In the Meiji period, instruction books were issued about "minteki" (Ming flute), shakuhachi, accordion and harmonica, and these books often include the Japanese songs at that time as well as the Shingaku songs, such as 'Kyurenkan,' 'Sanminkyo' and 'Matsurika.'
明治に刊行された明笛や尺八、手風琴(アコーディオン)、ハーモニカなどの教則本には、当時の日本の曲に混じって、「九連環」「算明曲」「茉莉花」なども収録されていることが多い。