GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE
Japanese Traditional Music
- Genre family
- Traditional / Regional Music
- Starting recordings
- 12
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Japanese Traditional Music
Japanese traditional music includes distinct lineages around gagaku, Noh, shakuhachi, shamisen, koto and taiko.
Performance setting, ritual and transmission shape rhythm, timbre and form across these traditions.
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GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreTraditional / Regional Music
Current genreJapanese Traditional Music
LISTENING GUIDE
What to listen for
01
Notice the relationship between sound and silence.
02
Compare the attacks of strings, winds and percussion.
03
Watch how ensemble movement participates in taiko rhythm.
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
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01Lunar Dance1988 · Japanese Traditional MusicOpen in new tab 02Tjanang Sari1988 · Japanese Traditional MusicOpen in new tab 03Michi (The Way)1988 · Japanese Traditional MusicOpen in new tab 04Monochrome1985 · Japanese Traditional MusicOpen in new tab 05Yu Karak1988 · Japanese Traditional MusicOpen in new tab 06O-Daiko (Big Drum)1985 · Japanese Traditional MusicOpen in new tab 07Dyu-Ha1988 · Japanese Traditional MusicOpen in new tab 08Kokyo1988 · Japanese Traditional MusicOpen in new tab 09Hae1985 · Japanese Traditional MusicOpen in new tab 10Yumi-Ga-Hama1988 · Japanese Traditional MusicOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
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ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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