noun
old Japanese court music from the Nara period
A specific genre of gagaku (court music) classified as 'right-side' music, originally from Korea (Koma). Rare, historical term used in musicology.
See also: 高麗楽
右方高麗楽は、奈良時代に伝わった宮廷音楽の一つである。
Uhō-komagaku is one of the court music traditions introduced during the Nara period.
高麗楽 is a broader term for Korean-derived court music; 右方高麗楽 specifies the 'right-side' classification within gagaku.
Compound of 右方 (uhō, 'right side') and 高麗楽 (komagaku, 'Korean music'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term reflects the gagaku classification system.