Sankyoku

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Katsushika Ōi"Pictorial evidence for sankyoku gassou"

Sankyoku (Japanese: 三曲 / さんきょく) is a form of Japanese chamber music played often with a vocal accompaniment. It is traditionally played on shamisen, koto, and kokyū, but more recently the kokyū has been replaced by shakuhachi.[1]

See also

Music of Japan

References

  1. ^ "Sankyoku".