When it comes to Traditional Japanese Music usually we refer two Japan’s historical folk music form- shōmyō (声明) a ritual music sung in a Buddhist ceremony by a group of Buddhist monks and gagaku (雅楽) a type of Japanese classical music that has been performed at the Imperial Court in Kyoto since the 7th century. Since the birth of its traditional folk music, the history of music in Japan has always been rich and varied. Japanese music combining vocal or instrumental sounds to express the beauty of emotions, but also must entertain. This basic concept lying under its meaning, represents well what Japanese people expect from music. Music in Japan is called Ongaku (音楽,おんがく), which from the kanji characters literally means “joy of sound”.
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