For example, the term sangen is used in some titles, such as "Sangen shijuso kyoku" (A sangen quartet), composed by Seiho KINEYA for shamisen as performed in Nagauta (ballads sung to shamisen accompaniment), Jiuta, Tokiwazu (dramatic narrative chants accompanied by shamisen) and Gidayu (a style of chanting with shamisen), and "Sonata for two types of sangen," composed by Bondai FUJII for shamisen performed in Jiuta and Nagauta).
（例『三絃四重奏曲』（杵屋正邦作曲・長唄、地歌、常磐津、義太夫の各三味線のための曲）、『二種の三絃のためのソナタ』（藤井凡大作曲・地歌および長唄三味線のための曲）