長慶子(Chou kei shi) - by 岡崎別院雅楽会

雅楽 is called "Gagaku".
"Gagaku" is a classical Japanese ceremony music employing highly stylized render , composed by several Japanese flutes, two or three drums, one zither.
長慶子 is the BGM when a guest exits.
I hope you like it.

Artist : 岡崎別院雅楽会
Date : Mar 15,2008
Place : 佛光寺(Bukkoji temple) in KYOTO

Category:

Music

Tags:

• 雅楽
• 長慶子

[Katana991]

I love original Japanese music. :)

[OperaLucia]

Thanks!

I could listen a live in concert of Gagaku, and was lucky.

[Katana991]

I usually enjoy things like that. I remember hearing traditional music on a New Years celebration video that had a cat on it.

[OperaLucia]

The New Year is the most important event in Japan.

Thank you for writing me so much about your memories.

[gariadara]

@MichaelSmithMichael pretty much everything in East Asia is of Chinese origin. no one is contesting that Gagaku is the "Ngangak" (mandarin yayue) that was played in the Han and Tang Dynasties (korean A'ak, Vietnamese Nha Nhac, were taken from this tradition too). However, this is a Japanese variation, a sound that has become unique....though it still sounds similar to Chinese court music, it's colder in tone, almost icy. The Chinese yayue has a more earthy sound, though still very austere.

[MichaelSmithMichael]

but this sort of music is Chinese Origin

[Katana991]

Your welcome. I guess New Years was like that too here. It was pretty big when celebrating the new Millenium a few years back.