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The use of traditional Japanese music as an inspiration for modern saxophone compositions: An interpretive guide to Joji Yuasa's Not I but the wind' and Masakazu Natsuda's West, or Evening Song in Autumn
… piece that see their roots in the music of the gagaku court orchestra. The elements of form within the piece will be examined in detail, with a focus on the derivation of these structures from a typical piece written for the gagaku court orchestra. The impact that these structures have on …
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Ceremonial music of Japan
… for ceremonial music is written 雅楽 (pronounced Gagaku). The character 雅 (ga) means graceful, noble, or excellent. The character 楽 (gaku) means good or beautiful musical sounds. Appearing together, 雅楽 the two parts of this character mean ceremonial music, which is not performed among ordinary …