shamisen in A Sentence

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    Perhaps surprisingly, the Shamisen's role in modern society is not limited to bunraku and kabuki;

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    A Shamisen that manipulates Japanese and Western musical scales reminiscent of multinationality, despite being a traditional Japanese instrument,

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    To this day, playing the Shamisen is considered one of the fundamental skills that a young geisha must perfect.

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    It is safe to say that Japan is adamant about not letting the tradition of the Shamisen fade away.

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    Japan's love of combining the traditional with the cutting edge means the music of the Shamisen is still very much alive and kicking.

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    The Shamisen, a traditional Japanese three-stringed instrument, produces a unique sound that is one of the most versatile and beautiful in the world.

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    The Yoshida Brothers, for example, is a Japanese duo who uses the traditional Shamisen skills the musicians were taught as children to bring the instrument into the 21st century.

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    The picturesque Gono line, for example, entertains passengers by drafting in musicians to play a local instrument- a three-stringed Shamisen guitar from the northern Honshu Tsugaru region that the train serves.

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    A similar musical accompaniment was also used in kabuki performances, in which stories were told through dance and song, and so a wide variety of audiences were exposed to the Shamisen during the Edo period.

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    Based on its appearance, one might expect the Shamisen to sound similar to the Western ukulele or banjo, but the reality is that it's a much more difficult instrument to listen to for the inexperienced ear.

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    The distinct sound of the Shamisen's strings lends itself very well to storytelling and when several are played in unison, the sound can really convey a variety of emotions and atmospheres, from sultry romance to dramatic cliff-hangers.

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    Japanese schools of performing arts(okeiko) continue to train young women and men in the skills of Shamisen and chanting today, and if you visit a bunraku or kabuki theatre now you are probably more likely to see female musicians than male ones.

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