It can be said that this resulted from the traditional Japanese esthetic philosophy, in which the idea that only simplicity can provide beauty, only simplicity can foster the soul and spirit, and only through simplicity people can approach God or Buddha, was reflected in the sound of music.
簡潔さの中にこそ美があり、そこにこそ魂、霊が宿り、神や仏に近づくという日本古来の美意識、思想が音に反映された現れといえる。