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This is a Gagaku piece .

Irite appears on the following albums:

Album	Shakuhachi	Koto	Shamisen
Gagaku - The Imperial Court Music of Japan  (Listen)
(prelude) This brief drum-bell and flute composition is a prelude co Bugaku dances. The beat of the drum marks the steps of the dancers, and the same music is played as an epilogue for dancers co withdraw from the stage.