笙しょう歌か

noun

singing and playing the shō

Refers to a traditional performance combining vocal music with the shō, a Japanese mouth organ. The term is literary and not used in everyday conversation.

See also: 笙

• 雅が楽がくの演えん奏そうでは、笙しょう歌かが厳おごそかな雰ふん囲い気きを醸かもし出だす。

  In gagaku performances, the singing and playing of the shō creates a solemn atmosphere.