Ise Sea

Japanese: 伊勢海 - いせのうみ

The title of the Saibara piece. The title comes from the opening line, "Ise no Umi no...". It was known along with "Koromogae" as a representative piece of Ritsu music that was performed at banquets such as the Imperial Games at Chokin's Imperial Visit, but it fell out of use during the Muromachi period. In 1626 (Kan'ei 3) or 1683 (Ten'wa 3), it was revived by Yotsuji Suetsugu based on old scores, and became a model for subsequent Saibara revivals. The piece has a tonic of Hei-jyo and a five-beat rhythm. It is said to have been created by applying the melody of the Gagaku orchestra piece "Jusui-raku".

Isekai

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Japanese:

催馬 (さいばら) の曲名。「いせのうみの…」という歌い出しを曲名とする。朝覲 (ちょうきん) 行幸の宴席の御遊 (ぎょゆう) などに演奏された律の曲の代表曲として，「更衣 (ころもがえ) 」とともに知られたが，室町時代に廃絶。寛永3 (1626) 年または天和3 (83) 年に，四辻季嗣によって古譜に基づいて再興され，その後の催馬楽復曲の範となった。平調 (ひょうぢょう) を主音とし，五拍子というリズムパターンによる曲。雅楽の管弦の「拾翠楽 (じゅすいらく) 」の旋律を応用して作られたともいう。