Miyazono Senju IV

Miyazono Senju (宮薗千寿^?, 10 September 1899 - 2 September 1985^[1]) was a Japanese jōruri singer and shamisen player, designated a Living National Treasure. He was the head of the Miyazono school of jōruri and at one time the only surviving performer in the style^[2].

Miyazono studied the nagauta singing style from a very young age, and in 1917 began studying the Miyazono-bushi and Ogie-bushi styles under Miyazono Senju III (aka Ogie Kō). He shed his birth name, Hatsu Mizuno, taking on a number of art-names before becoming the fourth Miyazono Senju in 1959. Senju was named a Living National Treasure in 1972^[1], and was awarded the Order of the Precious Crown the following year.

Miyazono died in 1985, though his student Miyazono Sennami, among others, continued the tradition of Miyazono-bushi.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} 人間国宝　－　芸能　音楽 (ningen kokuhō - geinō ongaku, Living National Treasures - The Arts: Music). Asahi Shimbun. 17 April 2007. Accessed 15 January 2009.
2. ^ Frederic, Louis. "Miyazono Senju IV". Japan Encyclopedia. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2002.

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Name	Miyazono, Senju 4
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Date of birth	1899
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Date of death	1985
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