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	Music of Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Okinawan folk music is accompanied by the sanshin; in mainland Japan, the shamisen accompanies instead.
		Two major forms of music that developed during this period were shoka, which was composed to bring western music to schools, and gunka, which are military marches with some Japanese elements.
		Western classical music has a strong presence in Japan and the country is one of the most important markets for classical music.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_Japan (2008 words)

	Japanese music. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		It is orchestral music using the sho (a mouth organ, the Chinese sheng), the shakuhachi (a long flute), and the hichiriki (a small oboe).
		Japanese music is of uneven phrase length, and the fourth is a particularly important interval.
		The music is primarily monophonic, although heterophony occurs in orchestral music and in pieces for voice and koto.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ja/Japan-mus.html (627 words)

	Early Japanese Music
		The musical life of the T'ang court was extremely varied and multicultural; a formal set of rules, called the "Ten Styles of Music" governed the hierarchy and use of Chinese and foreign musical styles in court.
		Movement is the basis of music in that music gives sound to the movement of the body—it's not overly simplistic to say that music is the sound of the human body in motion.
		It was during the Heian period that the Japanese began to develop a distinct music theory as well, mainly in trying to distinguish between gagaku, the music of the court, from shomyo, the music of the Buddhists.
	www.wsu.edu:8080 /~dee/ANCJAPAN/MUSIC.HTM (2387 words)

	facts JPN-music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		One of the characteristic features of Japanese culture is the way in which the cultural elements of a variety of lands exist side by side in harmony, exerting a constant influence on the existing culture and thus producing a new culture as a result.
		The first significant development in the history of Japanese music took place in the Heian Period (794-1192 A.D), While Japanese music which had been popular among common people was being sophisticated, all kinds of music from various Asian countries In the previous two centuries were being assimilated and modified, acquiring distinct Japanese characteristics.
		Instrumental music from the West permeated the general public through performances by the military bands of the Army and the Navy, organized with the cooperation of foreign countries such as Britain, France and Germany.
	asnic.utexas.edu /asnic/countries/japan/japmusic.html (2737 words)

	About Japanese Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		From the 6th century on, music came from Korean and Chinese courts and monasteries and was performed at the Japanese court under the generic name gagaku (court music).
		Japanese musical instruments are dominated by plucked string, flute and percussion instruments.
		Formerly part of the gagaku ensemble, the koto was developed as a solo instrument from the 17th century, having its repertoire considerably enhanced by the Ikuta school in the 17th century and the Yamada school in the 18th century.
	web-japan.org /museum/music/about_mu.html (523 words)

	Traditional Japanese Music
		It is the oldest type of Japanese, traditional music.
		The name of the flute is its lenght expressed in the old Japanese length units.
		Lullaby For The Moon: Japanese Music For Koto And Shakuhachi
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e2113.html (139 words)

	JAPANESE CULTURE
		Understand the culture of Japanese music from the traditional Japanese music to the modern Japanese music styles.
		Shichi-go-san is a festival celebrated by parents on the fifteenth of November in Japan, to mark the growth of their children as they turn three, five and seven years of age.
		To many, the character of koto music is evocative of traditional Japan with the attributes of the western harp, dulcimer and lute.
	www.japaneselifestyle.com.au /culture/culture.html (371 words)

	J-POP JAPANESE MUSIC
		Music industry in Japan is now one of the biggest industries in the world and affecting the music scene in other countries.
		Japanese music scene has been developed by Japanese artists and influences from overseas artists, mainly from U.S. and U.K. It is interesting that we can find every genre of music we can think of, in the Japanese music scene if we look at the weekly music charts like Orikon.*
		Even now, Japanese people are doing the same things as before, importing new music from overseas and changing them into a part of J-pop.
	www.japaneselifestyle.com.au /culture/j-pop.html (442 words)

	Music From Japan
		For more than 30 years, Music From Japan has championed wider knowledge about and appreciation of Japanese music and composers, which the West has generally had little opportunity to enjoy.
		Gagaku, literally translated as "elegant music," is a 1200 year-old musical tradition of the Japanese Imperial Court.
		Music From Japan's 30th Anniversary Season is presented in association with The Japan Federation of Composers with major funding from the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan.
	www.musicfromjapan.org (416 words)

	Japanese Music
		The origins of Japanese music begin at around 3000 BC during the Jomon Culture, when, according to evidence found at archeological digs, music was first used in ceremonies.
		The first music apparently was a result of migrations from China, Korea, and was passed down from the ancient Ainu of Japan.
		This music consists mainly of chanting performed by Buddhist monks with accompaniment from popular instruments, or from a shakuhachi (flute), an instrument brought to Japan by Buddhist monks.
	www.bridgewater.edu /~dhuffman/soc306/S98grp1/music.html (465 words)

	Traditional Music \| Internet Guide \| National Clearinghouse for U.S.-Japan Studies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Music plays a large role in the traditional dramatic arts of kabuki and noh, so the guide concludes with annotations of sites addressing these art forms.
		Describes the earliest Japanese music (the musical life of the Nara and Heian periods and before) and early religious music.
		Sections of the Fact Sheet are: introduction; gagaku; religious music; biwa, koto, shakuhachi and shamisen; folk songs; Western music comes to Japan; the native ballad, or enka; the birth of Japanese pop music, or kayokyoku; "new music" and after; and Western classical music in Japan.
	www.indiana.edu /~japan/iguides/tradmusic.html (887 words)

	Japanese Language Resources
		Japanese language learning tools on the Web: a collection of Keiko Schneider's Bookmarks that are of use to teachers and students of Japanese.
		Japanese Language Learning Cybertutorials: includes cyber tutorials for learning Japanese, helpful hints about the language as it compares to English, and information on a Learn Japanese CD Rom.
		Japanese Writing Tutor: "hone your writing skills, making your katakana, hiragana, and kanji more legible." In addition to an extensive writing tutor, learn about the different character sets, when and how they are used, and more.
	college.hmco.com /languages/japanese/resources/japanese.htm (1012 words)

	JAPANESE MUSIC
		The music of the shamisen is important in puppet theatre and Kabuki theatre which have both been popular in Japan for hundreds of years.
		In a Japanese orchestra the melody is played by flutes and oboes, but the tones are no the same so you hear them sparately.
		The music of teh Japanese folk ensemble, or hayashi, uses the flute and drums.
	www.dragonstrike.com /mrk/music.htm (833 words)

	Yoko Hiraoka-Japanese music for string instruments
		Its importance is central in all the varied modes of Japanese music.
		Used as a folk instrument in Okinawa, it was refined from the 17th century onwards and is used with voice in the classical repertoire and as a solo or ensemble instrument.
		Spanning 400 years and inspired by Nature and Romance, this music of sung poems, solo instrumental, and ensemble playing is a pinnacle of cultural refinement in Japan.
	www.japanesestrings.com (551 words)

	Japanese music Guide
		Music over here may be a lot less melodramatic and gimmicky than it once was, but along with that baggage went all of the good things that made it an absorbing experience.
		Especially in the case of Japanese music since it's such a huge and diverse industry with dozens upon dozens of new releases on a weekly basis.
		Music is an emotional medium so if you can't let them hear for themselves, you must paint a picture in words with your own feelings so that they get an idea.
	www.furinkan.com /tomobiki/wagaku/intro.htm (1735 words)

	AllRefer.com - Japanese music (Music: History) - Encyclopedia
		Japanese music, the highly eclectic musical culture of the Japanese islands.
		The first, used in sacred music and common to all of East Asia, has two modes : ryo, the male mode, and ritsu, the female mode.
		The more frequently used scale, found also in Indonesia and S India, emphasizes semitones and exists in three modes, all used freely within the same composition : hirajoshi, the most important, roughly represented on the piano by the series ABCEFA; kumoijoshi, second in importance, approximated by EFABCE; and iwato, approximated by BCEFAB.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/J/Japan-mus.html (697 words)

	Japanese music on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The indigenous music present before AD 453 consisted of chanted poems (reyei and imayo), traditional war and social songs (kume-uta and saibara), and the kagura, solemn Shinto temple music.
		The first, used in sacred music and common to all of East Asia, has two modes— ryo, the male mode, and ritsu, the female mode.
		Composer, Japanese band record a musical memorial to Bataan.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/J/Japan-mus.asp (996 words)

	Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Japanese music derives from an ancient tradition whose folk origins and early influence from the Asian continent are wrapped in the midst of history.
		It also comprises the associated musical tradition of Okinawa and the autonomous tradition of the Ainu people of Hokkaido.
		Buddhist dance festivals derived from a primitive dance are held between the 13th and the 16th of July.
	web-japan.org /factsheet/music (137 words)

	The Japanese Music Institute of America - main
		In 1981, Masayuki Koga founded the Japanese Music Institute of America (JMI) to introduce the highest-quality Japanese classical music to an American audience.
		However the mission of Japanese music in the U.S. was started by his grand teacher, Seifu Yoshida in 1923.
		Yoshida offered a Japanese music concert tour to the U.S. because he believed that Japanese music was unique and well worth sharing with westerners.
	www.jmia.org /main.htm (263 words)

	JAPANESE MUSIC
		J-pop” means “the popular music among the youths in Japan”.
		On Sunday December 9th 2002 Wadaiko Rindo Japanese drumming group performed at Melba Hall, University of Melbourne.
		Melbourne based shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute) player Andrew MacGregor has been selected for Final of the All-Japan National Japanese Music Competition.
	www.japaneselifestyle.com.au /culture/japanese_music.html (177 words)

	Japanese music on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Music Labo is latest Japanese trade to fold.
		Warner companies in the spotlight: Japanese are criticized.
		Japanese music's unique sound gains popularity among Americans.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/j/japan-mus.asp (973 words)

	Tim M. Hoffman - Indo-Japanese Music Exchange Association
		Japanese and Indian instruments (for example, stringed instruments koto and sitar, and flutes shakuhachi and bansuri) share similar capacities and limitations, and are more naturally suited to music based on melodic modes than to music based on harmony.
		The Indo-Japanese Music Exchange Association is a private, non-profit organisation founded in Tokyo in June 1989 for the purpose of promoting opportunities for Japanese and Indian musicians to observe, study and appreciate the classical music of their counterparts, both as performing art and subject of theoretical and historical study.
		Founding members of this Association have, through research and applied studies, ascertained that significant structural, stylistic and historical relationships exist between Indian and Japanese musics, and that interaction between musicians of the two cultures can enhance understanding and development within the respective traditions and in the broader context of Asian music.
	www.shakuhachi.com /G-IJMEA.html (911 words)

	Amazon.com: Lullaby For The Moon : Japanese Music For Koto And Shakuhachi: Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Shakuhachi - The Japanese Flute ~ Kohachiro Miyata
		For anyone unfamiliar with these instruments, which are basic staples in Japanese music: The koto is a plucked-string instrument with silk strings and movable bridges to manipulate the pitch, played with finger picks.
		This music truly grows on you-the shakuhachi flute used on these recordings are beautiful- and the koto is pretty good as well.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000005HA7?v=glance (1498 words)

	Japanese music
		Dover Japanese Geishas Stained Glass Coloring Book Japanese Geishas Stained Glass Coloring Book Exquisitely dressed, often musically accomplished, and adept in the art of conversation, the Japanese geisha is specifically trained to entertain men at...
		Information on Han Chinese music can be found in Music of China, while this article will focus on the local music in Taiwan.
		The Earliest Japanese Music - Explains the origins and influences of...
	www.resourcesjapan.com /japan/Japanese%20music&start=98 (956 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Business \| Apple scores Japanese music hit
		Japanese consumers have downloaded one million songs from Apple's iTunes digital music service since it launched on Thursday, the company has said.
		Apple's iPod digital music player has already become a global success story, with nearly 22 million sold since its launch in 2001.
		The US firm is facing tough competition in Japan from rival Sony whose own digital music players have been selling well in recent months.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/newsFeedXML/moreover/-/1/hi/business/4131328.stm (357 words)

	KABUKI for EVERYONE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		JAPANESE VERSION is now available.This page is supported by FiX Inc. WebMaster.
		It was founded early in the 17th century by Okuni, a shrine maiden who brought her unique and lively dance style to the dry river beds of the ancient capital of Kyoto, and over the next 300 years developed into a sophisticated, highly stylized form of theater.
		For each play, though, the sets, music, costumes and other factors combine to create the fantastic world of Kabuki.
	www.fix.co.jp /kabuki/kabuki.html (289 words)

	Japanese Music: Motivation
		For years I have been an avid music consumer, with my current rate of consumption hovering around at least one new album every day.
		Although I have had a little exposure to Japanese bands such as Pizzicato Five and Cibo Matto, my knowledge of popular Japanese music is pretty much non-existent.
		In the first, we'll discuss some of the more popular genres of Japanese music, in the second we'll take a look at a few particularly interesting bands/artists falling within the various genres, and in the third I provide a comprehensive list of useful links for exploring the world of Japanese pop music.
	web.mit.edu /21f.066/www/theisen/music/motivation.html (363 words)

	Modern Japan - Entertainment - Popular Music
		Think about it - Sony Music Entertainment is one of the biggest record companies in the world; Yamaha is the largest manufacturer of musical instruments in the world; Japan has the sixth-largest population in the world; the music industry generates billions and billions of dollars worldwide every year.
		Although the heyday of the idols was in the 80's, the musical artists of the Johnny's Jimusho talent agency such as SMAP, V6 and Kinki Kids have ruled the airwaves for the best part of the decade.
		Lest you think that Japanese popular music is all commercialism and void of any artistic merit, I should mention that there are some the more talented artists who have made the big time.
	www.japan-zone.com /modern/pop.shtml (1366 words)

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