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Umi — 海 (1913)
Japanese school song · melody · 1913 melody · 22 bars
The complete 22-bar melody of Umi, beginning “Matsubara tooku”, from the 1913 schoolbook, including six bars on the facing page. The printed slur and tempo are retained. Lyrics, dynamics, breath marks, other articulation marks and handwriting are omitted; no accompaniment is added.
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The complete 22-bar melody of Umi, beginning “Matsubara tooku”, from the 1913 schoolbook, including six bars on the facing page. The printed slur and tempo are retained. Lyrics, dynamics, breath marks, other articulation marks and handwriting are omitted; no accompaniment is added.
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Source and rights
Hiroshima University Library labels this 1913 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 · Fifth Grade songbook, pp. 23–24