Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Gunka (軍歌, lit. ' military song ') is the Japanese term for military music. While in standard use in Japan it applies both to Japanese songs and foreign songs such as "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", as an English language category it refers to songs produced by the Empire of Japan in between roughly 1877 and 1943.
The song was first publicly performed the same year at a concert hosted by the Greater Japan Music Society at the Rokumeikan. It was considered the first Western-style military song in Japan and the first to become popular across the country, although it was initially believed to be difficult to sing for Japanese unaccustomed to modulation. [2]
'The Snow March') is a Japanese gunka composed in 1895 by Imperial Japanese Army musician Nagai Kenshi who reflected his experience in the Battle of Weihaiwei during the First Sino-Japanese War. [1] [2] The song was banned in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II and was used in the 1977 film Mount Hakkoda.
Japanese military marches (2 P) Pages in category "Japanese patriotic songs" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
Played by the Imperial Japanese Navy Band in 1937. The Gunkan kōshinkyoku (軍艦行進曲, Warship March) is a Japanese march composed in 1897 by Tokichi Setoguchi. It was the official march of the Imperial Japanese Navy and is the official march of its successor, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).
The song is a duet, featuring the Japanese actress Michiko Namiki and the singer Noboru Kirishima and released in January 1946. It is considered the first hit song in Japan after World War II. [citation needed] "Soyokaze" (そよかぜ, Soft breeze) was released on October 11, 1945, and was the first movie produced after World War II in Japan ...
"Dōki no Sakura" (同期の桜, Synchronized cherry blossoms) is a Japanese gunka (composition of military music) During the late stages of the Pacific War, it was sung throughout Japan. [citation needed] It compares cherry blossoms with the destiny of soldiers who graduated from a military academy. [1] The song was composed by Nōshō Ōmura .
Roei no Uta (露営の歌, Song of the Camp) is a Japanese gunka song composed by Yūji Koseki with lyrics by Kīchirō Yabūchi. The song was released by Nippon Columbia in October 1938. [ 1 ]