Musical instrument role - Onguyaku

Japanese: 音具役 - おんぐやく
Musical instrument role - Onguyaku

…There are also the following types of specific roles that are chosen from among the priests: the head priest who leads each chant; the instrumental role who handles musical instruments (bells, chimes, gongs, bells, drums, etc.); the etiquette role who performs specific rituals such as sung water, writing a rite of passage, confessing, and making a supplication; the facilitator who leads the procession and takes care of the placement and removal of ritual implements to ensure the smooth running of the ceremony; and the attendant role who follows the leader and other important roles. The actual names of the roles vary depending on the sect, but the names of the roles are entered and announced in the implementation guidelines for the ceremony, such as the shijidai and sajoyo. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Onguyaku" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また,職衆の中から立てる特定の役向きには次のような種類がある。声明各曲の先唱者を務める〈頭役〉,楽器類(鐘(しよう),磬(け)(い),鏧(きん),鐃(によう),鈸(はち),太鼓など)を扱う〈音具役〉,洒水(しやすい),祭文(さいもん),表白(ひようはく),呪願(しゆがん)などの特定の作法に従事する〈作法役〉,進列の先導および法具の配置・撤収などに気を配って法要をスムーズに進める〈進行役〉,導師などの要職に従う〈随伴役〉などで,法要の性格に応じて必要となる役を設ける。各役の実際の呼称は宗派によりさまざまであるが,法要の実施要項にあたる次第や差定(さじよう)に役名が記入公表される。…

※「音具役」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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