Shinto music

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Template:Shinto 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.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Kagura
* 2 Forms
* 3 Instruments
* 4 See also
* 5 References

## Kagura

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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.[2]

## 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).[2]

## 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.[2]

## See also

* Dengaku
* Gagaku
* Kagura
* Matsuri
* Traditional Japanese musical instruments

## References

1. ↑ Sadie, Stanley, ed (2001). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians XII.850f. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-517067-2.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Malm, William P. (2000). Traditional Japanese Music and Musical Instruments. Kodansha. pp. 47–65. ISBN 4-7700-2395-2. https://archive.org/details/traditionaljapan0000malm/page/47.

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