saibara
Sign in to save'''' () is a genre of accompanied vocal Japanese court music that existed during the Heian period in the Nara and Kyoto regions. It draws from traditional folk music () of the Nara period and is accompanied by togaku'' instruments, with the exception of the , which are replaced by , wooden sticks used for keeping rhythm.
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'''' () is a genre of accompanied vocal Japanese court music that existed during the Heian period in the Nara and Kyoto regions. It draws from traditional folk music () of the Nara period and is accompanied by togaku instruments, with the exception of the , which are replaced by , wooden sticks used for keeping rhythm.
== Development == It may have developed out of music to drive horses along, as the Chinese characters that compose its name seem to indicate but, according to German musicologist Eta Harich-Schneider, there are several other theories.