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[[File:Sankeien-gagaku.jpg|right|thumb|400px|A ''gagaku'' performance at the [[Sankeien]] in [[Yokohama]]]]
*''Japanese'': 雅楽 ''(gagaku)''
''Gagaku'' is the classical court music of the Japanese Imperial court. It derives significantly from continental court music, and was adopted by the Japanese court as the official genre or style of court music in [[701]].
''Gagaku'' is divided into two sub-categories, representing the two main threads of continental influence. Musical elements derived from Chinese influence are known as ''Tôgaku'' ([[Tang Dynasty|Tang]] music) and those from Korean influence ''komagaku'' ([[Koryo]] music).
Instruments used in ''gagaku'' include the [[biwa]] (a stringed lute), a variety of flutes including the ''[[sho|shô]]'', ''[[ryuteki|ryûteki]]'', ''[[hichiriki]]'', and ''[[komabue]]'', and a variety of drums, including the ''[[kakko]]'' and ''[[tsuridaiko]]'', as well as bells, gongs, and occasionally ''[[koto]]''. Performances are often accompanied by masked & costumed dances.
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==References==
*Gallery labels, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
[[Category:Art and Architecture]]
[[Category:Poetry and Theater]]
[[Category:Nara Period]]
[[Category:Heian Period]]
*''Japanese'': 雅楽 ''(gagaku)''
''Gagaku'' is the classical court music of the Japanese Imperial court. It derives significantly from continental court music, and was adopted by the Japanese court as the official genre or style of court music in [[701]].
''Gagaku'' is divided into two sub-categories, representing the two main threads of continental influence. Musical elements derived from Chinese influence are known as ''Tôgaku'' ([[Tang Dynasty|Tang]] music) and those from Korean influence ''komagaku'' ([[Koryo]] music).
Instruments used in ''gagaku'' include the [[biwa]] (a stringed lute), a variety of flutes including the ''[[sho|shô]]'', ''[[ryuteki|ryûteki]]'', ''[[hichiriki]]'', and ''[[komabue]]'', and a variety of drums, including the ''[[kakko]]'' and ''[[tsuridaiko]]'', as well as bells, gongs, and occasionally ''[[koto]]''. Performances are often accompanied by masked & costumed dances.
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==References==
*Gallery labels, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
[[Category:Art and Architecture]]
[[Category:Poetry and Theater]]
[[Category:Nara Period]]
[[Category:Heian Period]]