Shinto music

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Shinto music is the ceremonial and festive music of

The repertoire includes eight forms that may be traced back to the eighth century: kagura-uta (kagura songs), azuma asobi (eastern entertainment), kume-uta (palace guard songs) ō-uta (big songs), onaibi-uta (night duty songs), ruika (funeral songs), ta-uta (field songs), and yamato-uta (Yamato songs).^[2]

Instruments

Instruments include the

• Gagaku
• Kagura
• Dengaku
• Matsuri
• Traditional Japanese musical instruments

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