Shōmyō
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Shōmyō (声明) is a style of Japanese Buddhist chant, used mainly in the Tendai and Shingon sects.[1] There are two styles: ryokyoku and rikkyoku, described as difficult and easy to remember, respectively.
Shōmyō, like gagaku, employs the Yo scale, a pentatonic scale with ascending intervals of two, three, two, two, and three semitones.[2]
References
- ^ John Whitney Hall (1988). The Cambridge history of Japan. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521223520.
- ^ "Japanese Music". Cross-Cultural Communication: World Music. Green Bay: University of Wisconsin.
External links
- What Appears Through Chanting: Tendai Shomyo Ryokyoku
- http://jtrad.columbia.jp/eng/s_tendai.html
- http://www.eastvalley.or.jp/eng/kyoku.html
- http://sound.jp/tengaku/Shichseikai-e/shomyo-e4.html
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