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Japanese: シラベ(調べ) - しらべ

(1) A short piece of music played by the musicians in the "Kagami no Ma" (Mirror Room) just before the start of a Noh performance. Originally it was meant to tune the instruments, but later a set format was developed and it is played according to that. It is played in the order of Noh flute, small drum, large drum, and taiko drum (sometimes without the taiko drum). In "mai-bayashi" and "ichicho", it is played in the dressing room. Also, the "shirabeo" (hemp string) that ties the two pieces of leather of the small drum, large drum, and taiko drum together is sometimes simply called "shirabe". (2) A term in geza music, it is a piece of music used in the opening and entrance/exit of scenes at daimyo residences and large halls in period kyogen.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

(1)能の開演直前に，〈鏡の間〉で囃子方が奏する短い楽曲。元来は楽器の調子を整える意味があったが，のちに一定の形式ができ，それに従って奏する。能管，小鼓，大鼓，太鼓(太鼓なしのときもある)の順に奏する。〈舞囃子〉や〈一調〉のときは楽屋で奏する。また，小鼓，大鼓，太鼓の2枚の革を結ぶ〈調緒（しらべお）〉(麻紐)を単にシラベと呼ぶこともある。(2)下座（げざ）音楽の用語で，時代狂言で大名屋敷や大広間の場の開幕や出入りに用いる楽曲。

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