Cool Japan: Shamisen tone, automatically added to the staff notation
-“Tsugaru Jonkara Bushi” with piano accompaniment-
December 05, 2021
Hachinohe Institute of Technology Graduate School (Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture)
Professor Kosakatani Juichi (Acoustic Engineering)
We have developed a device that automatically records the tone of the shamisen as a musical score.
On the 2nd, a special class was held at Doshisha University to introduce the research results.
A folk singer performed a singing voice along with a piano accompaniment based on the completed score.
Automatic transcription device:
The automatic transcription device developed by Professor Kosakatani is
The sound of the electric (electronic) shamisen is captured in a computer.
Analyze frequency etc.
In addition,
Determine the scale and length of the note,
You can create a score for shamisen and a staff for Western musical instruments at the same time.
Shown in a special class:
Approximately 110 first and second year students from the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Sensitivity Design attended.
Tsugaru shamisen player
Takayuki Matsuda (48)
He sang two songs, “Tsugaru Jonkara Bushi” and “Hachinohe Kouta”, which were made into sheet music.
Record traditional music:
Have them use it to record traditional music and pass it on to future generations.
At the end of November, the scores for all songs were donated to Hachinohe City.
Professor Kosakatani:
In the future, I would like to challenge Vietnamese folk music, which has no musical score. “
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