But Gagaku music is at 430. So everything they play sounds flat to us. If I played a guitar along with their period specific instruments, it would sound sharp to our ears and not congregate.

Imported to Japan from China in the 8th century A.D., Gagaku was confined to the court in the 17th century, has been seen by the general public only since the end of World War II.

Original author James Clavell based Toranaga on the real-life shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, who lived during the late 16th and early 17th centuries and who was responsible for reviving the Gagaku music ...

An accomplished player of the shō, he has studied the ancient traditions of gagaku music and explores its meditative and cosmic dimensions in performance. The shō, a bamboo mouth organ, produces rich, ...

FX’s acclaimed miniseries “Shōgun,” now nearing its halfway point, sports a score quite unlike Maurice Jarre’s music for the 1980 original adaptation. While utilizing authentic Japanese ...

FX’s acclaimed miniseries “Shōgun,” now nearing its halfway point, sports a score quite unlike Maurice Jarre’s music for the 1980 original adaptation. While utilizing authentic Japanese ...