Ogino Kengyo

Japanese: 荻野検校 - おぎのけんぎょう

Born: February 1731, Aki
[Died] June 22, 1801 (Kyowa 1). A blind musician from Nagoya. His hometown name was Tomoichi. In 1753 (Hōreki 3), he went to Kyoto and learned Heikyoku from Terao Koto of the Maeda school, and later received the teachings of Shohiji and Daihiji from Kawase Kengyo of the Hatano school. In 1771 (Meiwa 8), he moved to Nagoya. He improved the notation method of conventional musical scores, compiled Heike Mabushi, and created the standard for Heikyoku that is passed down to the present day.

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Japanese:

[生]享保16(1731).2. 安芸
[没]享和1(1801).6.22. 名古屋
盲人の音楽家。都名 (いちな) は知一。宝暦3 (1753) 年京都に出て平曲を前田流の寺尾勾当から習得，その後，波多野流の河瀬検校から小秘事，大秘事の伝承を受けた。明和8 (71) 年名古屋に移住。従来の楽譜の記譜法を改良して，『平家正節 (へいけまぶし) 』を編集し，現代に伝えられる平曲の規範となるものを大成した。

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