is the
Japanese
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* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
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pronunciation of an early style of music and dance from the
Tang Dynasty
The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an Zhou dynasty (690–705), interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dyn ...
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China
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. was introduced into Japanese culture from China no earlier than the 8th century, and is still performed as one style of the imperial court music called .
During the Nara period (710–794), music and dances continued to flow into the capital from many parts of Asia. Many styles were eventually organized under two basic categories of . The first, , consisted of pieces of Chinese and Indian origin, while included Manchurian, Korean, and many of the Japanese pieces. These two styles can be distinguished by their instrumentations.
[Malm,William. "Music Cultures of the Pacific, the Near East, and Asia." pg. 138.]
The Korea equivalent of (also introduced from China) is called .
The instruments used in are the , , , , , and .
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Korean court music
Korean court music comprises three main musical genres: ''aak'', an imported form of Chinese ritual music; a pure Korean form called ''hyangak''; and a combination of Chinese and Korean styles called ''dangak''.
Korean court music and its histor ...
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Bongaku
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Early Japanese music
Gagaku
Tang dynasty
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