Suga Scratching - Suga Scratching

Japanese: 菅搔 - すががき

A term used in Japanese music. It is used in various ways in several genres. It can also be written as sugagaki or seisugaki. First, in gagaku, the basic technique of the wagon (Japanese harp) is called sugagaki. It is a technique in which all six strings are plucked at once using the kotosaki (harp strike). There are two types: junsuga, which is played from the back to the front, and gyakusuga, which is plucked from the front to the back. The musical form of the wagon that is repeatedly played in Mikagura is also called sugagaki. There is also a technique of the same name in the koto of Togaku. However, there are those who consider it to be a joint term for shizugaki and hayagaki, and those who refer to a specific technique played at the tomede.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

日本音楽の用語。いくつかの種目で，さまざまに用いられる。清搔，菅垣とも書く。まず雅楽では，和琴（わごん）の基本的な手法を菅搔という。すなわち琴軋（ことさき）によって，6本の弦全部を一気に撥弦（はつげん）するもので，向こうから手前に引く順搔と，手前から向こうに撥弦する逆搔とがある。また，御神楽（みかぐら）で何度も繰り返して奏される和琴の音型をも菅搔という。唐楽の箏にも同名の手法がある。ただし，閑搔（しずがき）と早搔（はやがき）の併称とする立場と，止手（とめで）などで奏する特定の技法を指呼する立場とがある。

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