Shinkyoku are modern musical compositions for
shakuhachiThe is a Japanese end-blown flute. Its name means "1.8 Shaku", referring to its size. It is traditionally made of bamboo, but versions now exist in ABS and hardwoods. It was used by the monks of the Fuke school of Zen Buddhism in the practice of...
. The term is commonly used to describe early post-
MeijiThe , or Meiji era denotes the period in Japanese history during the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor . During this time, Japan began its modernization and rose to world power status...
era compositions influenced by western music.
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Shinkyoku are modern musical compositions for
shakuhachiThe is a Japanese end-blown flute. Its name means "1.8 Shaku", referring to its size. It is traditionally made of bamboo, but versions now exist in ABS and hardwoods. It was used by the monks of the Fuke school of Zen Buddhism in the practice of...
. The term is commonly used to describe early post-
MeijiThe , or Meiji era denotes the period in Japanese history during the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor . During this time, Japan began its modernization and rose to world power status...
era compositions influenced by western music.
See also
- honkyoku
Honkyoku are the pieces of shakuhachi or hocchiku music played by mendicant Japanese Zen monks called komusō. Komusō played honkyoku for enlightenment and alms as early as the 13th century. Honkyoku is the practice of suizen...
(traditional, solo shakuhachi compositions)
- sankyoku
Sankyoku is a type of three-member Japanese traditional musical ensemble. Formerly, it consisted of koto, shamisen, and kokyu but beginning in the 19th century it became much more common for the kokyu to be replaced by a shakuhachi...
(ensemble compositions, for shakuhachi, kotoThe koto is a traditional Japanese stringed musical instrument derived from the Chinese guzheng. The koto is the national instrument of Japan. Koto are about long, and made from kiri wood . They have 13 strings that are strung over 13 movable bridges along the length of the instrument...
and shamisenThe shamisen or samisen , also called sangen is a three-stringed musical instrument played with a plectrum called a bachi...
)
- Brian Scalabrine
Brian Scalabrine is an American professional basketball player currently with the Boston Celtics of the NBA. A , forward from University of Southern California, Scalabrine was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the second round of the 2001 NBA Draft.-Career:Scalabrine languished on the Nets...
(professional basketball player, Boston Celtics)
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