Eikanmono - Eikanmono

...His style was dynamic, and he possessed an unparalleled loud voice at the time, so he was apparently welcomed into the world of arabic Kabuki. In Edo, the form was lost to the later Osatsuma-bushi and Gaiki-bushi, but it was transmitted to the Kansai region, and the jiuta "Kankan Ikkyu" remains as "Eikanmono." This is a song that depicts a dialogue and prayer contest between a mountain priest and the monk Ikkyu....

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Eienmono" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…芸風は豪快，当時無双の大音の持主で歌舞伎の荒事に迎えられたらしい。江戸ではのちの大薩摩節や外記節に押されて形は伝わらなかったが，上方に伝わり，地歌に〈永閑物〉として《寛濶一休（かんかついつきゆう）》が残っている。これは山伏と一休和尚の問答や祈りくらべをつづった曲である。…

※「永閑物」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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