Musical Circumstances in Kakunodate-Town and its Outskirts in Akita Prefecture appered in a Local Newspaper, the Kakunadate Jiho : From the late Taisho Era to the early period of Showa Era

The author examined articles of the Kakunodate Jiho that were issued from the late Taisho era toinvestigate the rise and fall of the musical genres, and investigated the change of the musical style. Asthe results the author obtained the following conclusions.1) As for the traditional Japanese music, Biwa-music, No-music and Gidayu-bushi that were popular beforehad declined at the beginning of the Showa era. But the tradition of the Japanese music had beensucceeded as a whole.2) Folk arts such as Folk Songs and Folk Dances had become widely known to the other areas of Japan,and in that process the musical styles changed to achieve the stage effects. And the songs that wereaccepted by the people of other areas have grown as the main repertory of this area.3) Despite the rise and fall of the musical genres, the tradition of the music had been succeeded and thecore of the musical cultures had been preserved at the beginning of the Showa era.4) The exchage of the musical traditions between the center and the outskirts of this region consistentlyoccurred, preseving the autonomy of the musical cultures