Sankyoku

Summary


Sankyoku (Japanese: 三曲 / さんきょく) is a form of Japanese chamber music played often with a vocal accompaniment. It is traditionally played on shamisen, koto, and kokyū, but more recently the kokyū has been replaced by shakuhachi.[1]

Katsushika Ōi"Pictorial evidence for sankyoku gassou"

See also edit

Music of Japan edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Sankyoku".