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Saibara (催馬楽) is a genre of accompanied vocal Japanese court music [1] that existed during the Heian period in the Nara and Kyoto regions. [2] It draws from traditional folk music (fūzokuuta (風俗歌)) of the Nara period [3] [4] and is accompanied by togaku instruments, with the exception of the uchimono (打物, 'percussion instruments'), which are replaced by shakubyoshi (笏拍子 ...
The Heian period (平安時代, Heian jidai) is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. [1] It followed the Nara period , beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kammu , moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto ).
gagaku (雅楽), or orchestral court music; both of which date to the Nara (710–794) and Heian (794–1185) periods. [3] Gagaku classical music has been performed at the Imperial court since the Heian period. [4] Kagura-uta (神楽歌), Azuma-asobi (東遊) and Yamato-uta (大和歌) are indigenous repertories.
The Nara period (奈良時代, Nara jidai) of the history of Japan covers the years from 710 to 794. [1] Empress Genmei established the capital of Heijō-kyō (present-day Nara ).
Traditional Japanese music finds its first major historic periods in the Nara (710–794) [49] and Heian (794–1185) [50] periods. The two most common kinds of music during this time were the music of the court and the music of Buddhist rituals . [50] The music of the Nara period can be classified as belonging to the first international period ...
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.
Although Japanese kenbu existed since the Nara and Heian periods (794-1185) of Japanese history, and exist in Shura Nogaku, the modern kenshibu is an invention of the post-Meiji era (1868). Kenshibu draws its origins from the Gekken Kaisha (撃剣会社, lit. 'fencing company') created by Sakakibara Kenkichi (榊原健吉) in 1872.
The performer recites the narrative lines while dancing to the music [performed by separate musicians]. The dancer was either a man or a young boy (chigo, 稚児). The young boy-dancer costume consisted of suikan (水干, Heian period-style garments), ōguchi (大口, a long, loose fitted, pleated skirt), and tall style eboshi cap.