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- noun the ancient court ritual music of Japan, of Chinese and Korean origin
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Examples
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They were both lovely, almost traditional pieces, but the highlight for me was Maja Ratkje's "gagaku variations" for accordion and string quartet, partly because of the Norwegian accordion soloist Frode Haltli.
Archive 2006-12-01 sfmike 2006
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They were both lovely, almost traditional pieces, but the highlight for me was Maja Ratkje's "gagaku variations" for accordion and string quartet, partly because of the Norwegian accordion soloist Frode Haltli.
12th Other Minds Music Festival Part 1 sfmike 2006
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It included a performance of gagaku old Japanese court music and taiko drums and gongs.
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What could be finer than sipping on a glass of wine as you ruminate over Jomon pottery or gagaku, or view a contemporary video?
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From this period until as late as the 12th century it was used in gagaku (court music).
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From this period until as late as the 12th century it was used in gagaku (court music).
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The lineup he's assembled embodies that dichotomy perfectly: it includes Ko Ishikawa, a member of the acclaimed gagaku ensemble Reigakusha who plays an ancient bamboo mouth organ called the sho, and Toshimaru Nakamura, an electroacoustic improviser who's worked with international heavies like Keith Rowe and John Butcher and specializes in manipulating feedback from a no-input mixing board.
Chicago Reader 2010
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It begins at Hosshinmon-oji, the entrance to the precinct of Hongu Grand Shrine (that is, the dividing line between the mortal and divine worlds), where poetry parties, gagaku dancing, and other religious ceremonies to entertain deities were once carried out.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
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From this period until as late as the 12th century it was used in gagaku (court music).
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From this period until as late as the 12th century it was used in gagaku (court music).
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