Urasaki Kengyo

Japanese: 浦崎検校 - うらさきけんぎょう
Urasaki Kengyo
?-? A jiuta and koto musician from the late Edo period.
Born in Kyoto. A pupil of Yasumura Kengyo. Became a Kengyo in 1801. Together with his pupil Yaezaki Kengyo and others, he composed koto melodies such as "Sato no Akatsuki" (Sato no Akatsuki), "Sue no Chigi" (Sue no Chigi), and "Midnight Moon" to be performed with existing jiuta shamisen pieces, and also worked to popularize koto kumiuta (group songs for koto). His name was Ryo Eiichi.

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:
?-? 江戸時代後期の地歌・箏曲(そうきょく)家。
京都の人。安村検校の門人。寛政13年(1801)検校となる。弟子の八重崎検校らとともに既成の地歌三味線曲と合奏するため「里の暁」「末の契」「深夜の月」などの箏の旋律を作曲,箏組歌の普及にもつとめた。名は了栄一。

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