Yamatogaku

The name of a genre of Japanese music. This is a new style of Japanese music that was established in 1933 (Showa 8) by Kishiro Okura (1882-1963), the eldest son of Kihachiro Okura, who founded the Okura Group. Okura, who had a deep knowledge of Western music, introduced that knowledge and technique into shamisen music, and composed pieces such as "Rice Planting" and "Kinuta". The singer Kishigami Kimi (1897-1962) also wrote "Fox" and "Sumidagawa" (both with lyrics by Nagata Mikihiko) around 1938. Around that time, Miyagawa Juro (Kiyomoto Eijuro) joined the group. Miyagawa, who was proficient in the Tomei style, brought in Tomei's unique techniques to compose pieces such as "Iris" and "Yukiore Dake". He also presented to the world as his own composition a piece that could easily be mistaken for the Tomei-ryu song "Haru no Tori," such as "Uguisu." The Yamato Orchestra's first concert was in 1943, held at Hibiya Public Hall by Asai Maruko (1891-1974), Ino Hatsue, and other dancers, including Fujima Kansōga (1910-2000) and Hanayagi Jusuke. In 1968 (Showa 43), the group split into two factions. In 1976, Mishima Reiko (1905-1988) changed her name to Yamato Miyoki and became head of the school, welcoming Nagauta performer Yoshimura Isochi (1938-2013) to the shamisen. Isochi's name was Yamato Kuma, but he also composed songs such as "Snowstorm of Flowers" under the name Haga Minoru.

[Yoshihiro Kurata]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

邦楽の種目名。大倉組を創始した大倉喜八郎の長男喜七郎（1882―1963）が、1933年（昭和8）に創流した新邦楽。洋楽に造詣(ぞうけい)の深い大倉は、その知識や技術を三味線音楽に導入して、自ら『田植』『砧(きぬた)』などをつくった。歌い手の岸上(きしがみ)きみ（1897―1962）も、1938年ごろには『狐(きつね)』『隅田川』（ともに長田幹彦(ながたみきひこ)作詞）を手がけたという。そのころ宮川寿朗(じゅろう)（清元栄寿郎）が参加する。東明(とうめい)流に堪能な宮川は、東明独特の手法を持ち込んで『あやめ』『雪折竹(ゆきおれだけ)』などをつくった。また『うぐいす』のように、東明流『春の鳥』かと聞き誤るばかりの曲をも自作として世に問うた。大和楽団の第1回演奏会は1943年のことで、浅井丸留子(まるこ)（1891―1974）や伊能(いのう)はつ枝らは、藤間勘素娥(かんそが)（観素娥、1910―2000）・花柳寿輔(はなやぎじゅすけ)ら舞踊家を交えて日比谷(ひびや)公会堂で開催した。1968年（昭和43）2派に分裂。1976年、三島儷子(れいこ)（1905―1988）は大和美代葵(みよき)と改名して家元となり、長唄の芳村伊十七(よしむらいそしち)（1938―2013）を三味線に迎えた。伊十七は大和久満と名のるが、別に芳賀稔の名で『花吹雪(はなふぶき)』などを作曲している。

［倉田喜弘］

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