Ritual music - Gireibayashi

Japanese: 儀礼囃子 - ぎれいばやし

...The music accompanying the movements is technically related to the movement and tempo, while the music accompanying the lines requires melody, tone, dynamics, and rhythm that suit the content of the lines, as well as being technically related to the tone and tempo of the voice.
[Customs]
Also called "ritual music" or "ceremonial music," some have been performed as theater customs unrelated to the direction of the play. Nowadays, they have been considerably simplified, but the following musical accompaniments are still played: "Chikuto Shagiri," which announces that all the actors performing in the opening act have entered the dressing room; "Makugire Shagiri," which is played at the end of each act of the play; and "Uchidashi," which announces the end of the day's performances.

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 that refers to "ritual music" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…動作につく囃子は，動き方，テンポに対して技術的にかかわり，せりふにつく合方は，せりふの内容に適合した旋律，音色，強弱，リズムが要求されるほか，声の調子やテンポに対して技術的に関連している。
［習俗］
　〈儀礼囃子〉〈儀式音楽〉ともいい，演出には関係なく劇場の興行上の習俗として行われてきたものがある。現今ではかなり簡略化されてはいるが，序幕出演の俳優全員が楽屋入りしたことを知らせる〈着到シャギリ〉，芝居が一幕終わるごとに打ち囃される〈幕切れシャギリ〉，一日の終演を告げる〈打出し〉が打ち囃されている。…

【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。…

※「儀礼囃子」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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