Touch

It was formerly written as sahari. This is the sound characteristic of biwa and shamisen other than gagaku biwa. In biwa, the first pillar is higher than the other pillars, and when the string vibrates, it touches this pillar intermittently, and a different pitch sounds at the same time as the pitch pressed with the finger, creating a complex tone. This is called sawari . In shamisen, the first string, which is not supported by the kamigoma, touches the sawariyama part of the neck directly, creating a kind of humming sound.

Also, although it originally referred to the part of Gidayu-bushi where melodies from other schools were incorporated, today it has become a colloquial term for the highlight of a particular act, and has come to refer to the highlights of all performing arts.

[Ryūji Uta]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

かつてはサハリと書いた。雅楽琵琶(びわ)以外の琵琶や三味線の発音特性。琵琶では第一柱(じゅう)が他の柱より高く、弦が振動するとこの柱に断続的に触れて、指で押さえた音高と同時に別の音高が鳴り複雑な音色が生まれる。これをサワリという。三味線でも上駒(かみごま)に支えられていない一の糸が、直接棹(さお)のサワリ山という部分に触れて一種のうなり音を生む。

　また本来、義太夫節(ぎだゆうぶし)で他流の曲節を取り入れた部分をさすが、今日では一段中の聞かせどころの俗称となり、転じて、すべての芸能の聞きどころをさすようにもなった。

［卜田隆嗣］

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