Fabio Rambelli holds an odd relic in his hands. It’s a sho, an ancient reed instrument played in Gagaku, the music of Japan’s Imperial Palace. It looks a bit like someone lashed a couple of pan pipes ...

This exhibition explores the history of Gagaku through a display of the unique instruments played by Gagaku musicians, along with costumes, photographs and videos, and other artifacts. Sound of 1000 ...

For anyone interested in Japan’s distinctive musical culture, Music From Japan has been a valuable resource since 1975, presenting concerts and festivals of traditional and contemporary works, and ...

The world's oldest orchestral music, gagaku was imported from mainland China in ancient times. The melody is not based on a scale, yet the tunes are gentle, unmetered tones of continuous notes. The ...