Gagaku (雅楽, literally "elegant music") is a type of Japanese classical music that has been performed at the Imperial court for several centuries. It consists of three primary bodies: native Shintoist religious music and folk songs, saibara, as well as a Korean form (more accurately songs of Korean and Manchurian origin) , komagaku, and a Chinese form (specifically Tang Dynasty), togaku. By the 7th century, the gakuso (a zither) and the gakubiwa (a short-necked lute) had been introduced in Japan from China. Various instruments including these three were the earliest used to play gagaku.

Komagaku and togaku arrived in Japan during the Nara period (710-794), and settled into the basic modern divisions during the Heian period (794-1185). Gagaku performances were played by musicians who belonged to hereditary guilds. During the Kamakura period (1185-1333), military rule was imposed and gagaku was performed in the homes of the aristocracy, but rarely at court. At this time, there were three guilds based in Osaka, Nara and Kyoto.

Because of the Onin War which was a civil war from 1467 to 1477 during the Muromachi period, gagaku in ensemble had been stopped playing in Kyoto for about 100 years. In the Edo era, Tokugawa government re-organized the court style ensemble which is the direct roots of the present one.

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鶏徳 pronunce "Keitoku" and it means virtue of cock. It's one of Japanese traditional music called "Gagaku" .
chika_suzuki (noanoa) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:33:34 -0000
鶏徳 pronunce "Keitoku" and it means virtue of cock. It's one of Japanese traditional music called "Gagaku" .
@gagaku84 フォロー返し有難うございます(^-^)/宜しくお願いします！
odensan (いくら) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:57:22 -0000
@gagaku84 フォロー返し有難うございます(^-^)/宜しくお願いします！
GIMPと格闘中。使い方わからない・・・
gagaku (雅楽) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:05:28 -0000
GIMPと格闘中。使い方わからない・・・
ｓのキーがはずれた。直し方知ってる人教えて。
gagaku (雅楽) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:24:57 -0000
ｓのキーがはずれた。直し方知ってる人教えて。
@micheleboyd Gagaku?
wyldride (Wildride Robert Roy) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:35:16 -0000
@micheleboyd Gagaku?
飯完成!!モブストやりながらいっただきまーす。
gagaku (雅楽) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:20:22 -0000
飯完成!!モブストやりながらいっただきまーす。

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