and shamisen under the guidance of Michiko Tsuda in Kyoto. His study and research, supported by the Canada Council and by UBC’s Committee on Research, led to the expansion of UBC’s single ethnomusicology course into a full-fledged program of study at the University. Many of his compositions from the mid-1960s onwards exhibit a strong Japanese influence, evidence of the remarkable impact which Japanese culture had made upon his life. His Catalogue of Works includes several for Japanese instruments.

Profesores

Publicaciones

Título Kanji Editorial Año Páginas Idioma
Reflections of a Trans-cultural Musician

Numus West 2 1972 23-25
Review of A History of Japanese Music by Eta Harich-Schneider

Public Affairs 49, no. 1:
142-143
Shakuhachi: The Voice of Nature - A contemplative art and a source of Japanese musical tradition (11 MB)


2019 182 English
The Honkyoku of the Kinko-Ryu: Some Principles of its Organization

Ethnomusicology 12, no. 3 1968 313-344