matsuri-bayashi
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Matsuri bayashi refers to festival music ensembles that developed in the Shintō shrines of Edo (modern-day Tokyo) during the Tokugawa period. These ensembles typically feature a bamboo flute, two folk-style taiko drums, an ō-daiko barrel drum, and a small hand gong called a kane or atarigane. When playing general festival music, these groups perform a suite of five pieces: yatai, shoden, kamakura, shichome, and another yatai, though versions can vary significantly. This music accompanies various folk theatricals, processionals, and pantomimes, often associated with matsuri, or Japanese festivals.1
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Japanese musicBiwa, vocal, and folk music…(Tokyo) developed festival ensembles (matsuri bayashi) for the various major districts of the city. Most of those combine a bamboo flute with two folk-style taiko stick drums, an ō-daiko barrel drum, and a small hand gong called the kane, or atarigane. When such groups are playing general festival music,…
Read More…(Tokyo) developed festival ensembles (matsuri bayashi) for the various major districts of the city. Most of those combine a bamboo flute with two folk-style taiko stick drums, an ō-daiko barrel drum, and a small hand gong called the kane, or atarigane. When such groups are playing general festival music,…
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ShintōShintō religious artsMatsuri-bayashi is a gay, lively music with flutes and drums to accompany divine processions. Some organizations of both Shrine and Sect Shintō have recently begun to compose solemn religious songs to praise kami, making use of Western musical forms. (See also East Asian Arts: Japanese…
Read MoreMatsuri-bayashi is a gay, lively music with flutes and drums to accompany divine processions. Some organizations of both Shrine and Sect Shintō have recently begun to compose solemn religious songs to praise kami, making use of Western musical forms. (See also East Asian Arts: Japanese…
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