Mitsuhashi Koto

Japanese: 三つ橋勾当 - みつはしこうとう

Years of birth: Years of birth and death unknown. A jiuta shamisen artist from the mid- to late Edo period. Koto was an official rank for the blind, lower than Kengyo. Also known as Mitsuhashi, Mitsuhashi, or Mitsuhashi. Name unknown. Composed "Shochikubai" and "Nebiki no Matsu," two of the three most important large pieces in the tradition of Osaka-style jiuta. Both pieces are technically challenging, with many changes in tone. Based on the fact that the lyrics to "Shochikubai" first appeared in the "Zouho Shin Seikatsuru no Koe" (1796) and that a license dated January 1832 under the name Mitsuhashi Koto remains, it is believed that he was active in Osaka from the end of the 18th century to the first half of the 19th century. He also participated in the editing of a collection of jiuta lyrics called "Shin Taiseiito no Shirabe" (1801). He appears to have been a leading musician in the jiuta and koto music world of Osaka at the time.

(Kazuko Tanigakiuchi)

Source: Asahi Japanese Historical Biography: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. About Asahi Japanese Historical Biography

Japanese:

生年：生没年不詳
江戸中・後期の地歌三弦家。勾当は盲人の官位で検校の下位。三橋,三ツ橋,三津橋とも。名は不明。大阪系地歌の伝承上,最も重要な3つの大曲のうちの「松竹梅」「根曳の松」を作曲。いずれも調子変化の多い技巧的な曲である。『増補新成鶴の声』(1796)に「松竹梅」の歌詞が初出することと,天保3(1832)年1月付の三ツ橋勾当名の免状が残ることなどから,18世紀末ごろから19世紀前半にかけて大坂で活躍したと推定される。『新大成糸のしらべ』(1801)という地歌の歌詞集の校訂にも参加。当時の大坂の地歌・箏曲界を代表する音楽家であったらしい。

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