Cover -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Aesthetic Heritage -- 2. Ancient Music and Its Properties -- 3. Simple Instruments -- 4. Two Modes and Tuning of the Instruments -- 5. Singing the Uta (Song/Poetry) -- 6. The Format of Continuity in Hogaku Compositions -- 7. Decorating the Melodic Line -- 8. Why We Are Able to Hear Ancient Music Today: The Iemoto System -- 9. The West, Hogaku Today and the Future -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- Chapter Notes -- Bibliography -- Index