《Ushiwaka Senningiri》

...The main focus was on making the reader follow the story rather than musical melody, but in the Enpo period (1673-81), works without illustrations and with melody in bold began to be published. The Imamukashi Ayatsuri Chronicle states, "It was this tayu who had the eight lines of the Amatsusae Keiko book transcribed by a tayu called Shijo Kobashi Tsuboya, and who began to add melody lines to the Joruri book like Noh chants." This refers to Ushiwaka Senningiri, published by Uji Kaga no Jo in 1679 (7th year of the Enpo period). In 1710 (7th year of the Hoei period), a seven-line version of Yoshino no Miyako Onnakusunoki, the original version by Takemoto Chikugo no Jo (Takemoto Gidayu), was published....

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…音曲上の節付よりも筋を読ませることが主眼であったが，延宝期(1673‐81)には挿絵がなく，太字で節付の入ったものが刊行されるようになった。《今昔操（いまむかしあやつり）年代記》が〈あまつさへけいこ本八行を，四条小橋つぼやといへるに板行させ，浄るり本に謡のごとくフシ章をさしはじめしは此太夫ぞかし〉と記すのは，宇治加賀掾が1679年(延宝7)に出した《牛若千人切》を指す。1710年(宝永7)には竹本筑後掾(竹本義太夫)正本《吉野都女楠（よしののみやこおんなくすのき）》の七行本が刊行された。…

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