Various Artists Melodies of Japan - Vol. 5

Vinyl, LP

The album "MELODIES OF JAPAN embraces the classical Japanese music arranged ensemble composed of Japanese traditional musical instruments such as Koto (13-stringed zither), Shamisen (3-stringed guitar), Fué (bamboo flute), Tsuzumi (hand-drum) and Taiko(drum), and the European ones, most of which the Japanese people had never seen before 1868. than long history, the classical Japanese music had developed its innumerable verieties, such as more for and performed by the Monkey Rooster <Festival (original) (19th) Tsujimoto Kan board (shakuhachi) Ya (noise music) Kizuhisa Katata During its 1.000 year old "Gagaku" "Nohgaku" and music for Biwa (Japanese mandolin) and Shakuhachi (bamboo recorder) that was originated in the Middle Age (1192-1603); and "Sõkyoku," "Nagauta," "Kiyomoto," "Kouta" which was originated in Edo Period (1600-1867)