Spring Songs - Haru no Kyoku

Japanese: 春の曲 - はるのきょく

The title of a koto piece. Kokin-gumi composed by Yoshizawa Kengyo. The tegoto and kaite were added by Matsusaka Harue (1854-1920). Yoshizawa composed this piece with the aim of creating a new koto kumiuta to revive kumiuta. The lyrics are six waka poems selected from the spring section of the Kokin Wakashu, arranged in the order they are used. The transitional scenery from the first nightingale in early spring to the older nightingale in late spring is musically expressed. Matsusaka's addition of the tegoto made this piece even more famous. [Kubota Toshiko]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

箏曲の曲名。吉沢検校作曲の古今組。手事および替手は松阪春栄（まつさかはるえ）(1854‐1920)が補作。吉沢が組歌を復活させるため新しい箏組歌をめざして作曲。歌詞は《古今和歌集》春の部から6首の和歌を選んで，その配列順に従って使用。初鶯の早春から老鶯の晩春までの推移の情景が音楽的に表現されている。松阪の手事補入によって，いっそう有名となる。【久保田敏子】

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