Jōruri (music)
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is a form of traditional Japanese narrative music in which a sings to the accompaniment of a shamisen
. As a form of storytelling, the emphasis is on the lyrics and narration rather than the music itself.
Shamisen
The , also called is a three-stringed, Japanese musical instrument played with a plectrum called a bachi. The Japanese pronunciation is usually "shamisen" but sometimes "jamisen" when used as a suffix . -Construction:The shamisen is a plucked stringed instrument...
. As a form of storytelling, the emphasis is on the lyrics and narration rather than the music itself.