Introductory music - Debayashi

Japanese: 出囃子 - でばやし

A performance term used in Kabuki and Japanese music. In Kabuki and Japanese dance, the nagauta singer, shamisen player, and musicians perform side by side on the stage. The singer and shamisen player sit on the upper tier of the stage, and the flute, small drum, large drum, and taiko drum are lined up on the lower tier. There are at least four musicians, and the number of people on the upper tier increases the number of people to make the stage more lively. In contrast, when Joruri such as Tokiwazu and Kiyomoto perform on stage to accompany the performers, this is called "de-gatari." In this case, a mountain platform is placed on the right or left side of the stage. In Kabuki, it was originally the singer and shamisen that appeared on stage, but from around the Kansei period (1789-1801), the musicians also began to appear on stage and line up, as they do today, and their clothing became unified. In contrast, music performed behind a black blind in the geza area is called "Inbayashi" or "Kuromiso music."

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Japanese:

歌舞伎および邦楽の演奏用語。歌舞伎や日本舞踊において，伴奏の長唄の唄方，三味線方，囃子方が舞台に並んで演奏すること。舞台に置いた雛段の上段に唄と三味線がすわり，下段に笛，小鼓，大鼓，太鼓が並ぶ。囃子方は最低4人であり，上段の人数によって人員をふやし舞台をにぎやかにする。これに対し，常磐津，清元などの浄瑠璃が舞台に出て伴奏するのを「出語り」という。この場合は舞台の上手または下手に山台を据える。歌舞伎において最初舞台に出ていたのは唄と三味線であったが，寛政 (1789～1801) 頃から今日のように囃子方も舞台に出て並ぶようになり，衣服も統一されるようになった。なお，これに対して黒御簾 (くろみす) のなかで演奏される下座 (げざ) の音楽を「陰囃子」あるいは「黒御簾音楽」という。

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