Cello,Instrumental Duet,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1203942 By Keith Terrett. By Yoshiisa Oku and Akimori Hayashi (arranged by Franz Eckert), 1880. Arranged by Keith Terrett. Patriotic. 4 pages. Keith Terrett #802515. Published by Keith Terrett (A0.1203942). The Japanese National Anthem arranged for Violin & Cello.Kimigayo (åć代, Japanese pronunciation: [kimiÉ”ajo]; His Imperial Majesty's Reign) is the national anthem of Japan. The lyrics are from a waka poem written by an unnamed author in the Heian period (794ā1185), and the current melody was chosen in 1880, replacing an unpopular melody composed by John William Fenton eleven years earlier. While the title Kimigayo is usually translated as His Imperial Majesty's Reign, no official translation of the title or lyrics has been established in law.From 1888 to 1945, Kimigayo served as the national anthem of the Empire of Japan. When the Empire was dissolved following its surrender at the end of World War II, the State of Japan succeeded it in 1945. This successor state was a parliamentary democracy, and the polity therefore changed from a system based on imperial sovereignty to one based on popular sovereignty. However, the U.S. occupation forces allowed Emperor Hirohito to retain the throne and Kimigayo remained the de facto national anthem. The passage of the Act on National Flag and Anthem in 1999 recognized it as the official national and imperial anthem.Original version: John William Fenton, 1869Current version: Yoshiisa Oku and Akimori Hayashi (arranged by Franz Eckert), 1880.
