Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

Can anyone recommend books or articles in English that deal with hogaku or Zen Buddhism? I'm a graduate student in composition and want to do more research on traditional Japanese musical forms, aesthetics, concepts of melody/harmony, orchestration, etc., but I'm not sure where to go. I've read a number of excellent articles relating specifically to shakuhachi, but few of them go into great detail about the music itself (outside of notation and performance practice). Also, are there any recommendations for books on the history, beliefs, and practices of Zen Buddhism?

Here's a list of some books and articles I know of that deal with traditional Japanese music. Hopefully you can add to it!

-Dean, Britten. 1985. "That 'Howling' Music: Japanese Hogaku in Contrast to Western Art Music." Monumenta Nipponica. 40(2): 147-162.
-Everett, Yayoi Uno and Frederick Lau. 2004. Locating East Asia in Western Art Music. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press. (Takemitsu's essay on sawari is fantastic!)
-Harich-Schneider, Eta. 1973. A History of Japanese Music. London: Oxford University Press. (I wish this one weren't so hard to get a hold of.)
-Scott, A.C. 1975. "Reflections on the Aesthetic Background of the Performing Arts of East Asia." Asian Music. 6(1/2), Perspectives on Asian Music: Essays in Honor of Dr. Laurence E. R. Picken: 207-216.

Or there's Minoru Miki's Composing for Japanese Instruments, but it also doesn't go into much detail about the music.

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