Togaku

Togaku

Tōgaku (kanji: ; literally "Tang Dynasty music") is the Japanese pronunciation of an early style of music and dance from the Tang Dynasty in China. "Tōgaku" was introduced into Japanese culture from China no earlier than the 8th century. "During the Nara period (553-794), music and dances continued to flow into the capital from many parts of Asia. Many styles were eventually organized under two basic categories of "gagaku." The first, "togaku," consisted of pieces of Chinese and Indian origin, while "komagaku" included Manchurian, Korean, and many of the Japanese pieces. These two styles can be distinguised by their instrumentations."

[Malm,William. "Music Cultures of the Pacific, the Near East, and Asia." pg. 138. [

"Tōgaku"'s equivalent in Korea (also introduced from China) is called "dangak".

ee also

*Gagaku
*Yayue
*Korean court music
*Aak
*Dangak
*Hyangak

External links

* [http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/ANCJAPAN/MUSIC.HTM Early Japanese music]


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