''Shinkyoku'' (Japanese:
新曲 /
しんきょく) are modern musical compositions for
shakuhachi
A is a Japanese longitudinal, end-blown flute that is made of bamboo. The bamboo end-blown flute now known as the was developed in Japan in the 16th century and is called the . . The term is commonly used to describe early post-
Meiji era compositions influenced by western music.
See also
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Honkyoku (traditional, solo shakuhachi compositions)
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Sankyoku
''Sankyoku'' (Japanese: 三曲 / さんきょく) is a form of Japanese chamber music played often with a vocal accompaniment. It is traditionally played on shamisen, koto, and kokyū, but more recently the kokyū has been replaced by shakuh ...
(ensemble compositions, for shakuhachi,
koto and
shamisen
The , also known as or
(all meaning "three strings"), is a three-stringed traditional Japanese musical instrument derived from the Chinese instrument . It is played with a plectrum called a bachi.
The Japanese pronunciation is usually b ...
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External links
Shinkyoku discographyat the International Shakuhachi Society
Japanese traditional music
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