Gagaku (雅楽, lit. "elegant music") is a type of Japanese classical music that was historically used for imperial court music and dances. Gagaku was developed...

Gagaku (雅楽) is the debut solo album by Miyavi. It was released on October 31, 2002. All tracks are written by Miyavi "雅楽" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved...

Gagaku & Beyond is an album by jazz flautist Herbie Mann featuring shakuhachi player Minoru Muraoka which was recorded in Japan in 1974 but only released...

music') as a category separate from other traditional forms of music, such as gagaku (court music) or shōmyō (Buddhist chanting), but most ethnomusicologists...

generally played with a bachi instead of the fingers, and is often used to play gagaku. One of the biwa's most famous uses is for reciting The Tale of the Heike...

bell tree with three tiers of pellet bells Kakko (羯鼓) – small drum used in gagaku Kane (鉦) – small flat gong Kokiriko (筑子、 こきりこ) – a pair of sticks which...

(2001) Spiritual Sight II for gagaku, reigaku, shomyo and cello (2001) Encounter for cello, ancient instruments, gagaku and shomyo (2002) Space Line for...

and saibara (催馬楽), which are forms of gagaku, More simply, mikagura can be considered dances accompanied by gagaku music. The kagura-uta is the sacred vocal...

"dragon flute") is a Japanese transverse fue made of bamboo. It is used in gagaku, the Shinto classical music associated with Japan's imperial court. The...

Manyo Gagaku Performance Festival is celebrated around "Culture Day" at the Manyo Botanical Garden. The event aims to increase appreciation for gagaku. It...

秀樹, Tōgi Hideki, born 12 October 1959, in Tokyo) is a Japanese composer, gagaku musician, and actor. His current label is Universal Music (transferred from...

Japanese music. Gagaku scale: Introduced from China during the Nara Period, but then later modified during the Heian Period, the Gagaku scale is a heptatonic...

bamboo flute known as the kodai shakuhachi (古代尺八, ancient shakuhachi) or gagaku shakuhachi (雅楽尺八) was derived from the Chinese xiao in the Nara period and...

Buddhist chanting gagaku (雅楽), or orchestral court music both of which date to the Nara (710–794) and Heian (794–1185) periods. Gagaku classical music has...

the 101st Emperor of Japan Shōko (instrument), a small gong used in the gagaku music of Japan Shōko (given name), a feminine Japanese given name Kotsuzumi...

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types, many different styles were created. Some of them include Kabuki, Gagaku, and Soukyoku. Kabuki is a style of Japanese theatre. It is a mixture of...

Central Asian traditions, while the Tang dynasty's music, the Japanese gagaku and Korean court music each influenced each other. Historically, religions...

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described as difficult and easy to remember, respectively. Shōmyō, like gagaku, employs the Yo scale, a pentatonic scale with ascending intervals of two...

participated with her cousin Princess Kako of Akishino in a so-called "Gagaku" concert organized by the Imperial Household Agency. On 24 November, Princess...

Occupation of Japan. It is currently based in Takaishi, Osaka. It utilizes gagaku in its service. Forbes, Roy Tetsuo (2005). Schism, orthodoxy and heresy...

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manual that describes precisely the refined movements and postures that gagaku and bugaku performers must attain. Its descriptions often use natural metaphors...

reed Japanese fue (flute) used as one of two main melodic instruments in gagaku music.[citation needed] It is one of the "sacred" instruments and is often...

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Genres and styles Bugaku Bushi Dainichido Bugaku Danmono Gagaku Gigaku Jōruri Kouta Min'yō Nagauta Rōkyoku Saimon Ondo [ja] Komori-uta (lullaby) Warabe...

Kangen may also refer to: Kangen (music) (管弦), a Japanese term used for gagaku concert music performed with wind, string and percussion instruments Kangen...