Kiyomoto Eijuro

Japanese: 清元栄寿郎 - きよもとえいじゅろう

Born: April 21, 1904, Ushigome, Tokyo
[Died] March 10, 1963. A shamisen player and composer of the Kyoto Kiyomoto-bushi. His real name was Miyagawa Genji. He started studying under Kiyomoto Junzaburo II at the age of six, and made his debut at age 12 under the name Kiyomoto Sanji. In 1922, when the Kiyomoto world split, he joined the Umeyoshi school (→ Kiyomoto Umeyoshi III) with his teacher, but soon returned to the Takanawa school (the Enjudayu side). After working as Kiyomoto Tozaburo, he took on the name Kiyomoto Eijiro III in 1937, and became the tachi shamisen for Kiyomoto Enjudayu V, who was renowned as a master. From 1948 onwards, he played shamisen for the young head of the family who took on the name Kiyomoto Enjudayu VI, and served as a supervisor. In 1953, he changed his name to Kiyomoto Eijuro. In 1955, he was recognized as a holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasure). In addition to his representative works such as "The Thirteenth Night" (1952 Art Festival Award), "Toribeyama," "Harusame," "The Tale of Hikoichi," and "Maboroshi Oshichi," he also demonstrated his talent as a composer by releasing Yamatogaku pieces such as "Ayame," "Ejima Ikushima," "Oriki," "Takekurabe," "Danjūrō Musume," and "Yoru no Ume" under the name of Miyagawa Juro, thus laying the foundation for Yamatogaku, a new form of shamisen music advocated by Okura Kishichiro in the early Showa period.

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Japanese:

[生]1904.4.21. 東京，牛込
[没]1963.3.10. 京都
清元節の三味線方，作曲家。本名宮川源次。6歳より 2世清元順三郎に学び，清元三二の名で 12歳で初舞台を踏む。1922年清元界分裂に際し，師とともに梅吉派（→3世清元梅吉）に加わったが，間もなく高輪派（延寿太夫側）に戻る。清元東三郎を経て，1937年 3世清元栄次郎を襲名し，この年より名人とうたわれた 5世清元延寿太夫の立三味線となった。1948年以降は 6世清元延寿太夫を襲名した若い家元の三味線を弾き，補導役を務めた。1953年清元栄寿郎と改める。1955年重要無形文化財保持者（人間国宝）の認定を受ける。『十三夜』（1952芸術祭賞受賞），『鳥辺山』『春雨』『彦市ばなし』『幻お七』などの代表作品のほか，大和楽の『あやめ』『江島生島』『おりき』『たけくらべ』『団十郎娘』『夜の梅』などを宮川寿朗の名で発表し，昭和初期大倉喜七郎が提唱した新しい三味線音楽である大和楽の礎を築くなど，作曲にも優れた才能を発揮した。

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