Gradually the distinction between what was viewed as classical and what was viewed as modern music blurred, and 'modern Japanese music' came to mean all music composed in this way (rather than just new sokyoku).
現代音楽音楽の観点からは次第にクラシック音楽との違いが希薄になり、箏曲に限らずこうして創作される邦楽系の曲群を「現代邦楽」と呼んでいる。