In the Meiji period, sokyoku became increasingly independent from jiuta, and many pieces of so-called 'New Meiji music' were composed solely for the koto, one of these being 'Shin Takasago' (literally, "new version of Takasago") by Hanano TERASHIMA.
明治時代に入り、箏曲の地歌からの独立は進み、寺島花野の「新高砂」など、「明治新曲」と呼ばれる、箏のみの曲が多く作られていく。