Shadow Music - Kagebayashi

Japanese: 陰囃子 - かげばやし

...The common name for kabuki music, which is used for effects, decoration, background, and accompaniment in kabuki performances, and is generally performed behind a black blind (kuromisu), a wooden fence at the bottom of the stage and a black blind hung from a window above. It is also known by other names such as "kuromisu music" and "kagebayashi" (also abbreviated to "kuromisu" or "kage"). However, in the narrow sense, "kagebayashi" often refers to musical instruments performed behind a black blind for entrance music and storytelling.

From 【Hayashi】

...In the broad sense, hayashi came to be commonly known as geza music after the Showa era. In addition to the songs, accompaniment, and musical instruments performed behind the stage, there are also the introductory music of Nagauta, which is performed by the musicians on stage together with the singers and shamisen players as background music for Shosagoto, and the kage-hayashi, which is performed behind the stage to accompany it, and the ceremonial music (ritual music) that is not directly related to the performance but is played as a theater custom. In contrast, hayashi in the narrow sense refers to the musical instruments mentioned above. ...

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…歌舞伎の演出に，効果，修飾，背景，伴奏音楽として，原則として舞台下手の板囲いをし上部の窓に黒いすだれをさげた〈黒御簾（くろみす）〉で演奏される歌舞伎囃子の通称。〈黒御簾音楽〉〈陰囃子〉(略して〈黒御簾〉〈陰〉とも)などの別称がある。ただし〈陰囃子〉は，狭義に，出囃子，出語りについて黒御簾の中で演奏される鳴物を意味することが多い。…

【囃子】より

…広義の囃子は，昭和に入ってから下座（げざ）音楽と通称されるようになった。舞台の陰で演奏される唄，合方，鳴物のほか，所作事の地の音楽として唄方，三味線方とともに囃子方が舞台に出て演奏する長唄の出囃子およびそれに合わせて舞台の陰で演奏される陰（かげ）囃子，演出には直接関係しないが，劇場習俗として打ち囃されるもの(儀礼囃子)などに分けられる。　これに対して狭義の囃子は，上記の鳴物を指す。…

※「陰囃子」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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