Oshiki cho
It is a name that indicates the tone of a flute. Originally banshiki-cho is one of the six tone of Japanese court music Gagaku, Banshiki (Western music , modal to the tonic of a sound), because the Noh of the flute ( Nohkan ) does not tuned, so the pitch is slightly different for each tube and the tone is determined by how to make seven finge holes. Specifically, the melody that ends by opening the four hole or five hole depending on Noh style from the bass is the oshiki-chou. The melody that ends by opening the fourth hole (fifth according to the style) from the bass is the yellow bell tone . The tone of the flute is normal, Oshiki-cho, but some of the hayashi accompaniment (the part where the hayashi musical accompaniment is the main part) has a high-pitched bell-like tone.
Haru
It is action to raise the pitch of chanting and kake-goe shouts . Use it like ” motte hatte (as raise more)”. Chants has a pillar sound’s step as overtones, mid and lower sound, and be raised the oversound from the midtone also call ” Haru”. Also, in winter when the humidity is low, the leather of small drums and drums is too dry and the sound is not deep, we also call this stage is “leather is hatteiru”.
Komi
It is a musical interval that is emphasized in various situations such as chant, hayshi and forms. In many cases, the sound doesn’t go out, so the performer says “tsu” or “n” and takes a komi (musical interval). In accurate performance actually has komi and it is said that it is very important because the position of the performance (slow speed, strength etc.) is determined by how to take the Komi. It is also said that the unique spirit of Noh is created when the performers maintain their mental strength and measure each other’s komi.
Kake-goe
It is the shout of performer who emitted with the Noh of percussion instrument (small drum, large drum and drum). There are basically three types, “ya”, “ha”, and “yoi”. On the Noh stage without a conductor, hayashi depends on the performer’s shout in order to understand the komi and the information from the performer who is in stage and Jiuta also receive signatures from performer’s shouts. Specifically, they along with showing the beat by a shout to made the position of the performance (slow speed or strength, etc.). From this, it is said that the shout is more important than the percussion instrument’s sound.
Tegumi
It is the smallest unit when a Noh percussion instrument (small drum, large drum and drum) is played. It consists of “tap tone”, “the shout” and “the komi” (a kind of musical interval that doesn’t make a sound) and has names such as “Mitsuji” and “Tsuduke.” A combination of ” tegumi ” is called ” tebari”, and “tebari” is piled up to form one song. Tegimi of types different in school style, but small drum about 170 kinds, large drum about 200 kinds, drum about 100 kinds.
送り笛
It is the flute that blows when the front shite enters. But it is mainly blown in Mugen-Noh (dream Noh style) when Shite quietly goes out to the curtain through the hashikakari bridge. It is characterized by creating the lyrical atmosphere that expresses the feelings of the shite. It is in the Ichijo style and the Fujita style.
Tetsuke
It is the musical score of percussion. The rhythm unit played by small drum, large drum and drum is called “te(hand)”, and the combination of these is called “tegumi” . The musical score or book that describes this “tegumi” is called “tetsuke”. Each hayshi musician’s style has its own unique tetsuke which is respected and highly valued as an indication of each claim and root.
Shi-boshi
It is a general term for four rhythms as flutes, small drums , large drums, and drums . Sometimes it means not only musical instruments but also Noh performers. Large and small items are played with flutes, small drums, and large drums , but they are not called “san-byoushi (three rhythms) “. In addition, there is a “five-person hayashi musical accompaniment” in the doll displayed at Girl’s Festival, but it also indicated the chanting and shi-byoushi (four rhythms).
Sandan no Mai
It is one of the Noh and Kyogen dances. When a Shitetsute or a child performer dances Naka no Mai, it is officially called “Sandan no Mai” because it dances in three stages from five stages. Especially when the celestial maiden (tennyo) Tsure dances, it is called “Tennyo no Mai”. There are two types of Sandan no Mai, one is a large and small items played with flute. Small drum, and large drum and other is taiko items with taiko drum but tennyo no mai is always a taiko drum item. In addition, “Sandan no Mai”, is which Kyougen dances, emphasizes the congratulatory nature and is found not only in the Kyougen “Mochishu”, “Saruto” etc. but also in the end of the Kyougen that the god may dance. A taiko drum item imitates Noh’s Sandan no Mai and it is a witty item.
Bou-furi
It is one of the Kyogen dances. In “Nabe Hachibachi”, when saw a man who sells kakko drum is swinging a long stick, the hayashi is played only flute. The highlight is the dexterity of shaking the stick that started slowly and became gradually quickly and quickly.
