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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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