Old Mouse - Old Mouse

Japanese: 《老鼠》 - おいねずみ
Old Mouse - Old Mouse

...The dance is simple and austere. The melody of this piece has been turned into a song, the Saibara piece Oinezumi (Old Mouse), which disappeared for a long time but was revived in 1930. The piece for the Kangen is an arrangement of a dance piece, a short piece in Hei-jyo, Hayahazu, 11 beats, and features a special koto technique called Rinzetsu.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…舞は地味で渋い。この曲の旋律を歌謡化したものが催馬楽(さいばら)の《老鼠(おいねずみ)》で,久しく絶えていたが,1930年復活された。管絃の曲は舞楽曲の編曲で,平調,早八拍子,拍子11の小曲で,箏の奏法に〈輪舌(りんぜつ)〉という特別の手法がある。…

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