左さ楽がく

noun

style of gagaku based on Tang-era Chinese music and ancient Indian song and dance

Archaic abbreviation of 左方の楽; refers to a historical gagaku style. Rare outside specialized historical or musicological texts.

See also: 左方の楽

• 「左さ楽がく」は、雅が楽がくの古ふるい分ぶん類るいで左さ方ほうの楽がくを指さす略りゃく称しょうである。

  左楽 is an old abbreviation in gagaku classification that refers to the music of the left side.