Nagata Kinshin

Founder of the Satsuma Biwa Kinshin-ryu. His real name was Takeo. Born in Tokyo. At the age of 19, he studied Satsuma Biwa under Higo Kinshi, and at the age of 20, he received the name Kinshin from the head of the school, Yoshimizu Kin'o. However, he was not satisfied with the traditional style, so he came up with extravagant techniques and founded a school called "Issui-kai" in 1908 (Meiji 41). This became so popular from the Taisho era to the early Showa era that it surpassed the traditional Satsuma Biwa, and this school is called "Kinshin-ryu" and the traditional school is called "Seifa". Kinshin-ryu is characterized by elegance and refinement, while Seiha is characterized by a simple and heroic style of performance. His works include "Ishidomaru" and many others. His books include "Aigin Biwa Uta no Kenkyu".

[Sylvain Guignard]

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薩摩琵琶(さつまびわ)錦心流の創始者。本名武雄。東京生まれ。19歳で薩摩琵琶を肥後錦獅(ひごきんし)に学び、20歳で宗家吉水錦翁(よしみずきんおう)から錦心の号を受ける。しかし従来のものに飽き足らず、豪華な技巧などを案出し、1908年（明治41）「一水(いっすい)会」という一派を創始。これが大正から昭和初期にかけて旧来の薩摩琵琶をしのぐほど大流行し、この派を「錦心流」、従来のものを「正派」とよび区別する。錦心流は優婉(ゆうえん)・雅趣、正派は素朴・勇壮な芸風を特徴とする。作品に『石童丸(いしどうまる)』ほか多数。著書に『愛吟琵琶歌之研究』がある。

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