Yakabi Chouki

Japanese: 屋嘉比朝寄 - やかび・ちょうき

Year of death: 1775.2.17 (18 January 24)
Year of birth: Naoki 4.1.19 (1716.2.11)
He was an 18th century Okinawan classical music performer and the founder of this school. His name was Karana Kozenmo. He was the fourth son of Tamagawa Anji Tomoo. His talent for performing arts was recognized at a young age, and he went to Satsuma (Kagoshima Prefecture) to study Noh and Shimai. After returning to Japan, he was appointed to a government position, but he soon became blind due to an eye disease, and his career was abandoned. He then learned the Uta Sanshin (Shamisen) from Terukina Monkaku, which he inherited and developed, perfecting his own unique style of music, which was later called "This School." He also left behind a musical score called "Yakabi Kokoshi," which was a compilation of 117 songs that were compiled by organizing and compiling the fragmentary sanshin music scores at the time. It has become the standard for Okinawan music in later generations, and is also the oldest surviving Okinawan music score. It can be said that the basic content of Okinawan classical music was established in Yakabi, but it should not be overlooked that Yakabi's knowledge of Yamato performing arts was behind this. <References> Masaharu Ikemiya, "Portraits of Early Modern Okinawa"

(Kinjo Atsushi)

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没年：尚穆24.1.18(1775.2.17)
生年：尚敬4.1.19(1716.2.11)
18世紀の沖縄古典音楽の演奏家で,当流の始祖。唐名向全謨。玉川按司朝雄の4男。若くして芸能の才を認められ,薩摩(鹿児島県)に上国して謡や仕舞を学んだ。帰国後,一度は官職につくが,間もなく眼病を患って盲目となり,官途に挫折。その後,照喜名聞覚より歌三線(三味線)を修得,これを継承発展,独自の芸風に大成し,その楽風はのちに「当流」と呼ばれた。また『屋嘉比工工四』と呼ばれる楽譜を残したが,これは当時断片的であった三線音楽の楽譜を整理・集成して,117曲から成る曲集に編んだもので,後世の沖縄音楽の規範となっており,現存する沖縄音楽最古の楽譜でもある。沖縄古典音楽の基本的内容は,屋嘉比において確立されたといえるが,その背景に屋嘉比の大和芸能の素養があることも見逃してはならない。<参考文献>池宮正治『近世沖縄の肖像』

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