{"id":932,"date":"2010-12-06T16:42:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-06T16:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=932"},"modified":"2010-12-06T16:42:00","modified_gmt":"2010-12-06T16:42:00","slug":"traditional-japanese-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/traditional-japanese-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Traditional Japanese Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Traditional Japanese music is still being played today in theaters and plays.<\/p>\n<p>For example Nagauta (<strong>\u9577<\/strong><strong>\u5504<\/strong>) is a form of traditional Japanese music using the shamisen (Japanese stringed instrument).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qZajZ8w82xM&#038;feature=related\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qZajZ8w82xM&amp;feature=related<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gagaku (<strong>\u96c5<\/strong><strong>\u697d<\/strong>) is formal music played for the imperial court. Gagaku is the oldest type of traditional music in Japan.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gagaku\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5OA8HFUNfIk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>J\u014druri (<strong>\u6d44\u7460<\/strong><strong>\u7483<\/strong>) is a type of music that accompanies a narrative storytelling event; much like the plays found in Japanese theater.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Aesop&#039;s Fables - \u4f0a\u66fd\u4fdd\u7269\u8a9e, 2005\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/irFz8q3ziw8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traditional Japanese music is still being played today in theaters and plays. 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