Poems of the Four Seasons (View of the Four Seasons) - Shikino-nagame

Japanese: 四季の詠(四季の眺) - しきのながめ

Titles of Nagauta, Jiuta/Koto Music, and Yamada School Koto Music. (1) Shiki no Uta (Four Seasons Songs) Title of a Nagauta song. Lyrics by Suehiro. Composed by Kineya Rokuzaemon 12th. Original title Gochuumon Irodori Sumida River (Order Colors Taken at Sumida River), first performed in 1872 (Meiji 5). Beginning with the cherry blossoms of the Sumida River in spring, and depicting the snow at Hanakawado, this work brings together the scenery around the Sumida River in each season. (2) Shiki no Omi (View of the Four Seasons) Title of a Jiuta/Koto Music song. The shamisen is a Kyoto-style tegotomono piece composed by Matsuura Kengyo, and the koto is a Kyoto-style tegotomono piece composed by Yaezaki Kengyo. It is known as Matsuura Yotsumono (Four Matsuura Pieces) with Uji Meguri (A Tour of Uji), Midnight Moon, and Four People.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

長唄，地歌･箏曲，山田流箏曲の曲名。(1)四季の詠　長唄の曲名。作詞末広。作曲12世杵屋（きねや）六左衛門。本名題《御注文色取隅田川（ごちゆうもんいろどりすみだがわ）》，1872年(明治5)初演。春の隅田川の桜に始まり，花川戸の雪の描写まで四季おりおりの隅田川付近の風物をまとめた作品。(2)四季の眺　地歌･箏曲の曲名。三弦は松浦検校，箏は八重崎検校作曲の京風手事物。《宇治巡り》《深夜の月》《四つの民》とで〈松浦四つ物〉とされる。

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