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  2. Glossary of Japanese theater - Wikipedia

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    Traditional Japanese court music (雅楽, "elegant music") that has accompanied ceremonies and rituals since the 7th century. Features orchestral arrangements of wind and string instruments, plus drums, performed in highly structured compositions. Gakuya Backstage areas (楽屋) housing actors, stage crews, and support staff.

  3. Music of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Okinawan folk music differs from mainland Japanese folk music in several ways. Okinawan folk music is often accompanied by the sanshin , whereas in mainland Japan the shamisen accompanies instead. Other Okinawan instruments include the sanba (which produce a clicking sound similar to that of castanets ), taiko and a sharp finger whistle called ...

  4. Traditional Japanese music - Wikipedia

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    Noh (能) or nōgaku (能楽) music is a type of theatrical music used in Noh theatre. Noh music is played by an instrumental ensemble called hayashi-kata (囃子方).The instruments used are the taiko (太鼓) stick drum, a large hourglass-shaped drum called the ōtsuzumi (大鼓), a smaller hourglass-shaped drum called the kotsuzumi (小鼓), and a bamboo flute called the nohkan (能管).

  5. Theatre of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Noh is one of the four major types of Japanese theatre.. Traditional Japanese theatre is among the oldest theatre traditions in the world. Traditional theatre includes Noh, a spiritual drama, and its comic accompaniment kyōgen; kabuki, a dance and music theatrical tradition; bunraku, puppetry; and yose, a spoken drama.

  6. Japanese music - Wikipedia

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  7. Category:Music of Japan - Wikipedia

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  8. Category:Japanese styles of music - Wikipedia

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  9. Gagaku - Wikipedia

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    Gagaku (雅楽, lit. "elegant music") [1] is a type of Japanese classical music that was historically used for imperial court music and dances. Gagaku was developed as court music of the Kyoto Imperial Palace, and its near-current form was established in the Heian period (794–1185) around the 10th century.