ō-daiko
drum
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use in kabuki theatre
- In Japanese music: Offstage music
For example, a huge ō-daiko barrel drum with two tacked heads signals the beginning of a program, in keeping with the sounds given by the same drum from a tower over the entrance of very early Kabuki theatres. Other drums, bells, gongs, and clappers are used to reinforce stage…
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