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Monkey music

Monkey musicLombard, Frank Alanson(1928)An Outline History of the Japanese Drama, Allen and Unwin, London [EN]
  • 87Originally, the characters which are read Sarugaku (猿樂) and which signify monkey music, were used to designate spontaneous actions of a humorous or comic nature.