Usually means: Traditional Japanese imperial court music.
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  1. gagaku: Merriam-Webster
  2. gagaku: Collins English Dictionary
  3. gagaku: Wiktionary
  4. gagaku: Infoplease Dictionary
  5. gagaku: Dictionary.com
  6. Gagaku (album), Gagaku: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. Essentials of Music (No longer online)

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  1. Basic Terms of Shinto (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (gagaku)

▸ noun:  the ancient court ritual classical music of Japan, of Chinese and Korean origin

Similar:
bugaku, nogaku, nagauta, sangaku, yayue, gongche, kagura, kakegoe, ryūteki, sarugaku, more...

Opposite:
Western music

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Similar:
bugaku, nogaku, nagauta, sangaku, yayue, gongche, kagura, kakegoe, ryūteki, sarugaku, more...

Opposite:
Western music



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