Edo Song (Edo Song) - Edo Song

Japanese: 江戸歌(江戸唄) - えどうた

A type of shamisen music. Originally a general term for Edo Nagauta and Bungo-style Joruri (Tokiwazu, Tomimoto, Kiyomoto) that were handed down only in Kyoto and Osaka. Today, it is a part of Kamigatauta and is often used as Mai-no-ji (musical accompaniment), music for vaudeville halls, and geza-uta (backstage songs). It seems to have been used after the Bunka era (1804-18), and many practice books and reference books were published in the early Meiji period. [Takeuchi Michitaka]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

三味線音楽の一種目。もとは京坂のみに伝承された江戸の長唄および豊後系浄瑠璃(常磐津，富本，清元)の総称。現在では上方歌の一部で，舞地（まいのじ）(伴奏)や寄席の音曲，下座歌として使われることが多い。文化年間(1804‐18)以降に使われたことばらしく，明治初年にかけて多くの稽古本，寄本類が刊行されている。【竹内道敬】

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