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Definition of Gagaku
1. Noun. the ancient court ritual music of Japan, of Chinese and Korean origin ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gagaku
1. ancient court music of Japan [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gagaku
Literary usage of Gagaku
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Japan, the New World-power: Being a Detailed Account of the Progress and by Robert Percival Porter (1915)
"... The gagaku, consisting of elaborate songs and dances, affa '"• remained an
esoteric ceremony for courtiers, and, though veiled in mystery, does not seem ..."
2. Japan, the Rise of a Modern Power by Robert Percival Porter (1918)
"Whereas in the Kagura, and in the dances called Bugaku, gagaku, &c., the subjects
were chiefly of foreign origin, the No are almost entirely based upon ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"... estimation of the military class a position similar to that held by the tonka
as a literary pursuit, and the gagaku as a musical, in the Imperial court. ..."
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