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Kyōkunshō

work by Koma Chikazane

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history of Japanese gagaku music

In Japanese music: Music notation
…Chikazane, produced another 10 volumes—the Kyōkunshō, describing Japanese gagaku matters. Of equal value is the Taigenshō, written by a gagaku musician, Toyohara Sumiaki, in 1512, when court music seemed on the verge of extinction.
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