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Gagaku (雅楽, gagaku, ancient imperial court music and dances, lit. "elegant music") is a type of Japanese classical music that has been performed at the Imperial Court in Kyoto for several centuries. This kind of music was first imported into Japan from China, however artistically it differs from the music of the corresponding Chinese form yayue which is a term reserved for ceremonial music. Gagaku consists of three primary repertoires:
Gagaku, like shōmyō, employs the yo scale, a pentatonic scale with ascending intervals of two, three, two, two, and three semitones between the five scale tones.
Gagaku, the oldest classical music in Japan, was introduced into Japan with Buddhism from China. In 589, Japanese official diplomatic delegations were sent to China (during the Sui dynasty) to learn Chinese culture, including Chinese court music, Gagaku. By the 7th century, the koto (a zither) and the biwa (a short-necked lute) had been introduced into Japan from China. Various instruments, including these two, were the earliest used to play gagaku.
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Gagaku 雅楽
I never thought I could feel like this, no
You turn my world upside down
I never thought I could love you this way
I just want you to know
And everytime I look out my window
I wish that you would be here
Â''cause everytime that I see you baby
It feels like walking on air
Â''cause IÂ'll be by your side
But I don't know if I`ll be on your mind
So tell me is it right feeling blue
If youÂ're out there
Looking for me
I wanna hold you tonight
I wanna touch you right now
Because I wanna be there when you are sleeping
And anything you say IÂ'll do it for you
And I just wanna be there by your side
I wanna hold you tonight
I don't know where you are
Where you are now
But IÂ'll be waiting for you
Playing tricks with my heart
Won`t get me down
When I know youÂ're around
'cause I`ll be by your sideâ¦â¦..
I wanna hold youâ¦â¦â¦â¦â¦..
If I could show you
You would know that I still care
If you still want me
You know that IÂ'll be there
And I`ll be by your side
But I don't know if IÂ'll be on your mind