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  2. Traditional Japanese music - Wikipedia

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    Musicians and dancer, Muromachi period Traditional Japanese music is the folk or traditional music of Japan. Japan's Ministry of Education classifies hōgaku (邦楽, lit. ' Japanese music ') as a category separate from other traditional forms of music, such as gagaku (court music) or shōmyō (Buddhist chanting), but most ethnomusicologists view hōgaku, in a broad sense, as the form from ...

  3. Nagauta - Wikipedia

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    The first reference to nagauta as shamisen music appears in the second volume of Matsu no ha (1703). [1] By the 18th century, the shamisen had become an established instrument in kabuki, when the basic forms and classifications of nagauta crystallized [1] as a combination of different styles stemming from the music popular during the Edo period.

  4. Jiuta - Wikipedia

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    Jiuta, as well as nagauta, is a typical form of Utaimono (歌いもの, lyrical music) in traditional Japanese music. Jiuta traces its oldest origins to shamisen music, and is the predecessor of a number of later shamisen pieces, having greatly influence the development of the genre throughout the Edo period; it can be said that both jōruri ...

  5. Shamisen - Wikipedia

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    His previous recordings, such as Beyond from 2004, displayed traditional Japanese styles mixed with funk, techno and rock. [15] [16] Noriko Tadano is a tsugaru shamisen player born and raised in Japan, who now resides in Australia. She has collaborated with a wide variety of musicians from genres such as blues, jazz, folk, experimental and ...

  6. Traditional Japanese musical instruments - Wikipedia

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    Shamisen – a banjo-like lute with three strings; brought to Japan from China in the 16th century. Popular in Edo's pleasure districts, the shamisen is often used in kabuki theater. Made from red sandalwood and ranging from 1.1 to 1.4 metres (3 ft 7 in to 4 ft 7 in) long, the shamisen has ivory pegs, strings made from twisted silk, and a belly ...

  7. Music of Japan - Wikipedia

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    (in French) Audio clips: Traditional music of Japan. Musée d'ethnographie de Genève. Accessed November 25, 2010. BBC Radio 3 Audio (60 minutes): Minyo singers and Taiko drumming. Accessed November 25, 2010. BBC Radio 3 Audio (60 minutes): Sadao China, Yoriko Ganeko, The Rinken Band. Accessed November 25, 2010. columbia.jp – Japanese ...

  8. The Cincinnati Open begins Sunday. Here's how much it ... - AOL

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    Ticket options and prices vary depending on day, seating, and session, but semifinals and finals tickets cost around $1,000 each for prime seating, according to the Cincinnati Open website.

  9. Jōruri (music) - Wikipedia

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    Jōruri (浄瑠璃) is a form of traditional Japanese narrative music in which a tayū (太夫) sings to the accompaniment of a shamisen. [1] Jōruri accompanies bunraku, traditional Japanese puppet theater. [2] As a form of storytelling, jōruri emphasizes the lyrics and narration rather than the music itself. [3]