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近代音楽 (kindaiongaku) Japanese meaning: modern music | Kotomora
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He is known as a composer of modern music.
In this lecture, we study the history of modern music.
Kanji 代 substitute, change, convert Related words 現げん 代だい 音おん 楽がく 現代音楽 often refers to contemporary classical music or avant-garde music from the 20th century onward, while 近代音楽 is a broader term for modern-era music, sometimes including late 19th-century works.
クラシック 音おん 楽がく クラシック音楽 refers to classical music in the Western tradition, whereas 近代音楽 specifically denotes music from the modern period, which may overlap with but is distinct from classical music.
Etymology Compound of 近代 (modern era) and 音楽 (music). The term emerged as Japan adopted Western musical concepts during the Meiji period.
