Song Joruri - Uta Joruri

...Miyakoji Sonohachi, a disciple of Bungonojo, popularized Sonohachibushi (Miyazonobushi) in Kyoto, and its offshoot, Shungifuji Shoden, performed Shodenbushi in Kabuki in the Kamigata region, while Miyakoji Shigetayu, a disciple of Bungonojo, performed Shigetayubushi in theaters and tatami rooms in Osaka from around the Genbun era (1736-41). Kawatobushi, Shinnaibushi, Sonohachibushi, and other plays were often sung at drinking parties, so they were called Sakana Joruri or Uta Joruri. Kyoto was the first place to see the birth of Joruri....

*Some of the terminology used in relation to "Uta Joruri" is listed below.

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…豊後掾の門弟宮古路薗八が京で薗八節(宮薗節)を広め，この分派の春富士正伝が正伝節を上方の歌舞伎で語り，豊後掾の門弟宮古路繁太夫は繁太夫（しげたゆう）節を元文(1736‐41)ころから大坂の劇場や座敷で語った。河東節，新内節，薗八節などは酒席で多くうたわれたので肴（さかな）浄瑠璃，歌浄瑠璃といわれた。　京都では最も早く浄瑠璃の発生をみた。…

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