Wei Shuanghou

...General term for the musical compositions of the Ming and Qing dynasties performed in early modern Japan. Ming music was introduced to Nagasaki in the mid-17th century by Wei Shuanghou (1613?-1690), a native of Fujian Province, and eventually traveled to Kyoto to be performed at the Imperial Palace. Wei Shuanghou's great-grandson, Wei Hao (pen name Ziming, ?-1774), also lived in Kyoto for about 10 years around 1770 (Meiwa 7), where he trained more than 100 disciples and gained the adoration of aristocrats and lords.

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…近世日本で行われた明･清両朝楽曲の総称。明楽は17世紀中ごろ，福建省の人，魏双侯（ぎそうこう）(1613？‐90ころ)が長崎に伝え，やがて京都に上って内裏でも奏した。魏双侯の曾孫の魏皓（ぎこう）(字は子明，？‐1774)も1770年(明和7)前後の10年あまりを京都に居住し100人以上の弟子を育て貴族諸侯の愛好を得た。…

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