Sankyoku compositions of this sort, which have been adapted to include a single shakuhachi player, along with Meiji shinkyoku, which are a type of music composed in Japan after the Meiji period reflecting the influence of classical western composition, and including Shin Nihon compositions, such as Haru-no-umi, by Michio MIYAGI, form the genre of music commonly referred to as modern Japanese music.
こうした三曲の一員としての尺八は、西洋音楽の影響を受けた明治新曲や、春の海で知られる宮城道雄などの新日本音楽を経て、現代邦楽と呼ばれるジャンルを形成するに至った。