Solo recitation - Dokugin

A term used in Japanese music. Singing by one singer. This term is also used in Noh, where it is a casual performance style in which a relatively long section is sung by one person without accompanying accompaniment, but is generally used in Nagauta. In this case, it refers to singing the entire piece by one person, and pieces sung solo are sometimes called "dokuginmono." Dokuginmono includes all works called "meriyasumono," as well as "Miyakodori" and "Matsu no Midori." "Meriyasumono" are short pieces performed by one shamisen and one singer, and are often san-shitari (a traditional Japanese musical instrument with a melody that is a simple and sad tune). It was mainly born from the geza music of kabuki, and was used as background music for the actors' gestures, such as lamentation, recollection, and colorful patterns. Representative examples include "Keisei Muken no Kane," "Godai Riki," "Kurokami," and "Momijiba." Originally, parts of Nagauta songs were often used, but there are many cases where these short parts have become independent Nagauta songs.

[Naoko Watanabe]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

邦楽用語。唄(うた)い手1人でうたうこと。能にもこの用語があり、能では略式の演奏形式の一つで、比較的長い聞かせどころを囃子(はやし)を伴わずに1人で謡(うた)うことをいうが、一般には長唄において用いる。この場合は全曲を1人でうたうことをいい、独吟でうたわれるものを「独吟物」と称することもある。独吟物には「めりやす物」とよばれるものすべてのほかに『都鳥』『松の緑』などが含まれる。「めりやす物」とは、一挺(いっちょう)の三味線と1人の唄い手によって演奏される短い曲で、三下りの、哀調を帯びたものが多い。おもに歌舞伎(かぶき)の下座(げざ)音楽から生まれたもので、愁嘆や述懐、色模様などの俳優のしぐさの背景音楽として用いられた。『傾城無間鐘(けいせいむけんのかね)』『五大力(ごだいりき)』『黒髪』『もみぢば』などが代表的である。元来は長唄の曲の一部分が用いられることが多かったが、そのうち、その短い部分が長唄曲として独立したものも数多くある。

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