Gagaku (雅楽, lit. "elegant music") is a type of Japanese classical music that was historically used for imperial court music and dances. Gagaku was developed...

Gagaku (雅楽) is the debut solo album by Miyavi. It was released on October 31, 2002. All tracks are written by Miyavi "雅楽" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved...

Gagaku & Beyond is an album by jazz flautist Herbie Mann featuring shakuhachi player Minoru Muraoka which was recorded in Japan in 1974 but only released...

generally played with a bachi instead of the fingers, and is often used to play gagaku. One of the biwa's most famous uses is for reciting The Tale of the Heike...

music') as a category separate from other traditional forms of music, such as gagaku (court music) or shōmyō (Buddhist chanting), but most ethnomusicologists...

(2001) Spiritual Sight II for gagaku, reigaku, shomyo and cello (2001) Encounter for cello, ancient instruments, gagaku and shomyo (2002) Space Line for...

Manyo Gagaku Performance Festival is celebrated around "Culture Day" at the Manyo Botanical Garden. The event aims to increase appreciation for gagaku. It...

bell tree with three tiers of pellet bells Kakko (羯鼓) – small drum used in gagaku Kane (鉦) – small flat gong Kokiriko (筑子、 こきりこ) – a pair of sticks which...

and saibara (催馬楽), which are forms of gagaku, More simply, mikagura can be considered dances accompanied by gagaku music. The kagura-uta is the sacred vocal...

Buddhist chanting gagaku (雅楽), or orchestral court music both of which date to the Nara (710–794) and Heian (794–1185) periods. Gagaku classical music has...