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A composer from this country combined a Western orchestra with its traditional instruments in his November Steps. Syllables such as “don” and “ka” are part of a “mouth-writing” system used (10[1])to notate (-5[1])drum music from this country. (-5[1])A folk song from this country asks “Is it mist, or clouds?” while describing its title flowers, and is often given to beginner players of a 13-stringed zither (-5[1])from this country, the koto. (10[1])Traditional instruments (10[1])from this country such as the biwa and the shakuhachi (10[1])are frequently played in its (10[1])gagaku (10[2])ensembles. For 10 points, name this (10[1])home country of Tōru Takemitsu and Koji Kondo, the latter of whom writes video game music for (10[1])Nintendo. ■END■ (10[1])

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