Hishigi

It is Nohkan- Noh flute at the highest range of sharp tense sound. There are two types of blow ways in hishigi such as blowing kata-hishiki “Hyi” and blowing moro-hishigi “Hiyashi-“. Moro hishigi is blown beginning of hayashi when Issei or Shidai appears; or blown at the end of Noh. Kata-hishigi is blown at the beginning of the flute and Kyougen, and at the end of some dances. It is also referred to as “Hiyoshi”, “Hifu”, “Nichi” play, etc.