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The recording is entitled Kimi ga Yo, at the time of the recording the de facto national anthem of Japan. A 1999 law made the piece the national anthem of Japan.
File duration is 1 minute, 30 seconds.
Date of the recording, according to the plate, is approximately November 1930.
The record plate is number K1-A from Polyfar Recording. The plate manufacturer Nippon Polydor Chikuonki Co. (Tokyo, Japan).
The recording was modified to reduce the artifacts of an old record by using Adobe Audition. Pops and clicks were removed by the uploader.
The recording date of the plate was also the date of the performance, November 1930. The location of the recording was from Hongō, Tokyo, Japan. The following information about the performers was provided in Japanese: "木下保,内田栄一,斉藤静子,黒沢貞子,辻順治指揮,陸軍戸山学校軍楽隊." The last part, "陸軍戸山学校軍楽隊", translates as "Toyama Army School Military Band".
The PD status of the recording is due to the expiration of copyright by Japanese law.
Summary
DescriptionKimi ga Yo 1930.ogg
The Japanese anthem Kimi ga yo being performed in 1930. The source of the record is my personal collection. The record plate is number K1-A from Polyfar Recording.
Català: Kimi Ga Yo (君が代), l'himne nacional japonès, tocat el 1930 per la Banda Militar de l'Acadèmia Militar Toyama.
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This file was selected as the media of the day for 5 June 2010. It was captioned as follows:
English: Kimigayo (君が代), the Japanese National Anthem, as performed in 1930 by the Toyama Army School Military Band.
Other languages
Беларуская (тарашкевіца): Kimi Ga Yo (君が代), нацыянальны гімн Японіі. Выкананы ў 1930 годзе вайсковым аркестрам армейскай школы Таямы.
Català: Kimi Ga Yo (君が代), l'himne nacional japonès, tocat el 1930 per la Banda Militar de l'Acadèmia Militar Toyama.