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Japanese: 働事 - はたらきごと

A term used in Noh and Kyogen. Among the Hayashigoto Kodan, which consists of music and gestures, those in which the actors (tachiyaku, tachikata) express on stage a certain degree of ideological elements are called 'wata'. There are seven types of wata in Noh: 'kakeri', 'iroe', and 'kirigumi', which are played with the flute (nohkan), small drum, and large drum, 'maibataraki', 'uchiaibataraki', 'inori', and both types of 'tachimawari', which include the use of taiko drums. 'Kakeri' shows the excited state of the ghosts of samurai and mad women, and is used in plays such as 'Shunzei Tadanori', 'Ukifune', 'Sumida River', and 'Semimaru'.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

能･狂言の用語。囃子と所作からなる囃子事小段のうち，演者(立役（たちやく），立方（たちかた）)が舞台上で表現する所作に，ある程度表意的な要素が含まれるものを働事という。能の働事には，笛(能管)，小鼓，大鼓で奏する〈カケリ(翔)〉〈イロエ〉〈切（きり）組ミ〉と，太鼓の入る〈舞働（まいばたらき）〉〈打合働（うちあいばたらき）〉〈イノリ〉，両様の〈立回リ〉の7種がある。〈カケリ〉は武士の霊や狂女などが興奮状態を示すもので，《俊成忠度（しゆんぜいただのり）》《浮舟》《隅田川》《蟬丸（せみまる）》などに用いられる。

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