Gagaku music (Gojouraku-kyuu) from Japan

Gagaku was for me a strange type of music, performed by flute type instuments (from left to right: ryuteki, hichiriki and shō): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gagaku
From this link the following visualization can perhaps be important to understand the music:
"The sound of the ryūteki is said to represent the dragons which ascend the skies between the heavenly lights (represented by the shō) and the people of the earth (represented by the hichiriki)"

The performance is an abbreviated version of a piece called: etenraku. And it stitle is: Gojouraku-kyuu

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[brigadetroops]

this gagaku music is Gojouraku

[VReijs]

Do you mean this music piece has as title 'Gojouraku', or do you mena it is from this region or from this type of performance?

Thanks for the feedback.

[brigadetroops]

tittl=Gojouraku-kyuu

[VReijs]

How does this relate to 'etenraku', from someone I understoond this music was part of this performance. Sorry my Japanese is not good (and thus lack part of the cultural background).

[Aviolys]

So beautiful music!!!

[megalomania2227]

gagaku　and　japanese　culture　is　so　beautiful

i　love　my　counry'ｓ　culture

[ToontownDeathNote]

@11soccer9 You obviously have no soul :D

[11soccer9]

suck balls



[11soccer9]

omg it hate this song so im going to kill my self with a RPG

[Setherian]

@esseaquimesmo Pena q sua inteligencia soh eh compativel com criticas construtivas, algo que sinceramente delega um intelecto nao apenas limitrofe mas sem a menor graca! rs

[esseaquimesmo]

@Setherian Pena que sua inteligência não consiga desenvolver crítica melhor que essa...

[esseaquimesmo]

@setherian

Pena que sua inteligência não consiga desenvolver crítica mais construtiva que essa...

[fynnfish]

Just watched a Bugaku performance life.... unfortunately it was...well >_> Here on youtube it sounds much nicer than in real life, and its only 5 Minutes long. Believe me, you woundn't stand it xD

BUT the Shô is such a great intrument *_*

[ChisaiiInori]

While i really liked this it made my cat run up to me miauwing to please turn it off >.> im ashamed to admit my cat is either completely uncultured or has supersensitive ears (the highpitched sounds can get quite invase to western conditioned animal ears i guess) but i still say its pretty darn amazing!

[pranhu]

The reed, along with the horizantal flute were imported from Persia around Tang dynasty. Supposibily, We are listeing to the same tune as 700 AD music. ..

[Prissi20]

Imagine listening to this in front of a pristine forest!

now I understand why ancient court peoples used to watched Gagaku in a vast, open space.