Etenraku (越天楽, literally music brought from heaven[1]) is a Japanese gagaku melody and dance. It is usually played with a hichiriki or ryūteki,[2] and is accompanied by other traditional instruments such as the shō, koto and kakko.[1]
^ abSchuller, Gunther (1989). Musings: The Musical Worlds of Gunther Schuller. Oxford University Press US. ISBN0-19-505921-2.