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Oliver is joined by Professor Fabio Rambelli, lecturer at the University of California’s Department of East Asian Languages & Cultural Studies as well as International Shinto Foundation Chair in Shinto Studies, to discuss gagaku (雅楽), a traditional form of Japanese music which has endured to the modern day largely unchanged for over a thousand years. Fabio shares with us the cultural significance of court music in modern Japan, who played it and why and the global interest in Buddhist culture both tangible and intangible.
Join Fabio’s conference on Gagaku: Cultural Capital, Cultural Heritage, and Cultural Identity
Introduction music: Performance Hideaki Bunno Gagaku Ensemble in Kanazawa Performance Digest
Japanese time periods mentioned:
Nara period: 710 – 794 AD
Edo period: 1603 – 1867 AD
Meiji period: 1868 – 1912 AD
Image credits
[L] Musicienne de Gagaku, ensemble ‘Owari Miyabie’ (Maison du Japon, Paris) by dalbera is licensed under CC BY 2.0
[R] Gagaku practice by JuhaOnTheRoad is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
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