左さ方ほうの楽がく

expression, noun

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

A historical category of gagaku (court music) repertoire; also referred to as 左方唐楽. The term is specialized and primarily encountered in musicological or historical contexts.

See also: 左方唐楽

• 雅が楽がくには左さ方ほうの楽がくと右う方ほうの楽がくがある。

  In gagaku, there are saho-no-gaku (music of the left) and uho-no-gaku (music of the right).