Mason, LW (English spelling)

Japanese: Mason,L.W.(英語表記)MasonLW
Mason, LW (English spelling)

…Although he is almost forgotten today as a composer, he left behind salon-style piano pieces and arrangements. The above piano instruction books were first introduced to Japan in 1880 (Meiji 13) when American music educator Luther Whiting Mason (1828-96) came to Japan at the invitation of the Music Investigation Agency (the predecessor of the Faculty of Music at Tokyo University of the Arts) and brought 20 books with him. Since then, they have been at the center of elementary school music education in Japan. …

From 【Piano】


[Piano in Japan]
The piano was introduced to Japan at the end of the Edo period, and the one brought by Siebold in 1823 (Bunsei 6) is probably the oldest surviving one (Kumagaya Museum of Art, Hagi City). In 1880, Luther Whiting Mason (1818-1896), who came to Japan as a teacher for the Music Investigation Office, brought an upright piano with him, and later the office also purchased ten square pianos from America. In terms of piano making, the first domestically produced piano was said to have been made by Nishikawa Torakichi around 1887, modeled after German and American models.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Mason, LW" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…作曲家としては今日ほとんど忘れられた存在であるが,ピアノのためのサロン風小品や編曲などが残されている。上記ピアノ教則本の日本への導入は,1880年(明治13)に音楽取調掛(東京芸術大学音楽学部の前身)の招きで来日したアメリカの音楽教育家メーソンLuther Whiting Mason(1828‐96)が20冊を持ち込んだことに始まる。以後,日本の初等音楽教育の中心となってきた。…

【ピアノ】より


【日本におけるピアノ】
 日本にピアノが伝来したのは幕末期で,シーボルトが1823年(文政6)に持参したものがおそらく現存最古のものと思われる(萩市熊谷美術館)。80年には音楽取調掛の教師として来日したメーソンLuther Whiting Mason(1818‐96)がアップライト・ピアノを持参しており,その後同掛でもアメリカからスクエア・ピアノを10台購入している。製作の面では,西川虎吉がドイツとアメリカのモデルに倣って1887年ころに作製したものが国産第1号といわれている。…

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