Nine Links

...Being accepted into upper class society due to its "gentle and gentle" style and exoticism, it was popular until the mid-Meiji period, influencing koto music, playing traditional Japanese music, and even creating cover songs. "Kyurenkan" is the most famous, and "Hokai" from the Hokai-bushi and "Kankannou" from the rakugo story "Rakuda" were also derived from it. The musical score, which uses katakana for the lyrics to be sung in Chinese pronunciation and gongchek notation for the accompaniment, is unique and is also a valuable resource for early modern Chinese music. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…〈温柔和暢〉の風格に異国情緒も伴って上流社会に入れられ明治中期まで流行し，箏曲に影響を与え邦楽も奏し替歌まで生まれた。《九連環》は最も有名で法界節の〈ほうかい〉や落語《らくだ》の〈かんかんのう〉もこれより出ている。中国音で歌うため詞に片仮名をつけ伴奏に工尺譜を用いる楽譜は独得で，中国近世音楽の貴重な資料でもある。…

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