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Kabuki

Japanese theatrical form popular since the Edo period (1603–1868) and the source of many musical genres. There are two main kinds of Kabuki play: jidaimono or pseudo-historical pieces and sewamono or stories dealing with the cultural life of the Edo period. There are also modern plays. Musical instruments are played onstage (accompanying dance or providing narrative comment) or offstage (programmatic music) and Kabuki music uses percussion, flutes, shamisen (long-necked lutes), and vocals.



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