常陸丸(上)

Japan / Biwa narrative

The Hitachi Maru, part 1 of 2

A Chikuzen biwa narrative about the army transport Hitachi Maru, sunk by Russian cruisers in 1904 during the Russo-Japanese War. Performed by Takamine Chikufū, a leading Chikuzen biwa player of the period.

Performer
Takamine Chikufū
Instruments
Biwa 琵琶, Voice 聲
Era
Taishō
Recorded
1924
Length
3:31
Licence
Public domain · National Diet Library, Historical Recordings Collection (国立国会図書館デジタルコレクション「歴史的音源」)Nipponophone 15496, issued January 1925 (recorded November 1924); public domain in the US (published 1925 or earlier). Marked public domain and internet-public by the National Diet Library.
Source
National Diet Library (Rekion)

In the collection

  1. 石童丸(一)Ishidōmaru (1/8) — Ishidōmaru, part 1 of 8Nagata Kinshin · Biwa, Voice · 19243:02
  2. 石童丸(二)Ishidōmaru (2/8) — Ishidōmaru, part 2 of 8Nagata Kinshin · Biwa, Voice · 19243:33
  3. 石童丸(三)Ishidōmaru (3/8) — Ishidōmaru, part 3 of 8Nagata Kinshin · Biwa, Voice · 19243:05
  4. 石童丸(四)Ishidōmaru (4/8) — Ishidōmaru, part 4 of 8Nagata Kinshin · Biwa, Voice · 19242:58
  5. 石童丸(五)Ishidōmaru (5/8) — Ishidōmaru, part 5 of 8Nagata Kinshin · Biwa, Voice · 19243:07
  6. 石童丸(六)Ishidōmaru (6/8) — Ishidōmaru, part 6 of 8Nagata Kinshin · Biwa, Voice · 19243:16