It is believed that the original model of the current Nogaku (Noh music) was created during the Kamakura period after Sarugaku, which was created in the Heian period and was in its early stage at the time, was combined with music and dance.
平安時代に成立した初期の猿楽に歌舞音曲が組み合わされ、現在で言うところの能楽の原型が出現したのが鎌倉時代であると考えられている。