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• Bungo-kei joruri
  *''Japanese'': 豊後系浄瑠璃　''(Bungo-kei joururi)'' ...storytelling) is a category of styles or genres of narrative [[shamisen]] music and singing, performed mainly in the [[kabuki]] theater and by [[geisha]] a
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• William Malm
  ...panese music ensemble and published numerous works on traditional Japanese music. ...university's collection of musical instruments, and pioneered its Japanese music ensemble.
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• Nagauta
  *''Japanese'': 長唄 ''(nagauta)'' ...is today the style of shamisen music with the most ''ryûha'' ("schools" of music), and the most amateur students.
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• Xinyue
  *''Chinese/Japanese'': 心越 ''(Xīnyuè / Shin'etsu)'' ...an ([[Zen]]) priest credited with introducing [[Ming Dynasty]] ''[[qin]]'' music into Japan in [[1677]].
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• Kokyoku
  *''Japanese'': 古曲 ''(kokyoku)'' ...term used to refer to a certain group of styles or genres of [[shamisen]] music (and accompanying song) which have fallen out of currently active [[kabuki|
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• Kakeai
  *''Japanese'': 掛合 ''(kakeai)'' ...ki: more than meets the eye." ''The Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music''. Surrey: Ashgate Publishing, 2008. p245.
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• Tokyo Music School
  [[File:Tokyosymphonyhall.jpg|right|thumb|320px|The Symphony Hall of the Tokyo Music School]] *''Japanese'': 東京音楽学校 ''(Toukyou ongaku gakkou)''
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• Aak
  ''Aak'' (lit. "elegant music") was the primary form of formal ritual music of the royal court in the Korean kingdoms of [[Koryo]] ([[918]]-[[1392]]) a ...izong]].<ref>Chia-Ying Yeh, "The Revival and Restoration of Ryukyuan Court Music, Uzagaku: Classification and Performance Techniques, Language Usage, and Tr
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• Kina Moriaki
  *''Japanese'': [[喜名]] 盛昭 ''(Kina Moriaki)'' ...y known as the leading expert on ''[[rujigaku]]'', the formal processional music of the Ryukyuan royal court.
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• Kutu
  [[Image:Kutu.JPG|right|thumb|300px|A Japanese ''[[koto]]'' tuned to become an Okinawan ''kutu''.]] ...apanese instrument being adopted into the repertoire of Okinawan classical music.
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• Tansui Kenchu
  *''Japanese'': 湛水親方賢忠 ''(Tansui ueekata kenchuu)'' ...larly popular among the Ryukyuan elites at that time, with native Ryukyuan music being seen as vulgar.
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• Miyagi Michio
  *''Japanese'': [[宮城]] 道雄 ''(Miyagi Michio)'' ...oneer in the development of a concept of categories or styles of "Japanese music" as a national tradition.
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• Yamauchi Seihin
  *''Japanese'': [[山内]] 盛彬 ''(Yamauchi Seihin)'' Yamauchi Seihin was a scholar of classical Okinawan music.
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• Seki Nanrai
  *''Japanese'': [[関]] 南頼 ''(Seki Nanrai)'' ...Gishi gakufu]]'', a significant publication on [[Ming Dynasty|Ming-style]] music.
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• Tansui-ryu
  *''Japanese'': 湛水流 ''(Tansui-ryuu)'' The earliest extant notation for Tansui-ryû music, however, only dates back to the [[Meiji period]], but overall the school i
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• Saikoku kudari
  *''Music: [[Kan'ami]]'' *''Japanese'': 西国下り ''(Saikoku kudari)''
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• Amami music
  The traditional and folk music of the [[Amami Islands]] is closely related to that of [[Okinawa Island|Oki ...cal sound recognizably distinct from that of either Okinawan or "mainland" Japanese folk songs. In addition, the three-stringed [[sanshin]] is played in Amami
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• Ryu Seika
  *''Japanese'': [[龍]] 世華 ''(Ryû Seika)'' He studied [[Ming Dynasty|Ming]]-style music under [[Gi Shimei]].
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• Ryu Soro
  *''Japanese'': [[龍]] 草廬 ''(Ryû Sôro)'' ...losely involved with a circle of performers of [[Ming Dynasty|Ming-style]] music, under the tutelage of [[Gi Shimei]].
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• Afuso Seigen
  ...[1785]]/2/15<ref>Dates on the Okinawan lunar calendar. May differ from the Japanese lunar calendar.</ref>'' *''Japanese'': 安冨祖正元　''(Afuso Seigen)''
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• Sakai Tadazumi
  *''Japanese'': [[酒井]] 忠恭 ''(Sakai Tadazumi)'' ...nstruments and costumes made. Following Tadazumi's death in [[1772]], Ming music continued to be passed down within the Sakai family, but was never again st
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• Sakai Tadahiro
  *''Japanese'': [[酒井]] 忠道 ''(Sakai Tadahiro)'' ...others in his court. In the first decades of the 1800s, Tadahiro had Ming music performed at gatherings at his [[daimyo yashiki|Edo mansion]], and elsewher
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• Miyazaki Inpo
  *''Japanese'': [[宮崎]] 筠圃 ''(Miyazaki Inpo)'' ...tscript to the [[1768]] ''[[Gishi gakufu]]'', a significant compilation of music in the style of the [[Ming Dynasty]].
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• Ikehara Kosei
  *''Japanese'': [[池原]] 厚清 ''(Ikehara Kousei)'' ...known for being one of the first Ryukyuans to learn [[Qing Dynasty|Qing]] music, and to perform it.
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• Zhu Zaiyu
  *''Chinese/Japanese'': [[朱]] 載堉 ''(Zhū Zàiyù / Shu Saiiku)'' ...n Imperial prince of the [[Ming Dynasty]], known today for his writings on music and dance. He is said to have been the first person in the world to devise
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• Guzheng
  ...a traditional Chinese musical instrument, a zither closely resembling the Japanese ''[[koto]]''. Unlike many other East Asian zithers, it employs metal string ...r zithers, and is higher in pitch. It is used both in court music and folk music, and is often associated with romantic subjects.
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• Gagaku
  *''Japanese'': 雅楽 ''(gagaku)'' ...characters. Chia-Ying Yeh, "The Revival and Restoration of Ryukyuan Court Music, Uzagaku: Classification and Performance Techniques, Language Usage, and Tr
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• Sho
  [[File:Sho-pem.jpg|right|thumb|400px|A 19th c. Japanese ''shô'' on display at the [[Peabody Essex Museum]]]] *''Japanese/Chinese'': 笙 ''(shou / shēng)''
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• Shosagoto
  *''Japanese'': 所作事 ''(shosagoto)'' ...kuromisu'', play as well during a ''shosagoto'' dance scene, adding to the music performed by those visible onstage.
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• Kokuba Koken
  *''Japanese'': [[国場]] 公憲 ''(Kokuba Kouken)'' Kokuba Kôken was an Okinawan musician skilled in the ''[[uzagaku]]'' music of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] royal court.
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• Michiyuki
  *''Japanese'': 道行 ''(michiyuki)'' ...ki: more than meets the eye." ''The Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music''. Surrey: Ashgate Publishing, 2008. p244.
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• Nomura-ryu
  *''Japanese'': 野村流 ''(Nomura-ryuu)'' ...e (''ryûha'') of classical Okinawan ''uta-sanshin'' (song and [[sanshin]]) music.
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• Okazaki Romon
  *''Japanese'': [[岡崎]] 盧門 ''(Okazaki Romon)'' ...uthored a number of significant works on poetry, history, and both ancient Japanese and Chinese writing.
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• Kakko
  *''Japanese'': 鞨鼓 ''(kakko)'' ...of the [[Nara period|Nara]] and [[Heian period]]s) and ''tôgaku'' (Chinese music), in which plays a key role in setting and maintaining the rhythm for the e
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• Okinawa Prefectural University of the Arts
  *''Japanese'': 沖縄県立芸術大学 ''(Okinawa kenritsu geijutsu daigaku)'' ...y in the world for studying Okinawan traditional arts (including [[sanshin|music]], [[Ryukyuan dance|dance]], ''[[kumi udui]]'' theatre, [[Ryukyuan textiles
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• Nihon buyo
  *''Japanese'': 日本舞踊 ''(Nihon buyou)'' ...buyô'' (lit. "Japan[ese] dance") is the most prominent form of traditional Japanese dance in modern times. It is one of many so-called "traditional arts" forma
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• Nomura Ancho
  *''Japanese'': 野村安趙 ''(Nomura Anchou)'' ...ryu|Nomura-ryû]] school or style of classical Okinawan ''uta-[[sanshin]]'' music, the largest such school active today.
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• Ryuka
  *''Japanese'': 琉歌 ''(ryuuka)'' ...with an 8-8-8-6 mora structure (in contrast to the 5-7-5-7-7 structure of Japanese ''[[tanka]]'').
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• Aharen Honyu
  *''Japanese'': [[阿波連]] 本勇 ''(Aharen Hon'yuu)'' ...last bearer of the tradition of ''[[rujigaku]]'', the formal processional music of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] royal court.
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• Sakishima Islands
  *''Japanese'': 先島諸島 ''(Sakishima shotô)'' and Modernity in Yaeyaman Pop Music," ''Asian Music'' 39:1 (2008), 42.</ref> of the 1.45 million people in Okinawa prefecture,
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• Gi Shien
  *''Japanese/Chinese'' [[魏]] 之琰 ''(Gi Shien / Wèi Zhīyǎn)'' ...se as Wèi Zhīyǎn, was one of the chief musicians credited with introducing music of the [[Ming Dynasty]] into Japan in the 17th century.
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• Gi Shimei
  *''Japanese/Chinese'': [[魏]] 子明 ''(Gi Shimei / Wèi Zimíng)'' ...urce for scholars seeking to research the presence and practice of Chinese music in Edo period Japan.
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• Higa Etsuko
  *''Japanese'': [[比嘉]] 悦子 ''(Higa Etsuko)'' ...Okinawan music, in particular ''[[uzagaku]]'', the genre of formal ritual music of the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] royal court. A part-time lecture
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• Onaga Sojun
  *''Japanese'': [[翁長]] 宗淳 ''(Onaga Sôjun)'' ...uring which he and several other teenage scholar-officials performed court music and dance at the [[Satsuma Edo mansion]] before [[Shimazu Iehisa]], [[Tokug
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• Gishi gakufu
  *''Japanese'': 魏氏楽譜 ''(Gishi gakufu)'' ...rculated, with the intention of allowing people to study and practice Ming music on their own.
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• Mo Chishi
  *''Japanese/Chinese'': [[毛]] 致志 ''(Mô Chishi / Máo Zhìzhì)'' .... He received a residence in [[Shuri]] from the royal court, and led daily music lessons and rehearsals at [[Ankokuzen-ji]], and dance lessons and rehearsal
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• Echigo-jishi
  ...Tokusuki I, Matsui Kôzô I, Shinoda Kinji I (lyrics), Kineya Rokuzaemon IX (music)'' *''Japanese'': 越後獅子 ''(Echigo-jishi)''
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• Oimatsu
  *''Japanese'': 老松 ''(Oimatsu)'' *"Pau Hana: Music and Dance from Asia and the Pacific." Concert Program. University of Hawaii
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• Sai Ninho
  *''Japanese/Chinese'': [[蔡]] 任邦 ''(Sai Ninhou / Cài Rènbāng)'' ...and [[1752]]. Two of Ninhô's brothers were notable instructors of Chinese music as well; his elder brother, [[Sai Nincho|Sai Ninchô]], served alongside hi
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• Harry Seisho Nakasone
  *''Japanese'': [[仲宗根]] 盛松 ''(Nakasone Seishou)'' ...ura-ryû]] school (style) of classical Okinawan ''[[sanshin|uta-sanshin]]'' music.
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• Sumizawa Kengyo
  *''Japanese'': 角澤検校 ''(Sumizawa Kengyou)'' ...Kengyô is credited with being the first person to employ ''[[shamisen]]'' music as accompaniment for ''[[ningyo joruri|ningyô jôruri]]'' (puppet theater)
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• Music
  In ancient Chinese tradition, music is said to have been invented by [[Ling Lun]], a member of the court of the ...e source of civilization, and as maintainer of proper cosmic order. Ritual music (''yǎyuè'') performed as part of Imperial sacrificial offerings to Heaven
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• Koto
  [[Image:Kutu.JPG|right|thumb|300px|A Japanese ''koto'' tuned to serve as an Okinawan ''[[kutu]]'']] *''Japanese'': 琴 ''(koto)''
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• Gen Teiho
  *''Japanese/Chinese'': [[阮]] 廷寶 ''(Gen Teihou / Ruǎn Tíngbǎo)'' ...huri castle]], training pages (''koshô'') who were responsible for playing music, performing dances, and participating otherwise in a variety of court cerem
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• Satsuma biwa
  *''Japanese'': 薩摩琵琶 ''(Satsuma biwa)'' ...here. The [[Meiji Emperor]], too, is said to have enjoyed ''Satsuma biwa'' music.
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• Sai Nincho
  *''Japanese/Chinese'': [[蔡]] 任重 ''(Sai Ninchou / Cài Rènzhòng)'' ...i Ten'yû]], and [[Ryo Teiken|Ryô Teiken]]. He also served as instructor in music and dance for members of a mission to [[Kagoshima]] in [[1772]], alongside
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• Aharen Honkei
  *''Japanese'': [[阿波連]] 本啓 ...of the royal court tradition of ''[[rujigaku]]'' (ceremonial processional music).
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• Kojo no Tsuki
  *''Japanese'': 荒城の月 ''(koujou no tsuki)'' ...orer.com/moon-over-the-deserted-castle/ Moon Over the Deserted Castle]." ''Japanese Castle Explorer''. August 2011. Accessed 8 September 2011.
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• Kokyu (instrument)
  ...age:Kuuchou.JPG|right|thumb|300px|A ''kûchô'', the Okinawan version of the Japanese ''kokyû'' fiddle.]] *''Japanese'': 胡弓 ''(kokyuu)''
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• Emperor Monmu
  *''Japanese'': 文武天皇 ''(Monmu tennô)'' ...ormance.<ref>Chia-Ying Yeh, "The Revival and Restoration of Ryukyuan Court Music, Uzagaku: Classification and Performance Techniques, Language Usage, and Tr
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• Zhang Xueli
  *''Chinese/Japanese'': [[張]] 学礼 ''( / Chô Gakurei)'' ..., 109.</ref> This is generally said to mark the first introduction of Qing music into the Ryukyuan court.
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• Sai Ninki
  *''Japanese/Chinese'': [[蔡]] 任貴 ''(Sai Ninki / Cài Rènguì)'' ...Ninchô]] and [[Sai Ninho|Sai Ninhô]], were notable instructors of Chinese music as well, and served together in training musicians for a [[1772]] mission t
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• Yakabi Choki
  ...[1716]]/1/19<ref>Dates on the Okinawan lunar calendar. May differ from the Japanese lunar calendar.</ref>'' *''Japanese'': 屋嘉比朝寄 ''(Yakabi Chouki)''
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• Seki no to
  *''Authors: Takarada Jurai (lyrics), Tobaya Richô I (music), Nishikawa Senzô II (choreography)'' *''Japanese'': 関の戸 ''(seki no to)''
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• Sho Shun (向俊)
  *''Japanese/Chinese'': [[向]] 俊 ''(Shou Shun / Xiàng Jùn)'' ...ureaucrat]] who was appointed ''gaku-keiko bugyô'' in [[1762]], overseeing music & dance rehearsals, overall, in preparation for the [[1764]] [[Ryukyuan emb
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• Ryuteki
  *''Japanese'': 竜笛 ''(ryuuteki)'' The ''ryûteki'' is a transverse flute used in ''[[gagaku]]'' music. It is used to play the melody line alongside the ''[[hichiriki]]''.
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• Mo Zoko
  *''Japanese/Chinese'': [[毛]] 増光 ''(Mou Zoukou / Máo Zēngguāng)'' ...yu|Ryukyuan scholar-aristocrat]] who served as an ''[[uzagaku]]'' (chamber music) musician (''gakushi'') on the [[1832]] [[Ryukyuan embassy to Edo]], and as
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• Sho Chokun
  *''Japanese/Chinese'': [[向]] 重勲 ''(Shou Choukun / Xiàng Zhòngxūn)'' ...ureaucrat]] who was appointed ''gaku-keiko bugyô'' in [[1795]], overseeing music & dance rehearsals, overall, in preparation for the [[1796]] [[Ryukyuan emb
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• Mo Kosho
  *''Japanese/Chinese'': [[毛]] 光緒 ''(Mô Kôsho / Máo Guāngxù)'' ...ureaucrat]] who was appointed ''gaku-keiko bugyô'' in [[1840]], overseeing music & dance rehearsals, overall, in preparation for the [[1842]] [[Ryukyuan emb
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• O Tosen
  *''Japanese/Chinese'': [[翁]] 都銓 ''(Ô Tosen / Wēng Dōuquán)'' ...ureaucrat]] who was appointed ''gaku-keiko bugyô'' in [[1805]], overseeing music & dance rehearsals, overall, in preparation for the [[1806]] [[Ryukyuan emb
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• Sho Heigi
  *''Japanese/Chinese'': [[向]] 秉義 ''(Shô Heigi / Xiàng Bǐngyì)'' ...ureaucrat]] who was appointed ''gaku-keiko bugyô'' in [[1830]], overseeing music & dance rehearsals, overall, in preparation for the [[1832]] [[Ryukyuan emb
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• A Tenchitsu
  *''Japanese/Chinese'': [[阿]] 天秩 ''(A Tenchitsu / Ā Tiānzhì)'' ...ureaucrat]] who was appointed ''gaku-keiko bugyô'' in [[1717]], overseeing music & dance rehearsals, overall, in preparation for the [[1718]] [[Ryukyuan emb
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• Tenpuku
  ::''Not to be confused with Tenpuku 天福, an [[Japanese Eras|era name]] for the period from [[1233]]-[[1234]].'' *''Japanese'': 天吹 ''(tenpuku)''
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• Sho Shitsu
  *''Japanese'': [[尚]] 質 ''(Shou Shitsu)'' ...from the Qing, in [[1663]]. The adoption of Qing music into Ryukyuan court music is traced to this occasion.<ref>Dana Masayuki 田名真之, "Bunken shiryô
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• Chinen Saburo
  *''Japanese'': [[知念]] 三郎 ''(Chinen Saburou)'' ...only written record of the actual melodies of Ryukyuan royal processional music (''[[rujigaku]]'').
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• Ryo Kokuen
  *''Japanese/Chinese'': [[梁]] 国琬 ''(Ryou Kokuen / Liáng Guówǎn)'' ...stocrat]] who was prominent in teaching and training performers of Chinese music for various official court functions. He was appointed to a variety of temp
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• Hichiriki
  *''Japanese'': 篳篥 ''(hichiriki)'' ...a type of Japanese flute used typically in ''[[gagaku]]'' (classical court music) and ''[[bugaku]]'' (classical court dance). It is typically made of bamboo
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• Tizheng
  *''Chinese/Japanese'': 提筝 ''(tí zhēng / teisou)'' ...ringed musical instrument related to the ''[[guzheng]]'', ''[[qin]]'', and Japanese ''[[koto]]''. Unlike most zithers which are plucked with the fingers, the '
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• Mo Kokyu
  *''Japanese/Chinese'': [[毛]] 弘休 ''(Mou Koukyuu / Máo Hóngxiū)'' ...ureaucrat]] who was appointed ''gaku-keiko bugyô'' in [[1763]], overseeing music & dance rehearsals, overall, in preparation for the [[1764]] [[Ryukyuan emb
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• Jo-ha-kyu
  * ''Japanese'': 序破急 ''(johakyuu)'' ...oncept of modulation and movement applied in a wide variety of traditional Japanese arts. Roughly translated to "beginning, break, rapid", it essentially means
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• Kunkunshi
  *''Japanese'': 工工四 ''(kunkunshii)'' ...[[Okinawa|Okinawan]] three-stringed [[sanshin]], and elsewhere in Okinawan music.
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• Kakuichi
  ...ref>Conrad Schirokauer, David Lurie, and Suzanne Gay, ''A Brief History of Japanese Civilization'', Wadsworth Cengage (2013), 90.</ref> was a ''[[biwa hoshi|bi ...5th century, and some have suggested that Kakuichi may have drawn upon the music or chanting of Shosazan in forming his unique style, but, it's not known wh
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• Tsuwano han
  *''Japanese'': 津和野藩 ''(Tsuwano han)'' ...set of musical instruments for [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryukyuan]] [[uzagaku|court music]]. Their set is now in the collection of the Okinawa Prefectural Museum.
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• Mo Sono
  *''Japanese/Chinese'': [[孟]] 宗能 ''(Mou Sounou / Mèng Zōngnéng)'' ...p of [[gakudoji|teenage scholar-aristocrats]] in performing Ryukyuan court music and dance before [[Emperor Go-Mizunoo]], Retired Shogun [[Tokugawa Hidetada
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• Kin Yuka
  *''Japanese'': [[金]] 有華 ''(Kin Yûka)'' ...]], led the training of pages (''koshô'') who were responsible for playing music, performing dances, and participating otherwise in a variety of court cerem
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• Suona
  *''Chinese/Japanese'': 嗩吶 ''(suǒnà / sonai)'', チャルメラ ''(charumera)'' ...59.</ref> The ''suǒnà'' was also used in Ryukyuan ''[[uzagaku]]'' (chamber music) performances, both within the Ryukyuan royal court, and by members of the
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• Four Accomplishments
  *''Japanese'': 四芸　''(shigei)'', 琴棋書画 ''(kinki shoga)'' *Music, specifically the ''[[qin]]'' (or ''[[koto]]'' in Japan), representing harm
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• Mo Kenryu
  *''Japanese/Chinese'': [[毛]] 見龍 ''(Mou Kenryuu / Máo Jiànlóng)'' He was named a ''gakudôji'' (teenage music & dance performer for the court) in [[1664]], and in [[1669]] was appointed
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• Ryukyu-koku yuraiki
  *''Japanese'': 琉球国由来記 ''(Ryuukyuu koku yuraiki)'' ...ncluding the architecture and layout of [[Shuri castle]], aspects of court music, and the organization of government posts and offices, as well as certain a
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• Togani ayagu
  The song tells of the beauty of Miyako's music, and of conveying that beauty to the people of [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] a ...and Plants of Okinawa"), Lecture by Prof. Uchida Junko, National Museum of Japanese History Botanical Gardens, 27 July 2013.
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• Hirakiki Shrine
  *''Japanese'': 板聞神社 ''(hirakiki jinja)'' ...e, marching to and from it in formal processions complete with banners and music; Ryukyuan and "[[Tojin|Tôjin]]" dances remain a part of local traditions i
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• Aragami
  * Language: Japanese * Music: Morino Nobuhiko
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• Dharma Master Hongyi
  *''Chinese/Japanese'': 弘一[[大師]] ''(Hóngyī Dashi / Houichi daishi)'' Born the son of a banker in [[Tianjin]], he studied oil painting and music in Japan, and upon his return to China, became the first art teacher in Chi
  949 bytes (139 words) - 09:54, 31 December 2013
• Ryo Sho
  *''Japanese/Chinese'': [[梁]] 瀟 ''(Ryou Shou / Liáng Xiāo)'' ...u|Ryukyuan scholar-official]] who served, at times, as a master of Chinese music and dance, training other officials for roles in official court ritual perf
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• Tei Tenyu
  *''Japanese/Chinese'': [[鄭]] 展猷 ''(Tei Ten'yuu / Zhèng Zhǎnyóu)'' ...i Ninchô]], and [[Ryo Teiken|Ryô Teiken]]. He also served as instructor in music and dance for members of a mission to [[Kagoshima]] in [[1772]]. Tei previo
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• Sub-categories of kabuki plays
  ...ugawara denju tenarai kagami]]''. The ''[[gidayu-bushi|gidayû]]'' genre of music used in these pieces is often called ''takemoto'' in kabuki, after [[Takemo ...ki: more than meets the eye." ''The Ashgate Research Companion to Japanese Music''. Surrey: Ashgate Publishing, 2008. pp229-260.
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• Mo Shini
  *''Japanese/Chinese'': [[毛]] 慎威 ''(Mô Shin'i / Máo Shènwēi)'' .... He received a residence in [[Shuri]] from the royal court, and led daily music lessons and rehearsals at [[Ankokuzen-ji]], for roughly one year, until 179
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• Gi Gakusei
  *''Japanese'': [[魏]] 学誠 ''(Gi Gakusei)'' ...acy of Ryukyu|Ryukyuan scholar-bureaucrat]] known for his superb skills at music and at reciting Chinese poetry from memory. He was promoted in [[1837]] to
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• Sanshin-uchi
  *''Japanese'': 三線打 ''(sanshin uchi)'' ...gh quality [[sanshin]] (a three-stringed musical instrument related to the Japanese [[shamisen]]). The post was created by King [[Sho Eki|Shô Eki]] in [[1710]
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• Biwa
  [[File:Heike-biwa.jpg|right|thumb|320px|A member of the contemporary fusion music group AURA-J performing a portion of the ''[[Tale of the Heike]]'' on ''biw *''Japanese'': 琵琶 ''(biwa)''
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