ABSTRACT
Gagaku is the traditional music of the Imperial Court. The term was used in both the ancient Japanese and Korean kingdoms to refer to music of the court. Traditionally, gagaku has been divided up into music thought to have been brought from the Tang dynasty (CE 600—1000), togaku, the music of ancient Korea, komagaku, and native Japanese music used in Shintō ritual. Recent research on the close interaction between the Paekche, Ko- guryō, and Silla kingdoms (ancient kingdoms of the Korean peninsula), and the Yamato Wa kingdom (an ancient kingdom of the Japanese islands tied to the imperial family) may require revision of this standard framework.
