Obeshi

It is a Hayashi musical accompaniment to be played when the later shite appears. It plays magnificently in scenes where a tengu or a demon king with a ferocious noh mask, such as Obeshimi appears heavily.  Officially, it is a two- stage, three- section , but in abbreviated form, it is a one- stage, two- section, and is played with a flute, small drum, large drum and drum. It is also positioned as the opposite of ” Haya-fue”, which is a sudden appearance of music and sometimes the haya-fue is streated as positive and Obeshi is treated as negative.