Music Beginner's Guide - Ongyoku Shoshinden

Japanese: 音曲初心伝 - おんぎょくしょしんでん

Gidayu's Bushizukushi. Compiled by Takemoto Tamitayu. Published in 1749 (Kan'en 2). 1 volume. There are versions by Yamamoto Kyubei and Masamotoya Yoshibei, and there are differences in the characters used in the short preface. This Bushizukushi was created around the same time as Ongaku Fushikaku, compiled by Takemoto Masatayu II, and was created to help beginners learn the different types of tunes. The main text explaining the tunes is sung with tunes, and is indicated by text notation and dots. It contains a preface by Enshusha, a short preface by Tamitayu, a chapter appendix explaining the sung symbols, and a postscript by Kafuku. Bushizukushi like this contributed to the spread of Gidayu.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

義太夫の節づくし。竹本民太夫撰。1749年(寛延2)刊。1巻。山本九兵衛板と，正本屋吉兵衛板とがあり，小序の用字に相違がみられる。2世竹本政太夫が編んだ《音曲フシ覚》と相前後してつくられた節づくしで，初心者が曲節の種類を覚えるためにつくられた。曲節を説明する本文に節付けをほどこし，文字譜とゴマ点で示している。煙舟舎の序文，民太夫の小序があり，節付の記号を説明した章附事，華福の跋を付す。こうした節づくしは，義太夫の流布に寄与した。

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