Kotoba (words) - words

Japanese: コトバ(詞) - ことば
Kotoba (words) - words
A term used in Japanese music. A musical style of vocal parts in Noh, Kōjaku, Jōruri, etc., and refers to the parts and style that are not sung in a tune. In Noh, it corresponds to fushi (blows), in Kyogen to utai (chanting), and in Gidayū mainly to jiai (ground). Even if a part is spoken in the script, the lines may be sung with a tune and a musical melody, so kotoba as a musical term is generally not synonymous with lines. However, there are cases where kotoba and lines are in fact synonymous, such as ai (intervals) in Kyogen and Noh.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
日本音楽の用語。能楽,幸若,浄瑠璃などにおける歌声部の音楽様式のひとつで,節付けがされていない部分とその様式をいう。能ではフシ(節)に,狂言では謡(うたい)に,義太夫節では主として地合(じあい)に,それぞれ対する。台本上はセリフの部分であっても,セリフには節付けされて音楽的な旋律で演唱されるものもあるから,音楽用語としてのコトバは,一般的にはセリフと同義語ではない。ただし,狂言や能のアイ(間)などのように,コトバとセリフとが事実上同義語である場合もある。

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