Etenraku

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]

  1. ^ a b Schuller, Gunther (1989). Musings: The Musical Worlds of Gunther Schuller. Oxford University Press US. ISBN 0-19-505921-2.
  2. ^ Hiscock, Chris; Metcalfe, Marian; Murray, Andy (1999). New music matters 11-14. Heinemann. ISBN 0-435-81091-X.