Yashima

Japanese: 八島 - やしま

(1) The title of a Noh piece. The second piece. One of the Shoshuura pieces. Written by Zeami. A monk on a pilgrimage to the western provinces stays at a hut belonging to a fisherman (actually Minamoto no Yoshitsune) on Yashima Island and hears the story of the Genpei War. That night, the ghost of Yoshitsune appears to the monk in a dream, telling him about the archery and his battle with Taira no Noritsune on the Shura road. (2) The title of a Jiuta/Koto piece. Also written as "Yashima." A chant piece. Composed by Fujio Koto of Owari. The lyrics are based on the Noh piece "Yashima," but there are also some parts that are not based on Noh. It is said that Kinomoto Tomoe of Kyoto had him play the piece. The shamisen is played in a san-sagari style. There are various types of koto playing, and the tetsuki style of Yoshizawa Kengyo in Nagoya, Yaezaki Kengyo in Kyoto, and Kikuhara Kinji in Osaka are well known. The interludes in the middle are in the style of tegoto, and it is possible to play the piece with Kinutaji. It is also used as a dance piece. In addition to the Ogie-bushi, which is a version of this piece, there are other pieces with the same name, such as the Kōwaka dance piece.

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Japanese:

(1) 能の曲名。二番目物。勝修羅物の一つ。世阿弥作。西国行脚の僧が八 (屋) 島で漁翁 (実は源義経) の小屋に宿り，源平合戦の話を聞く。その夜僧の夢に義経の亡霊が出て，弓流しのことや修羅道で平教経と戦うありさまを語る。 (2) 地歌・箏曲の曲銘。「屋島」とも記す。謡い物。尾張の藤尾勾当作曲。詞章は能の『八島』に典拠しているが，能に拠らない部分もある。京都の木ノ本巴遊が弾きはやらせたと伝える。三弦は三下り。箏の手はさまざまにあり，名古屋では吉沢検校，京都では八重崎検校，大阪では菊原琴治の手付が知られている。途中の合の手は手事風で，砧地との合奏が可能。舞地としても使われる。なお，これを移曲した荻江節のほか，幸若舞曲などに同名曲がある。

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