Ashira [bow] - ashirai

Japanese: アシライ[会釈] - あしらい

A term in Japanese music. It is used in a variety of ways, both broadly and narrowly, but it has in common the meaning of "reception/mixing." (1) A term used in Noh and Kyogen. It can be used in a wide variety of ways, including hayashi, shosaku, and kyogen, but it is most often used in relation to hayashi. (a) A technique for playing the flute. The flute is played to its own rhythm, separate from the rhythm of the chants and percussion instruments. When the flute is played during chants, it is always called ashirai. In a performance of hayashi alone, it can be ashirai or it can be played in sync with the rhythm of the percussion instruments. (b) A technique for playing percussion instruments.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

日本音楽の用語。広義，狭義さまざまに用いられるが，〈応対･配合〉を意味する点では共通している。(1)能･狂言の用語。囃子，所作，狂言と多岐にわたるが，囃子に関するものが最も多い。(a)笛の奏法の一つ。謡や打楽器のリズムとは別個に，笛独自のリズムで奏すること。謡の中で笛が奏されるときは，すべてアシライとなる。囃子だけの演奏では，アシライの場合と打楽器のリズムと合う場合とがある。(b)打楽器の奏法の一つ。

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