常陸丸(上)
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
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- 石童丸(一)Ishidōmaru (1/8) — Ishidōmaru, part 1 of 83:02
- 石童丸(二)Ishidōmaru (2/8) — Ishidōmaru, part 2 of 83:33
- 石童丸(三)Ishidōmaru (3/8) — Ishidōmaru, part 3 of 83:05
- 石童丸(四)Ishidōmaru (4/8) — Ishidōmaru, part 4 of 82:58
- 石童丸(五)Ishidōmaru (5/8) — Ishidōmaru, part 5 of 83:07
- 石童丸(六)Ishidōmaru (6/8) — Ishidōmaru, part 6 of 83:16