• Source: Shinto music

Shinto music is the ceremonial and festive music of Shinto (神道), the indigenous religion of Japan. Its origin myth is the erotic dance of Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto which lured Amaterasu from her cave.




Kagura



Kagura (神楽) or 'entertainment of the gods' includes music, dance and poetry and comprises mi-kagura of the court, o-kagura of major shrines such as Ise Jingū, and village sato-kagura.




Forms


The repertoire includes eight forms that may be traced back to the eighth century: kagura-uta (kagura songs), azuma asobi (eastern entertainment), kume-uta (palace guard songs) ō-uta (big songs), onaibi-uta (night duty songs), ruika (funeral songs), ta-uta (field songs), and yamato-uta (Yamato songs).




Instruments


Instruments include the wagon (和琴), kagura-bue (神楽笛), hichiriki (篳篥), suzu (鈴), tsuzumi (鼓), and shakubyōshi (笏拍子) clappers. In local festivals the kane (鉦), binzasara (編木), and taiko (太鼓) may also be found.




See also


Dengaku
Gagaku
Kagura
Matsuri
Traditional Japanese musical instruments




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Otome Shinto
• EMA
• Kitaro
• Hichiriki
• Kota Malang
• Jepang
• Kane (instrumen)
• Nara, Nara
• Musik Jepang
• Kuil Itsukushima
• Shinto music
• Shinto
• Religious music
• History of Shinto
• Shinto (disambiguation)
• State Shinto
• Kami
• Music of Japan
• Universal Music Group
• Glossary of Shinto