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Zen Buddhism
Japanese sect of Buddhism
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ma
- Necessary emptiness within a space
- Characteristic of Japanese art
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Shinto
- Indigenous religion of Japan
- Prayer and ritual associated with ancient music
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hayashi
Small folk ensembles with flutes and drums
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taiko
- Shallow drum
- Plays syncopated rhythms
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o-daiko
Large barrel drum with riveted heads
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taiko drumming
Drumming ensembles with choreographed movements
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shomyo
Chants of Buddhist monks
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densho
Large cylindrical bell that announces a Buddhist service
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in
pentatonic mode that includes two semitones
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Gagaku
Ancient orchestral court of Japan
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bugaku
dances that accompany gagaku
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sho
- single reed pipes connected to an air chamber
- similar to Chinese sheng
- can play cords
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hichiriki
small cylindrical-bore double reed
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ryuteki
transverse bamboo flute
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biwa
- four-string, fretted pear-shaped lute
- similar to Chinese pipa
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kakko
- small double-headed cylindrical drum
- conductor of gagaku orchestra
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tsuri-diako
large hanging bass drum
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shoko
hanging metal disc struck with metal mallets
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Etenraku, Nokorigaku Sanben
Gagaku orchestral song
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shamisen
- fretless long-necked lute
- similar to Chinese sanxian
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sankyoku
chamber ensemble with shamisen, koto, and shakuhachi
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shakuhachi
vertical bamboo flute
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komuso
Buddhist monks that play shakuhachi
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hankyoku
classical repertory for the shakuhachi
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shinkyoku
new compositions for the shakuhachi
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Daiwa gaku
Shakuhachi song
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koto
- Japanese zither
- Part of the gagaku court orchestra
- Related to Chinese zheng
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kumiuta
Songs featuring female singer with koto accompaniment
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dan
- Phrase length of kumita poems
- Allows music to develop and vary slowly
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Rokudan no shirabe
Koto song
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noh
- Classical theater style of Japan
- Highly refined and stylized
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hayashi
- Musical ensemble that accompanies noh theater
- Features nohkan flute and three small drums
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kabuki
- Classical theater style of Japan
- Less rigid and unchanging that noh theater
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debayashi
- Core ensemble of kabuki theater
- Features shamisen players and male singers
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shitakata
noh ensemble used in kabuki theater
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gidayu
narrator and shamisen player in kabuki theater
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geza
sound effects for kabuki theater, mostly percussion
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Toru Takemitsu
Japanese film music composer
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Enka
Sentimental song about lost love or nostalgia
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J-pop
Japanese popular music similar to Western music
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noise-core
electronic genre featuring recordings of industrial noise
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