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Japanese: ちりから

A term used in the music of Nagauta. "Chiri" is an onomatopoeia that represents the sound of the otsuzumi (big drum) and "kara" is an onomatopoeia that represents the sound of the kotsuzumi (small drum), and refers to the unique technique of Nagauta music played with the otsuzumi and kotsuzumi. Nagauta music originated from Noh music and still retains its influence, but "chirikara" is a technique unrelated to Noh in which the otsuzumi and kotsuzumi play a light, detailed rhythm in sync with the rhythm and speed of the shamisen. It is mainly used in the "chirashi" section near the end of the piece, where it is possible to demonstrate the skill of the music player. Generally, the otsuzumi plays the front space and the kotsuzumi plays the back space.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

長唄の囃子用語。〈ちり〉は大鼓（おおつづみ），〈から〉は小鼓（こつづみ）の音をあらわす擬声音で，大鼓と小鼓で奏する長唄の囃子独特の手法をいう。長唄の囃子は能の囃子から出たものなのでその影響を残しているが，〈ちりから〉は能とは関係なく三味線のリズムや速さに合わせ，軽快に細かいリズムを大鼓と小鼓で打ち合わせる手法である。おもに曲の終り近くの〈ちらし〉の部分で活躍，囃子方の技量を示すことができる。一般に大鼓が表間，小鼓が裏間を打つ。

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