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Randall Snyder
Schlagzeug (Lady Daibu, narrator, soprano, alto flute - piccolo, cello, percussion, harpsichord)
UES107746-502
Type: Stimme
Format: 210 x 297 mm
Pages: 8
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Description
From 1174 to 1178, Kenreimon’in Ukyo no Daibu, a member of the Fujiwara family,
was an attendant to Empress Tokudu, consort of Emperor Takakura.In 1180, the emperor
abdicated, and the empress took Buddhist vows as Kenreimon’in (hence the first part of
Daibu’s name; “Ukyo no Daibu” refers to a position held by her father or sponsor).Daibu
left the court in 1178, but she continued to exchange poems with those she had known there,
and she continued to see her lover, Taira no Sukemori, a leading member of the Taira family.
The Taira had taken the place that the Fujiwara had held earlier, controlling the emperor and
the court, and so holding ultimate power. Sukemori’s grandfather was the most important
person in Kyoto; because of his position, Sukemori had to marry as his family wished, and
his affair with Daibu was conducted clandestinely.
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Type: Stimme
Format: 210 x 297 mm
Pages: 8