单词 | bugaku |
释义 | bugakun. A classical dance style of Japan, characterized by highly stylized, restrained movements made by performers wearing elaborate costumes and sometimes using masks and hand-held props. Also: the genre of music which accompanies this (cf. gagaku n.). Frequently (and in earliest use) attributive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > [noun] > type of Japanese music bugaku1876 gagaku1936 1876 Cornhill Mag. Oct. 479 It [sc. Noh drama] was at first but an adaptation of the ‘Kagura’ and ‘Bu-gaku’ dances. 1888 Mag. of Art Jan. 210/2 A very curious set of the masks used in the classical ‘Nō’ and ‘Bugaku’ pantomimes were displayed. 1919 Guide to Japanese Textiles (Victoria & Albert Mus., Dept. Textiles) I. 18 The bird-mask..is worn by dancers in the bu-gaku. 1952 F. Bowers Japanese Theatre i. 9 The Bugaku orchestra..is composed exclusively of wind and percussion instruments. 1983 J. Raz Audience & Actors iii. 53 A bugaku stage is built in the inner yard of the mansion, and six women are performing a bugaku dance. 2012 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 16 Aug. 22 At the Edinburgh performance, the [gagaku] musicians will be joined by dancers in a form known as bugaku. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1876 |
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