• 奏者そうしゃ

  instrumentalist, player

• 奏功そうこう

  success, achievement, fruition

• 独奏どくそう

  (instrumental) solo, recital

• 演奏えんそう

  musical performance

• 合奏がっそう

  ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.), concert

• 伴奏ばんそう

  accompaniment

• 奏でるかなでる

  to play an instrument (esp. string instruments)

• 演奏会えんそうかい

  concert, recital

• 四重奏しじゅうそう

  instrumental quartet

• 二重奏にじゅうそう

  instrumental duet, instrumental duo

• 協奏曲きょうそうきょく

  concerto

• 奏そう

  report to the emperor

• 奏曲そうきょく

  sonata

• 奏効そうこう

  efficacy

• 奏楽そうがく

  musical performance

• 奏上そうじょう

  report to the Emperor

• 奏請そうせい

  petitioning the Emperor

• 奏聞そうもん

  reporting to the Emperor

• 奏法そうほう

  way of playing (an instrument), style of playing, playing technique

• 奏すそうす

  to report to the Emperor

• 通奏つうそう

  playing an entire composition without break, continually playing (in the background of a melody)

• 直奏じきそう

  direct report to the throne

• 節奏せっそう

  rhythm

• 前奏ぜんそう

  prelude, overture

• 弾奏だんそう

  performance, playing on stringed instruments

• 試奏しそう

  trying out (a musical instrument; e.g. in a store), test-playing

• 変奏へんそう

  (playing a) variation

• 序奏じょそう

  introduction

• 劾奏がいそう

  report of an official's offence to the emperor (offense)

• 伝奏てんそう

  delivering a message to the emperor

• 助奏じょそう

  obbligato

• 吹奏すいそう

  playing (a wind instrument), blowing

• 連奏れんそう

  performance by two or more musicians playing similar instruments

• 進奏しんそう

  reporting to the emperor

• 内奏ないそう

  secret report to the emperor

• 上奏じょうそう

  report to the emperor

• 重奏じゅうそう

  instrumental ensemble

• 伏奏ふくそう

  report to the throne

• 間奏かんそう

  interlude, intermezzo

• 奏鳴曲そうめいきょく

  sonata

• 奏するそうする

  to report to the Emperor

• 間奏曲かんそうきょく

  interlude, intermezzo

• 三重奏さんじゅうそう

  instrumental trio

• 合奏調がっそうちょう

  concert pitch

• 演奏家えんそうか

  performing musician

• 生演奏なまえんそう

  live music or performance

• 五重奏ごじゅうそう

  instrumental quintet

• 前奏曲ぜんそうきょく

  prelude, overture

• 吹奏楽すいそうがく

  wind music, wind instrument music

• 六重奏ろくじゅうそう

  instrumental sextet