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THE GAGAKU ENSEMBLE
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THE GAGAKU ENSEMBLE
Ritual Music For Shinto Ceremonies
The style of playing is solemn. It uses simple flute and zither, hichiriki and wooden clappers for religious purposes.
Songs
Togaku
Songs of gagaku, roei and saibara have simple melodies derived from ancient folk songs. These are accompanied by the kangen ensemble.
Gagaku Repertory
The highest musical style, is used in court music. This forms the largest part of the repertoire that has Chinese, Indian and Central Asian elements of music
Bugaku
- Ritual music for Shinto ceremonies
- Songs
- Bugaku
- Kangen
Three Musical Styles
A dance music accompanied by the entire gagaku ensemble or sometimes, by a smaller group. The dancers perform with very colorful and expensive costumes and props.
- Togaku
- Komagaku
- Utamono
Utamono
The third group of gagaku which includes various gagaku music like "Entenraku," the most famous gagaku instrumental piece with no dance accompaniment. Entenraku means "music of divinity." It is imported from Tang Dynasty in China.
Komagaku
(With Korean music origin) is performed at the courts by nobles and professional musicians. It is also a composition associated with rituals of Shinto religion.