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Furusato — 故郷 (1914)
Japanese school song · melody · 1914 melody · 16 bars
The complete 16-bar melody of Furusato from the 1914 Sixth Grade school songbook. The printed tempo and one short slur are retained. Three lyric stanzas, dynamics and breath marks are omitted; no accompaniment is added.
Playable score
A playable single-line score based on a published source of the same tune.
Transcription reference: online score
The complete printed melody is transcribed from the source below, preserving its pitches, rhythms and short bars. Lyrics are omitted; no harmony is added. The numeric playback tempo is editorial.
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Source and rights
Hiroshima University Library labels this 1914 source public domain. The melody is transcribed from its historical scan, without a modern arrangement or recording. Preview cropped from the Hiroshima University Library image.
Hiroshima University Library · Sixth Grade songbook, pp. 14–15